Look what arrived recently.... Duet

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I think my AW.org membership is in jeopardy. This arrived recently and I was so busy I didn't have the... whatever it takes to drop everything, and play. Shame, shame on me.

Anyway, here are picks of the new WFW9200 Duet. This is the second one that was delivered. The first was damaged and Lowes had to take it back. They delivered within a couple of days there after.

 

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So these days apparently they have cancelled the idea of a cardboard box. this is basically how it came only add a thick clear seran wrap on the whole thing.

 

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It actually is made in Germany. At least the piece of cardboard is.

 

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So this is all the packing that protects it. Add the 2 pieces of cardboard on the top and bottom and saran wrap that whole thing together.
There is more cardboard in a pizza box.

 

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tape on the door and green square of plastic stuck to the window.

 

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Darn the first thing I wanted to do was reverse the door.
Ubb, pack it up! It's going back.

 

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OK, I wasn't a fan of stainless but this is sleek. I do like this. It is probably a lot lighter than porcelin on steel and more reliable than plastic. Look at that shine. It needs a light in here though.

 

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the control panel. I wonder if any of these will light up. We shall soon find out.

 

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the detergent drawer. self cleaning.

 

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Energy guide

 

[pulsator]

Congrats on the new washer! I love the new look of the Duet machines. We bought ours on January 1, 2003 and it has been going strong! The only breakdown it had was a failed pumped, the pump was defective upon arrival however and failed after about a year. With it's new pump, the machine seems to chug along very nicely! Naturally, I'm not a huge fan of it as it does not use nearly enough water in my opinion, but I can get around that pretty easily!

 

[frigilux]

It's a beauty! Congratulations.

 

[foraloysius]

Congratulations! I noticed they changed the design of the control panel. Great looking machine, I hope you will share some more pictures with us, especially of the machine in action.

Happy washing!

Louis

 

[washerfanatic]

Congrats on your new washer! I notice the dreaded Energy Star Label. I suspect the Water level is very low, but I'm more afraid to think that Hot is warm and Super Hot is only 120 degrees.

Good luck washing!

 

[alr2903]

Question Please, after cycle starts, is the door locked? is it possible to throw in a forgotten item, or add something toward the end of the wash cycle? thanks arthur.

 

[spankomatic]

It LOOKS neat. Do you have a cement floor? It can shake the whole house on high speed spin if you do not. I took mine back and got Maytag Neptune that spins smooooth on high speed. A lot easier to add soap and bleach too (no drawer). It LOOKS neat though....

Jim

 

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Thanks for the feedback.

I know that dreaded energy label telling how much energy it doesn't use. who needs that, it wrecks all the fun. I don't know what the temperatures are for stated buttons. Actually though. I don't typically wash anything in Hot anymore as it causes extra wear and tear on clothes. But this unit has a built in heater which is great. They should do that on all washer and dishwashers.

You can add items during the first 8 minutes of a standard wash cycle. push pause and the door unlocks. Try doing that with a tub 1/2 full of water on the window.

I do have a cement floor. I know what you mean about the wood floors. I can just imagine someone would need to put down a thick plywood floor in order to use this. Even standard top loaders are more prone to vibration if the floor isn't sound.

so I have more pics. Tonight I had the fun of installing.
First we start out with removing the shipping bolts.

 

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it says through them out but why, what If I move?

 

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this what they look like. They ship it with the oord tucked into the machine which was kinda weird as I was removing the bolts the cord would move around and I thought part of the bolt fell off and I feared having to open up the machine to retreive that peice.