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Ok Guys

Whats the Most Boring Automatic Washer you have or have seen???

Mine:

Frigidaire Top Loaders.. They have no roll over and there "dual action" agitator is useless imho...
 
And once again, I am here to defend the much-maligned modern Frigidaire top-loader, goddammit!

Call it a big, white hunk of plastic; bemoan the absence of a cool-down protocol for the "Colors" cycle; curse the lack of timed dispensers for bleach and fabric softener; bitch to high heaven about how it only fills to a medium-high water level: Of all these things, it stands accused.

But calling its wash-action boring? No way! With the correct clothes-to-water ratio, I think it's one of the most engaging top-loaders to watch.
 
ALL front loaders in my opinion!!! (yawn) although the commercial ones are better. all the front loaders made today are soo boring, pausing for a while then reversing, then the spin, (omg!) the hour they take balancing and re tumbling, WHEN they dicede to spin if at all, then they pulse spin! i hate that, then when they do spin the whole house viberates. my front loader used almost no water, i hated it! there was NOTHING going on! its almost like watching a dryer tumble! terrible. i actually got so bored with my LG front loader i un hooked them and bought a used filter flo from craigslist, best machine ever, i am trying to sell the LG, nothing wrong with it, just too boring for me. the bf always laughs at me, sometimes i could sit there for an hour watching the GE! filter flos are FUN! talk about some washing DRAMA!!
 
turbulance

GE top loaders are my least favorite. I think (and I have sent numerous email to the different manufacturers)that if the new front loaders would just add one more perforated tumble arm,it would increase the turbulence dramatically.Those of us who have witnessed the Bendix front loaders know exactly what I am talking about.
 
Any front loader without a window.
Any front loader with a window where not enough water is in there to let me see it splashing.

I'm sorry, but a front loader where the water never reaches the window just doesn't sit right with me. I gotta see some stuff going on to think that it's getting cleaned, and that includes seeing enough water in there to actually clean something.
 
top loading HE

Frigilux, I feel your pain. I've had my Oasis capped on a bunch of times as well as your Frigi TL in these "Worst Washer" threads.

My vote for least favorite machine goes to any of the DD Shred/Ken/Whirl/Tag machines. Following behind are the front loaders that take forever to decide to spin.

That being said I love all washing machines. Just some more than others.

But, I root for the underdog.

GO 1994+GE, OASIS/CABRIO, FRIGIDAIRE TL!

GO AVOCADO!

There. I've said it!
 
Heres a tip from me on how to end the boredom of thos GE front access junkers. Take lid off machine, cut a small window in the lid itself, take precut piece of plexiglass and silicone window in from the bottom. Then to protect your hands from rough edges, glue in some trim around edges on outside. Pimpin' my machine.
 
Worst for entertainment value are any machine that doesn't let you see what's going on during the wash cycle....all those bloody lid locks are a pain in the &^%$...
 
Oh I'm gonna get it......

Most boring washer? Vintage Maytag Toploader........

Bring forth the pitchforks and torches, but have you actually WATCHED one of those machines? *YAWN* Absolutely no drama. The water on the surface hardly breaks and you can't even suds lock it. How fun is that?

Sorry folks.....but I like drama....splashing......sudsing! The Maytag just doesn't deliver enough fun-value for my liking.
 
"Bring forth the pitchforks and torches"

We won't let you get off that easy ;)

"But have you actually WATCHED one of those machines?"

Yep, weekly for over 25 years!

*YAWN*

That's subjective....

"Absolutely no drama. The water on the surface hardly breaks"

Stop overloading the machine! LOL!!

"you can't even suds lock it"

Don't blame Maytag for engineering a great design.....:D

"Sorry folks.....but I like drama....splashing......sudsing!"

Drama always comes at a steep price!!
 
Me thinks, our opinions change with time. Read some of the old threads in the archives, at one time tristarcxl opinions were voiced by many others. Anything that's no longer made obviously becomes more desirable. So Frigilux one day our indexing frigidaires will be collectors items, I still like my indexing frigidaire.
 
Maytag Neptune FL

I don't have one of these machines but not having a glass window in the door must make using one pretty boring as front loading washers go...

Andrew S.
 
Most boring automatic washer?

Well, since there seems to be a HUGE bias toward Maytag machines. And since people have expressed dislike to Wascomat and Primus and I am always the odd one, I will voice my opinion with the following:

I have to agree with tristarcxl, Maytag topload machines are indeed boring. Small tubs(most i've seen on vintage models), good construction, and reliable(the vintage models), but boring. The frontload frigidaires are boring also, there's hardly any water in the machine. Maytag neptunes boring also, there's no window to see what's going on. Construction is OK, but with no window the fun is taken out of the wash experience.
 
A VINTAGE MAYTAG TOP LOADER ARE YOU FUKING KIDDING ME???

God only knows how many times I've watched a full cycle in one of these machines... one of the greatest shows on earth!!!!!!
 
I just finished load 17 in a vintage Maytag toploader for the people I'm house sitting for and I've been here for 26 hours!!! Their action may not be splashy and loud, but it's is very enjoyable to watch as it is a very soothing washing machine!!!
 
My vote goes for the vintage Maytag AMPs. Even if you figure out how to defeat the mercury switch lid, you'll find there's not much going on in there, even with a reasonable-sized load.
 
I agree! Vintage Maytag top loaders are soothing. They just purrrrrrrrr. But if you do a small load and lower the water level then you can get some real splash action out of it. Try it!

Jim
 
Maytags are Soothing...

Yes. They are. They're well built, reliable, do a decent job washing, and a decently short cycle, last forever...

But they're boring! They fill, then agitate. As soon as they start, a thin film of suds cover the surface of the water and that's the end of the show! *Yawn*

Chunk a couple pairs of 38x36 pairs of blue jeans in one of the older small tub machines and watch the "drama". They'll just sort of sit there and move back and forth! That soothing hum/moan of the machine? Soothes you right to sleep! *Yawn*

I grew up with Maytags. I love the machines. They work well. They're just so bloody boring to watch! I'll sit and watch Friglux's awful Frigidaire TL any day compared to a Maytag! At least there's always something going on and clothes are moving around that you can see!

I'm not knocking the Maytag folks, I'm saying it's boring to watch.....that IS the point of the thread right?
 
everybody may not like the indexing tub frigidaires here, but.... even tho they might be cheaply built and not relaible... and YES the do not have ANY rollover even if u barely overload it but.....! they do have alot of drama when u think about it, one reason why i like them, the agitator and the tub turning, always something going on.
 
Idiot scrappers and boring front loaders

Get a load of this: I was visiting a local junk yard, and was talking with one of the workers there while searching for some parts to a direct drive Whirlpool. He told me that someone (rightfully, in my opinion) "threw out a Maytag front loader that was less than a year old, and I have one just like it!". It was obviously a piece of JUNK HE garbage that needed some ridiculously priced part (a bearing or spider, perhaps?). And this turd saved it!

NorfolkSouthern
 
...or it may have been a $10 part and a couple of hours of his time for him to turn a couple of hundred profit on it...

Which in my books would make it a very good machine....to my back pocket
 
Maytag Neptune no window

I almost forgot about this machine (I try to as much as possible), but yeah, that's where I draw the line. Building a front loader with no possible way of looking in is an insult to everyone here who are washer enthusiasts.

By the way, the lid on the Oasis/Cabrio are EASILY hacked. You need a set of magnets from Radio Shack. Place them next to the lockout solenoid. Start machine. When the lockout sticks out, push it back in a little (it's testing for a lid really being there). Once it stops feeling for the lid, you can let go and you can watch the whole thing.

ALSO, if you want water drama, do the Sheets/towels cycle.

If you REALLY want to play with it, put it into service mode.

http://www.servicematters.com/docs/wiring/Tech Sheet - 8567036.pdf
 
Euro Toploaders and undercounter miele FL

Can't stand EU TL and those built-in/undercounter single door Mieles (no window as the Neptune). I do want to know what's happening inside. At least those drop down Lavamats and Askos could be hacked in the outer door to watch some action

Euro toploaders ..... one can hack the lid but can't see the laundry while tumblin', cause the cylinder is locked..... remember to open the umbrella before watching a spin, it's a rainy experience ;-)

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all the *new* kenmores!!! YAWN we have an 80 series from 2000ish i think (dont quote me) it has that side swing open lid which we love and seperate speed switch. all the new ones suck ........ and all the ge's made after the filter flo can go to hell!!!! hydrowaves i dont know and dont care!!! keep it vintage!!!! most stuff is made by whirlpool or frigidaire for this one that one, no originality anymore so that whats even more boring kenmore now has a cousin LG frontloader with a rear control panel booo boooooooo copy cats!!! no more true individuality from what ive seen!
 
Frigidaire TL

I will have to say in defense of those poor indexing tub TL Frigidaire washers....

A few years back I worked in Dining Services in a Nursing Home as Assistant Director. We got a brand new set exactly like Frigilux's. I witnessed it for almost 3 years, and never, ever had a repair. Mind you that these machines were used as industrial machines, doing up to 10-12 loads a day. There were days where there were an excess of 20 loads. We washed all of our own towels, shirts, aprons, mops, and table linens for 2 dining rooms. It was not the greatest at cleaning, but managed to suit our needs. But something can be said for its quality, despite it's short comings, I think. :)

Just wanted to make a note since it gets trashed a lot.

And while I am here....the most boring washer to me, is any DD TL with that damn dual-action agitator. I do not wish to watch anything shred my nice clothes, and still not be able to clean worth a damn. With the top of the agitator going in one direction...snore. ;)

Have a good day, all

Joel
 
Old Maytag

I know im in trouble,but the maytags do not do much in my opinion I grew up with 2 Frigidaires a 55 pulsamatic,then we got a wcdan custom deluxe in about 69 I was 4 and can remember them both,now they washed,my aunt had a 606 Maytag and I remember thinking ,what on earth ,this is a joke compared to moms machine,To the Maytags defense,it did run 33 years and was still running fine when they got a new set,I have a 806 that is going away as soon as I can find something else,got it because my hubby said my Norge was too rough,it was but it sure as hell washed the best I have ever seen.
 

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