My new Electrolux 527 washer and dryer

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I'm totally clueless which my next front load washer will be when my current duet dies. It still may be years before it dies, but I just don't see how it can last that much LONGER it's 14 years old now! If it died today, my mind would be totally blank on what to choose.

LG, New Whirlpools, New Maytags, Electrolux.. No clue.
 
The auto setting at the top of the dry times for timed drying only illuminates when a sensor cycle is being used. It just lets the user know that its in an Auto dry cycle...which I use every time. I have been using the Normal Cycle with Normal Temp and Normal dryness with great results. The clothes are not overdried at all. I find that the dryer tends to keep a very tight temperature range and cycles the burner on and off frequently to maintain said temps in the drum.
The washer does recirculate the water in each segment of a cycle like wash and the rinses. It also has a place in the dispenser drawer for detergent pods. I bought Tide Pods some time ago and used them in the LG washer and I would always find some part of the pod in an item in the wash. I dont notice it until the load is dried and i find the wadded up remnants on an item , so I gave up on them. The Electrolux washer dissolves the pods, and there is a limit of 2 per load and it says so right on the slot for them. The pods further dissolve in the sump area before being jetted onto the load in the wash cycle. I bought these machines after watching the YouTube videos that Kirk Rivas posted about them and I have to say I was very impressed by the washer's performance.
One thing though is that liquid fabric softener is a must for the final rinse to kill any suds that survive the rinsing process. And rinsing is thorough I find even though there is just one spin after the wash cycle. The rinsing involves a water level that comes up to the glass of the door. It then moves the load thru the water, drains it completely then refills. In the final rinse it will do the same but, partially drains the water, then refills back to the level, tumbles the load thru the water , then drains the water. Going into spin is in steps, but once the load is balanced this washer doesn't pussyfoot around and gets right up to high spin. One the cycle is done, the door unlocks right away and a signal is given and the light in the drum comes on...a nice tough I might add. The dryer does the same at the end of a cycle.
 
@massman

One thing you will need to be CAREFUL of is checking pockets since the Electrolux doesn't have a cleanout access door like the LG does. I check pockets religiously and I've managed to wash some change and a small screwdriver over the years...but luckily they stayed in the drum.
 
New Electrolux Washer and Dryer

Hi Mike glad you are enjoying your new Washer and dryer, it does sound like EL has done some good design work. We have seen very few problems with the last few generations of EL-FD FL washers, I only wish they had done as well with their dryers, while they seem to work pretty well  they are too cheaply built and have too many problems, I would put them on a par with LG & SS, which are basically cheap copies of WP built machines.

 

The major problem we have been having so far with the new dryer you have is clogged blowers and items of clothing and fabric softener sheets getting pulled into the duct below the lint filter and into the fan.

 

John

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Thats interesting John, but the fan blades on the dryer I have look nothing like that generation. The dryer I have has the double sided filter that opens up like a book. It drops into the intake for the fan. So far I have not had any issues with clothes or softener sheets getting beyond the filter assembly.
 
And the vent on my dryer is short at about 4 feet at the most so suction and air movement is not impaired by a long vent. This dryer can vent up to 100+ ft and when the dryer is running I can hear the airflow running thru it and the burner roar when its on.
 
How many rinses

I am wondering how many rinses your washer does on various cycles and what cycles will allow an extra rinse. Does the extra rinse give you a total of two rinses or three? I've seen some video's of the dryer but haven't seen the washer in action yet.
 
@ nmassman44

So are you liking these more than the LG set?
Are you finding these cleaning better, or rinsing better, is the load spun dryer from the washer for the dryer making drying time more efficient?
It says online with the dryer feature it heats up and doesn't add time on the end of the cycle to complete drying, like other machines.
I'm looking at getting a gas dryer so I'm interested in knowing if this dryer is more efficient, I have an LG set right now, the dryer is electric, so I'm considering buying this set to replace my LG's.
Any help would be appreciated.
Tks
 
The rinses on the Normal cycle plus I use the extra rinse option gives me three rinses plus a final half rinse meaning it will drain the final rinse water half way or partial drain then it fills with more water and tumbles the load in the water and then drains the water away.
The Electrolux washer , I find, does a much better job at washing than the LG. Don’t get me wrong now, the LG washer does a great job washing, but it sometimes doesn’t remove certain stains. I do use Persil in both machines, but it seems like the Electrolux washer drives the wash load thru the wash water in such a way that it’s much more effective in its task if that makes sense.
The Electrolux dryer that I have is gas and I am very happy with its performance. The dryer has Predictive Dry and its alwaÿs spot on with its guesstimate , sometimes the load will dry faster than what it thought and will adjust accordingly. One thing I noticed is that this dryer does not overheat or overdry a load. If I use the Eco option, the dryer will lower the temperatures even more resulting in a much longer cycle. I used that option once and with the following load, took the option off and the dryer dries faster. I use two cycles, Normal with Normal Dry and Normal Temp for most loads and Heavy/ Towels cycle for Towels. And the settings for High heat and High dryness setting.
The drum is a full 8 cuft and I have to say it has plenty of tumbling space for loads. Wrinkling is no issue with this dryer and it matches the washer capacity wise. This dryer is very efficient with gas and I find that the burner does burn the gas completely so no yellowing of Whites has occurred. The dryer also keeps a tighter temp range and cycles the burner on and off frequently and more so as the load dries. This set is very full featured. One thing that the Electrolux washer has is a light in the drum, the LG I have doesn’t have a light. The LG dryer I have does have a light. The Electrolux washer has the spot in the dispenser drawer for detergent Pods, the LG doesn’t and they never dissolve right in the LG. This is my experience with both sets, your mileage may vary...
 
On the dryer I wouldn't say that the clothes are pushed to the door area. The clothes do get into that area and the variator vane reaches all the way to the front and back of the drum and moves the clothes away and back into the drum to tumble properly into the airstream. I do know that the 627 has 3 identical vanes like the two shorter ones like my dryer has, so it might be an issue in that model without the variator vane.
 
So far no issues to report on the Electrolux machines. I use them for our clothes since they are faster than the LG machines. With the LG’s I use them primarily for towels and sheets. The washer can be painfully slow since it has to take time to balance and stuff. I can wash close to three loads in the Electrolux washer compared to just the one load in the LG time wise.
No issues at all with the dryer as well. Despite what some may say, and you know who you are, this generation of dryer has been issue free so far. In fact when we move to Florida I plan on getting the same model machines there...I would take them from here but where we are moving there is no natural gas service...it’s all electric. If I had gas service I would take them. Propane is out of the question.
 
This is splendid news to hear that they are treating you well.
I’m eyeballing Elux too when I either move or my Maxima dies.
I’m not feeling the WP with their sealed tubs and plastic fantastic windows now.
 
Faster than LG

To make sure we are on the same page, Electrolux is still faster than LG’s turbo wash too?!
Glad you are liking them!

Tom
 

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