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I do like that smooth tub much better. Looks much more upscale than the bling tub. But that agitator looks cheap! Should've made a true one piece...
 
Yeah it really looked nice actually! I just don't understand the fin with holes in it...I guess to help with the agitation since it's not dual action.
 
Mmm, now don't get me wrong, I like my Hydrowave and was at first upset to learn GE was doing away with them. That wash action on the new washer makes me think twice, it seems better at low water washing then the hydrowave washers.

Andy
 
New Platform GE TL Washers

These new design machines have been used in their 24" & 27" TL stack machines for at least 3 years now, and we are seeing problems with main seal leaks it destroys the bearings right away.

 

It is an almost impossible machine to take apart and fix when this happens due to corrosion at the tub mounting area, we fixed just two of these machines, now they all get condemned. Even a $1500.00 stack is not worth fixing. Over the last year we condemned at last two dozen of these stacks, we always advise the customer to get in touch with GE and in almost every case GE has replaced the entire machine at either no cost or sometimes at about 1/2 cost. [ they know that they have a BIG problem with these washers ] GE has also been supplying the entire suspended washer assemblies for these machines to their techs to make the repair possible in the field, but we have been unable to get these washer assemblies so we just have to condemn the entire machine.

 

Two weeks ago we ran into a customer that had the KM 27" stack version that was less than 3 years old with the leaking bad seal noisy bearing problem, and he had tried to get Sears to do something about it and they would not give him any help, so we installed a new 27" stack WP TT.

 

The full sized WP TTs easily last 18-30 years before you have serious repairs on them, the only thing better in a full size stack is the SQ FL stacks.

 

Keep in mind that NO TOP LOAD GE WASHER built sinse 1995 is easily repairable when it has main seal, top bearing, transmission, brake assembly failures on models that have brakes, 98% of these machines hit the scrap pile when they have problems in these areas.

 

Whirlpool built machines on the other hand are easy to repair when they have similar problems, the VMW machines can be a little expensive to fix but you replace the entire transmission-bearing and seal assembly in less than an hour without killing yourself.

 

The big exception to this is WPs 24&22" World Washers are not worth fixing when they have seal and bearing failures, these are just as bad as GE machines.

 

John L.
 
Videotape?

Yeah you could videotape the rinse cycle then use your phone to video the videotape on the VCR! Please do a large load of sturdy cottons on the Darks Cycle.

We'll all be waiting with bated breath for this.... :-/
 
Sounds like

the same Celcon splutch gears Whirlpool uses, or similar.
MCT Maytag Commercial Technology is only marketing.
Marketing the racket, or raquetering the market?
 
Cynicism is great, but c'mon.
The "MCT Maytag Commercial Technology" certainly is a marketing campaign, but they DO use slightly different parts than the regular Whirlpool products.

MCT parts are usually made from different metals or plastics, and with more corrosion protective coatings.

Right in the specs, my Maxima washer says it has a commerical-grade corrosion resistant drain impeller.
And anti-corrosion plating on the shock absorbers.

Now, did they put a commercial-grade main bearing in?
Most likely not.
But they're NOT completely lying to customers.
 
The same way KitchenAid marketed their DirectDrive Superba top-loaders back in the day. They were mechanically identical to any old Whirlpool or Kenmore DD, but an entirely different animal because of a higher quality GoldSeal three-speed motor, more effective agitator, a slightly altered (and in my opinion, more gentle and effective) wash and spin behavior, and other components made of higher-grade plastic or steel than its WP/KM sisters.

I'm not sure what is upgraded on my Bravos-Oasis 880, but in side-by-side comparison to its WP and KM equivalent, it has a much sturdier feel and look at least in all areas interacted with directly by the user. I do know it does have the same corrosion resistant drain/recirculation pumps and shock-absorbers for sure.
 
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