New Admiral TL?

[spookiness]

I saw one of these at Home Depot yesterday but didn't have my camera/phone with me. There was a lot of descriptive information on the inside of the lid I wish I'd gotten a photo of. #ATW4675YQ

Anybody know anything about them?

http://www.homedepot.com/Appliances-Laundry-Clothing-Care-Washers-Top-Load-Washers/Admiral/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbv5iZ3n1/R-203284243/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051

 

[william637]

Interesting

It is not energy star compliant.  Anybody know if this thing will actually have a water fill like a top loader should?

 

[pulsator]

This is the new control panel design from Whirlpool for their low end products. The machine in that link is a Whirlpool World Washer. It has no option for fabric softener rinsing though so I bet you anything that the only rinsing option it offers is that dreaded spray rinse!

 

[spookiness]

fabric softener

Pulsator,
The unit did not have a fabric softener dispenser. I have the predecessor ATW4475VQ and it doesn't either. Of all the low end DD (Admiral, Roper, Estate) I don't recall ever seeing any of them with a dispenser, just a cap at the top of the agitator.

 

[300c]

Roper Version (probably identical)

I saw the Roper version of this machine at the local Home Depot. It actually seemed a fairly nice machine. It had a spreckled porcelain tub and a single-piece straight-vaned agitator. It does spray rinses on some rinses and a deep one on others (presumably the heavy duty cycle). The price was $359.00.

I wonder if, with the new design, the machine's rinses are better than the last of the BOL DD machines. If I were shopping for a new washer and couldn't afford a Fisher & Paykel Eco Smart, I would consider one of these. I'd inquire about the rinses, though.

 

[chromacolor]

I have some friends that bought a house in November, and got an Admiral top loader from Home Depot. They were moving in, had a back-log of laundry.. and Home Depot had it for 229.00 ( a pre black Friday special) They seem to love it. I do know it fills to the top, not sure how it is on rinses. I was told it is a bit loud, but.. it's in the basement so they don't care.
Time will tell to see how it holds up.

 

[arbilab]

TWO HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS? That's what washers cost in 1960. If the thing works at all, we must appreciate what a value that is. $230 today is equivalent to $32 in 1960. History suggests the 1960 machine would last longer, but still......

 

[cuffs054]

Pulsator,
I Wondered why the mini stacked DD unit that came with the cabin didn't have a fabric soft dis. Your post cracked the code! It's a spray rinse only, duh! Thanks

 

[combo52]

WP 24" DD Stacks

Do not have spray rinsing and they never came with a Fabric softener dispenser, one is optional however. The Full size 27" stack is using a spray rinse system and it has a switch for when you are using fabric softener and it comes with a FSD.

 

A new basic $300-$400 WP automatic washer built today will outlast almost ANY automatic washer built in 1960.

 

[spookiness]

Chromacolor,
I don't think the current model was available in November. Your friends most likely have the DD ATW4475VQ or XQ. $229 was a good price. I got mine for $269 I think, delivered and installed. It does not use a spray rinse, and fills to the top or at least near, however it does have auto-temp, so its not truly hot but hot enough for me.

 

[cuffs054]

Combo52,
You are correct Sir! I keep getting my machines mixed up. The little stack does 3 odd spray/fills that seems to be designed to flush suds out of the outter tub prior to deep rinse. I have not had success finding a FS dispenser to fit mine. It has a very large lift-off agravator with built in lint filter at the bottom. Can you suggest one?