New Electrolux Front Loading washer and matching Dryer

[toggleswitch2]

1 inch = 2.54cm and yes 2 inches makes a big difference.

A "standard" U.S. door tends to be 30" (figure 75cm) for rooms within a house. [Not the entries, which are larger].
The jamb ("molding") on each side (against which the door closes) takes off 1+1 inch (2 inches total) so that leaves 28" total clearance. I believe this is why a U.S. washer has (had?) a 27 x 27 footprint.

Bathroom doors and linen closet doors tend to be 24" (60cm) wide. TRUE compact/portable washers and/or dryers have one dimension at or near 24" and another that is usually LESS than 24" to get into these spaces/rooms via narrow doorways.

 

[thomasortega]

Jon.

Just ignore it...

It's one of the wierd Electrolux's projects.

It has no chance to be launched
It's basicly a mix of a washer, a toaster and an artistic sculpture.

The idea was to make a washer that can wash WITHOUT WATER.

They only reinvented the "technology" of burning something using a magnifier and sunlight (or a strong artificial light)

The project became a cold case but the design will be used in a few years as a HE top loader.

 

[jetcone]

oh wow thanks Thom

I thought it looked weird!
Dry dirty clothes is all you'll get out of that thing.

 

[thomasortega]

I think you´re supposed to mean "Dirty clothes BBQ is all you get out from that thing"

 

[thomasortega]

Sorry, I forgot...

to post the specs. sheet...

I received it by mail a few days ago, from a member...

I´m really sorry! Here it is.

 

[laundromat]

Thanks,Thomas for sending that for me! Guys(and gals) this is the specification/feature pack for the higher end model with the 1300 rpm spin speed as well as the steam/dry features. (The 65's)this clerifies the differences in all the models.

 

[jetcone]

It still doesn't tell

if we're at 4.5 cu ft wash capacity yet!!

Oh the waiting is ridiculous!

 

[laundromat]

I know.I even tried calling them today and ask.I was quickly told they were ,unfortunately,unable to release that as of yet apologising emensely.The girls atitude was that of curiosity wondering why I wanted to know so much about those specific models.I tried to explain my interest and where it stems from but she was still clueless as far as where my excitement and interest in appliances was going.

 

[jetcone]

I pumped my source at Gray's yesterday!

I found out two things!
One they are holding so tight onto the specs that the factory rep only showed the plans to Grays and then took them right back! Usually they leave the information for the sales staff to read over!
Two the washer capacity is supposed to be HUGE and it is NOT based on the Affinity tub.
Three he is going to try to get me into the training session on these machines!
Ooooh my mouth is watering just thinking about it!

 

[thomasortega]

Jon

You´re absolutelly right!

This washer is NOT related to AFFINITY or Gallery models.

Both drum and tub are similar to affinity model, but they are not the same. this new washer's drum and tub are much bigger and they have some design differences.

 

[laundromat]

Training session

Jon,that's F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S!! I have a feeling you're going to have a blast and also become quite fond of these.My discouragement,if any,is why the hell is there no customer/owner access to the "button trap"from the outside? I love being able,as a front loading washer owner/user,to clean that sucker out once a month.It realy makes a difference.Not that I myself am one who doesn't check pockets and clumps of wash for loose debre but,things happen and aluminum foil your gum is wrapped in does not disolve as easily and makes weird noizes as it's going through the pump.

 

[jetcone]

We'll

if the GE's have 4.2 cuft then I think we can be pretty sure that the E'lux's will be atleast 4.5! wHOOO HOO!

 

[laundromat]

I think the girl I spoke to slipped and said 4.7.

 

[thomasortega]

an ex colleague just told me something like 4.8 because they changed the hatch's design on last second.

 

[andrewinorlando]

Pretty soon, the washer's drum will be as large as the dryer's drum.

 

[autowasherfreak]

ALMOST DIDN'T FIT

I didn't think about measurements at all when I got my Frigidairs. They came in through a basement garage, but when it came time to bring them into the laundry room they had to go through two other doors, and they just barely fit. The timer knob on both the washer and dryer had to be taken off in order for them to fit through the doorways. I didn't think of the doorways until a couple of days before they were to be delivered.

 

[thomasortega]

this is a HUGE problem...

 

[laundromat]

yep!just as I thought.4.7 cu ft washer capaciy!!

 

[thomasortega]

there is 0.1 cu ft burning my brain.

They worked nights and nights to make it 0.1 cu ft bigger, after everything was ready and now they decided not to use it?

It sounds stupidity... or maybe something very clever, related to marketing.

Well, Electrolux is used to do this kind of wierd things...

Here in Brazil, after 9 years in a project and millions of dollars spent, after everything ready for the launch, production started to make the first stock, tv ads ready to go on air, website update ready to be loaded, all service centers across the country trained... they decided to abort the project 1 hour before launching it. And it was forgotten for almost two years.

Stupidity, right? WRONG! It was one of the most brilliant things they did.

When the competitors relaxed, they launched it. IN OTHER COUNTRY, without any notice... booo! surprise! we have a new product. Consumers, enjoy it! Competitors, I'm sorry, you don't have time to copy it this time.

The internal staff (and a possible spy) just knew it only when the marketing campaign started in Argentina. At the same time, the containers with the moulds and other production equipments arrived in Turkey and the first lot we had in a warehouse left the plant in Curitiba to the Buenos Aires port.

I suspected when I received the test protocols. Everything has to be made using Skip and Ariel. (we don't have Skip in Brazil) I was so fucused on the tight schedule that I ignored it 10 seconds later.