New Fisher & Paykel AquaSmart

[mayfan69]

Sounds like you got a Lemon Maytag

Shanon,

What kind of usage did your Maytag have on a day to day basis?

I bought my mother that very same model Maytag in 1994 and it's still going strong to this day...has only needed one service call and that was for a rusty lid. She washed for 4 people maybe twice a week and is probably doing more now with my sister and nephew living at home.

I will say the main flaw i found was the mistake Maytag Australia made by fitting electric pumps in place of the mechanical pumps which led to lots of "suds lock" depending on what detergent my mum used.

Sounds like you got a "monday" or "friday" model to me.

Congrats on the Aquasmart: considered one for myself.

Leon

 

[shanonabc]

We bought it in maybe 95??? Usually less than 8 loads a week...

 

[mayfan69]

Defintely Sounds like a problem one

Defintely sounds like a problem one to me.

I have been told the pumps do fail on these on occasion.

Leon

 

[shanonabc]

The pump wasn't the main problem though... it was the drive system

 

[mayfan69]

Again...a problem one for you

Well....all i can say is the transmission has never been a problem on my mother's at all.

 

[toggleswitch]

~I will say the main flaw i found was the mistake Maytag Australia made by fitting electric pumps in place of the mechanical pumps which led to lots of "suds lock" depending on what detergent my mum used.

OK Now I must ask to see a Maytag with an electric pump, if you please. It seems counter-intuitive to me to introdce yet another 240v item for an export machine in a country that uses 120v. In other words, a 240v electic pump and motor probably not a readily-available "stock" part.

Why on Earth would Maytag do something like that? Is there any reason they needed a neutral drain? Would a 50hz motor of sufficent torque have to be larger, and therefore not fit in the available space?

 

[mayfan69]

Why did Maytag fit an electric pump??

Hey Toggles,

From what i have been told by a Maytag repairer, the reason they fitted electric pumps to the "Dependable Care" line was to "try" and reduce the instances of Lint staying on the clothes.

Personally, i hate the neutral drain of these machines and much prefer the spin drain. Remember, the model before this still had the spin drain and when they introduced the "Performa" and "Atlantis" some years later, they were all spin drain.

I don't think it had anything to do with the motor etc.

As for a pic...maybe Shannon can provide one? Otherwise, i'll take a pic of my mum's on the weekend.

Cheers
Leon

 

[twinniefan]

Great looking machine

Hi Shannon,
A really great looking machine,well done!, tell me do you prefer the traditional agitator action like your Maytag?, or do you like the pulsator type action of this one better?.
When we bought our large top loader a few months ago, we also looked at this one,but mainly due to price affordability we ended up with the 8.5kg L.G.which I must say has not yet let me down.
Enjoy your new washer.
Steve.

 

[funguy10]

DADoeS, that was a pretty interesting video. But why was the washer making filling sounds during the entire cycle? Was the display on demo mode or somthing?

 

[iheartmaytag]

I have a Dependable Care Plus of about this vintage. Mine is a 10 cycle machine with variable water levels. I bought it new 5-9-95. Mine was built by Maytag when they were Maytag in Newton, IA. It has the orbital tranny, belt drive, and poly pump.

I had one service call recently because the pressure switch was allowing it to overflow on occasion. The service man could have told me it needed replaced and charged me a right testicle for the repair, but he was able to clean it and charged me $22 for the service call.

 

[DADoES]

<blockquote>DADoeS, that was a pretty interesting video. But why was the washer making filling sounds during the entire cycle? Was the display on demo mode or somthing?</blockquote>Look up at the post that includes the clip, it clearly says IWL12 Demo Screen.  Demonstration mode is for attracting attention to a store display.  The controls can be set for cycles/options as usual, but the machine won't run.  The scrolling display resumes after a couple mins of no buttons being pressed.  The clip doesn't show that all the console LEDs are flashing.

 

[arrrooohhh]

Shannon - do know how you like this machine as you continue to use it. I know someone at work who has this machine and she found that it wrinkled her clothes up. So she started selecting the ordinary mode which of course negates the efficiency.

Have you seen the new water saving top loaders from Electrolux and Simpson? I'm very impressed. See the next thread for that machine.

 

[shanonabc]

Mayfan i'll get one soonish i hope...

Ash... Yes... I really like this machine... It is such a novelty to be able to chuck a regular load of clothes in, Close the lid, press power then start and walk away knowing that the machine will do everything perfectly... It is seriously amazing how it will do a HE wash perfectly... Although more often than not I watch it... Wrinkling? I find no problem... With my Woolies shirts what I do do is put it on a regular HE wash with softener rinse on and softener in the dispenser... This seems to do the trick.

And as for the controversial water rating... On conventional mode it still uses less water than our maytag.

And the low profile agitator... When we were buying it mom said she did not want one with a pulsator as she had had troubles before... This is NOT a pulsator it is a TRUE AGITATOR... It can actually push the water current either way but nine times out of ten water and clothes come up in the middle and down on the outside. It ALWAYS works better with larger loads.

Yes... We did see the Electrolux WaterAid... We got the AquaSmart as it has no traditional agitator as we have the need to wash doonas and blankets on a regular basis... Personally I'm not too impressed with WaterAid... It seems to me that they could have simply used a solid tub like 1950s Frigidaire's and spun the water out... I think its a big hype over nothing