I met up with an app dealer who will no longer carry the new Maytag (neptune?) top loader, the one that has those two rotating wheels in the bottom sides of the tub ?? He has sold three and all three returned within less than two weeks, all complaints being the same that they tangle the clothes terribly. Anyone else here of this ?? I found it odd that the last three were all returned for the same reason. What odds ??
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That's interesting; I inquired about the Maytag Neptune TL at my local Frigidaire/Maytag appliance store. The owner said he'd sold three locally and has had 2 unhappy buyers complain loudly about excessive tangling. Apparantly, people don't like spending a grand for a machine with problems their $199 Roper BOL didn't have.
"Lightedcontrols" has one. Don't recall him complaining about tangling.
It wouldn't surprise me, those machines tumble only one way.
Went to to GE sales training seminar today (10/5). Talked about the Harmony washer. They showed a clip of the Neptune top load washer washing a load with long sleeve shirts that got pretty tangled. It looks like it is kneading the laundry like bread dough! The tangling is reminiscent (sp) of the Frigidaire unimatic from the 50's.
Also I think the cycle times are long; 90 min! They may need to have those tumblers reverse a bit; maybe that will alleviate the problem?
I have to say I did like the tall tub Profile stainless tub dishwasher.
Also I think the cycle times are long; 90 min! They may need to have those tumblers reverse a bit; maybe that will alleviate the problem?
I have to say I did like the tall tub Profile stainless tub dishwasher.
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According to CR the shortest "normal" cycle time of a high-efficiency TL was 55 minutes for the GE Harmony, by far the shortest I've seen. The Calypso took 70 minutes, but the Neptune TL was by far the slowest--a whopping 95 minutes to complete 1 cycle! If that's the "normal" cycle I'd hate to see how long the longest cycle is! If I was to consider a high-efficiency TL, I'd choose the Harmony. The major tradeoff on FL and HE-TL machines is cycle time. I really don't like using a washer that takes longer than your dryer to complete a cycle; wastes time and for impatient people like me it makes doing the laundry a pain. My Kenmore TL flies though a cycle in 35-40 minutes, sometimes even less depending on what cycle I use. The Maytag DC has a similar cycle time. I did a few loads in my aunt/uncle's Frigemore when I stayed the night, and I fell asleep right after I started the last load!
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Austin, if you fell asleep using the Frigemore, you'd be like Rip Van Winkle waiting for one of the old combos to finish a cycle!
Austin, if you fell asleep using the Frigemore, you'd be like Rip Van Winkle waiting for one of the old combos to finish a cycle!
If short cycles are your thing, the new SQ front loaders should be right up your street.
According to the manual, and unless changes are made for the residential line:
Regular Cycle - 29 mins
Permanent Press Cycle - 27 mins
Delicate Cycle - 23 mins
Rinse and Spin Cycle - 12 mins
Spin Only Cycle - 10 mins
Seems kind of skimpy to me, but there might be changes before the release date.
Launderess
According to the manual, and unless changes are made for the residential line:
Regular Cycle - 29 mins
Permanent Press Cycle - 27 mins
Delicate Cycle - 23 mins
Rinse and Spin Cycle - 12 mins
Spin Only Cycle - 10 mins
Seems kind of skimpy to me, but there might be changes before the release date.
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Chris
I couldn't agree with you more. I have a LG combo the 3677. I realize the drying times are long. But the wash times are very long also. (70 to 90) minutes to do a regular cycle! That is kind of crazy.
Peter
Chris
I couldn't agree with you more. I have a LG combo the 3677. I realize the drying times are long. But the wash times are very long also. (70 to 90) minutes to do a regular cycle! That is kind of crazy.
Peter
Oh, you Americans are so impatient LOL
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Short for FL machines, but typical for TL machines. My LK takes 26 minutes for full cycle (not including fill time, which varies according to water pressure). and I suspect that's typical of most TL machines, give or take 10 minutes or so.
Short for FL machines, but typical for TL machines. My LK takes 26 minutes for full cycle (not including fill time, which varies according to water pressure). and I suspect that's typical of most TL machines, give or take 10 minutes or so.
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Yes, I'm impatient too.
The fl washers really do need to get the cycle times cut down. My hettie takes an hour on the heavy duty cycle I like to use. I have the sanitary cycle but the durn thing takes 2 hours.If I add all the options(auto-soak,stain treat, 2nd rinse and extended spin) it would take 3 1/2 hours to wash a load of clothes. I could do a weeks laundry for a family of six with an Easy spindrier and have it wiped out and put away in 3 1/2 hours. The hettie, as I explained in a previous post, wastes an inordinate amount of time trying to get the load balanced just so.
When I had a Lady Kenmore toploader, the washer took @1/2 an hour and the dryer about an hour
Now in the 21st century, the washer takes an hour, but spins so well that drying time is 1/2 an hour. Thats progress!
The fl washers really do need to get the cycle times cut down. My hettie takes an hour on the heavy duty cycle I like to use. I have the sanitary cycle but the durn thing takes 2 hours.If I add all the options(auto-soak,stain treat, 2nd rinse and extended spin) it would take 3 1/2 hours to wash a load of clothes. I could do a weeks laundry for a family of six with an Easy spindrier and have it wiped out and put away in 3 1/2 hours. The hettie, as I explained in a previous post, wastes an inordinate amount of time trying to get the load balanced just so.
When I had a Lady Kenmore toploader, the washer took @1/2 an hour and the dryer about an hour
Now in the 21st century, the washer takes an hour, but spins so well that drying time is 1/2 an hour. Thats progress!
Yes, I'm impatient too
I have a large LG3677 combo. I like the machine but I feel the cycle times are extremly long. A regular load with one extra rinse added could run about 1 hour and 20 minutes. I find the machine spends to much time preparing to spin. To many test tries before it reves up. But I am told all the Euro FL are like this. Actually from my hearing about all these machines only the frigemore runs a sensible time frame for a regulkar cycle.
Peter
I have a large LG3677 combo. I like the machine but I feel the cycle times are extremly long. A regular load with one extra rinse added could run about 1 hour and 20 minutes. I find the machine spends to much time preparing to spin. To many test tries before it reves up. But I am told all the Euro FL are like this. Actually from my hearing about all these machines only the frigemore runs a sensible time frame for a regulkar cycle.
Peter
I used a Neptune T/L at a friends home recently and did not have a problem--but--it was a very small load. Don't know what would happen with a full load of jeans, beach towels or sheets or even a bedspread! -=Steve
The bosch nexxt falls into the long wash catagory. 1hr for a normal cycle. My old neptune was about 46mins. If I choose the extra rinse, power wash, presoak etc.... i'm looking at 3hrs. I guess i've adjusted my schedule to accomadate it because the results are great!
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When my 78 LK first broke down and before I got the 72 LK portable up and running, had to use SQ's at local laundramat. Felt sorta cheated, the cycle times were so short. I think they went through the whole cycle in the time my LK took just for the wash alone, with no rinsing or spinning.
When my 78 LK first broke down and before I got the 72 LK portable up and running, had to use SQ's at local laundramat. Felt sorta cheated, the cycle times were so short. I think they went through the whole cycle in the time my LK took just for the wash alone, with no rinsing or spinning.
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I really dont know why people complain so much about long cycle times. Granted if you are doing serveral loads it may be a problem. But I get around it by washing at night, and putting them on the line in the morning.
Now that I am used to a front loader I actually found that is was odd how quick my mothers Whirlpool is, it seemed like it wasnt long enough.
I really dont know why people complain so much about long cycle times. Granted if you are doing serveral loads it may be a problem. But I get around it by washing at night, and putting them on the line in the morning.
Now that I am used to a front loader I actually found that is was odd how quick my mothers Whirlpool is, it seemed like it wasnt long enough.
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