new samsung top load washer!

[jetcone]

Wow

Samsung takes 72 gallons for towels and 26 gallons for heavy duty// /// something is out of whack there!

A 1970's Frigidaire 1-18 can be set for 72 gallons 18 pounds of towels or about 20 gallons for quick loads and it does its cycle in about 35 -40 minutes depending on setting.

So where's the improvement???

My SQ (with the tweaked water setting mind YOU) will do 18 pounds of towels in 21 gallons!! And use only 7 gallons of hot water--HELOOOOOO??

 

[tolivac]

Could the 72 gallon water use on the Samsung towel cycle be a misprint?Did someone at Samsung hit the wrong button on their computer when typing up the specs?

 

[foraloysius]

Perhaps it's 27 instead of 72.

 

[logixx]

Where do these numbers come from? Couldn't find them in the specs, nor the manual.

Anyway, here's a quote. More in the link I gave above.

Water Use
Here’s where things get dicey. Run a normal wash cycle and it’ll use about 26 gallons of water. That definitely won’t get any awards from Greenpeace, but it’s still nothing compared to some of the WA5471ABP’s specialty cycles that can use a whopping 81 gallons of water to get clothes clean.

 

[toploader1984]

wrong

jetcone, not sure where u got your info from but 72 IS NOT TRUE it ranges from 16 to 19 gallons PER CYCLE, depending on the cycle, which isn't bad considering the capacity and that you can do 2 loads at once.

 

[gansky1]

Hang on a minute

Going by the table found in the link above, Jon's information was accurately repeated from that information. Do a little reading at the link to see how they come up with those figures.

 

[qualin]

How is that even possible? 72 gallons is about 270 litres...

What on Earth is going on? Are they running the fill and the pump at the same time to encourage decent water circulation? (My guess is to remove sand)

It's sad to think that a "conventional" top loading center post machine is much more efficient than these machines, which are supposed to be HE...

 

[logixx]

There's more on washerdryerinfo.com. These HE top loaders seem to use a high amount of on some cycles that, I suppose, fill the tub up or add extra rinses automatically.

Maytag Bravos X: 73 gal. on Allergen
Whirlpool WTW7300: 45 gal. on Whitest Whites
Whirlpool WTW8800: 43 gal. on Bulky
GE Profile Harmony: 83 gal. on Handwash (really?)

 

[gansky1]

That site is fascinating - they seem to be following some rigorous testing standards and set the bar pretty high for themselves. I want one of those button temperature sensors!

Just a "Quick Cycle" look around the site at some of the reviews, complete with pictures of the cleaning results and detailed opinions on controls, design, etc., they look to be doing what CR used to do...

An interesting find is the pictured results from some of the front-loaders cleaning performance, the Quick Cycle gets results nearly as good as the Heavy Duty cycles!

Numerous times, they mention the resource usage and cost of operating front-loading washers against the top-loading washers, the scoring really doesn't lie. The reviews of the traditional non-HE top-loading washers are pretty dismal, but entertaining.

Thanks for this, Alexander, hours of fun here!

 

[logixx]

There's also dishwashersinfo.com and oveninfo.com. It's interesting, yes. However, they rate an ASKO dishwasher 10.0, while CR even posted a video on of the ASKOs named "Problem Dishwashers". Hm...

 

[DirectDriveDave]

These machines are WAY too complicated and electronic for my liking...

 

[toploader1984]

water

it uses 16 to 19 gallons of water PER CYCLE!!! RIGHT ON SAMSUNGS WEBSITE!!!