lordkenmore
Well-known member
Washer & Dryer now in service
I finally got around to installing the washer last week. But now the washer is in service.
I won't pass judgment until I've used it more. That said, things seem to be going well. Shredmore or not, there are no huge gaping holes in any clothing yet. LOL
But I can already identify one irritation: I don't like the approach of using one dial to set both time and temperature approach. Time and temperature are two separate settings. Even worse, perhaps, the cold water has the shortest time. Ummm...haven't I heard that when using tap cold water, the agitation time needs to increase to compensate for the lower temperature? (Of course, it's probably other issues at work. Whirlpool probably doesn't want to seem "energy insensitive". They want to avoid: "What are they thinking? 10 minutes of hot water, and then it goes RIGHT DOWN THE DRAIN? And they give you 18 minutes of time with cold water?!?")
In any case, I wish WP had put a separate switch. I don't know anything about washer production, but surely that couldn't cost much. Of course, this could be one of those "make it look cheap, so the customer will cough up the money to move up to the next machine" moves...
Although I suppose that the single knob system probably works well enough for most people most of the time...
I finally got around to installing the washer last week. But now the washer is in service.
I won't pass judgment until I've used it more. That said, things seem to be going well. Shredmore or not, there are no huge gaping holes in any clothing yet. LOL
But I can already identify one irritation: I don't like the approach of using one dial to set both time and temperature approach. Time and temperature are two separate settings. Even worse, perhaps, the cold water has the shortest time. Ummm...haven't I heard that when using tap cold water, the agitation time needs to increase to compensate for the lower temperature? (Of course, it's probably other issues at work. Whirlpool probably doesn't want to seem "energy insensitive". They want to avoid: "What are they thinking? 10 minutes of hot water, and then it goes RIGHT DOWN THE DRAIN? And they give you 18 minutes of time with cold water?!?")
In any case, I wish WP had put a separate switch. I don't know anything about washer production, but surely that couldn't cost much. Of course, this could be one of those "make it look cheap, so the customer will cough up the money to move up to the next machine" moves...
Although I suppose that the single knob system probably works well enough for most people most of the time...
