New Whirlpool Cabrio
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Yes, I saw this a few weeks ago and had the same thought. This one also has a heater and an almost fool-proof manual that lists the type of garment and then the recommended cycle. Whirlpool also comes out with new spray arms and self-cleaning diahwasher filters.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
For the WTW8500DC is linked below. Couldn't find the dryer, WED8500DC, yet. Both TL and FL are getting a new drum design with some sort of dimples.
For the WTW8500DC is linked below. Couldn't find the dryer, WED8500DC, yet. Both TL and FL are getting a new drum design with some sort of dimples.
That panel...
I don't know what to say. First, the UI is more than fool proof. But it also means less clear control. Than again, it offers a deep wash. And a heater. Yet no Sanitary cycle. I am quite confused right now...
I don't know what to say. First, the UI is more than fool proof. But it also means less clear control. Than again, it offers a deep wash. And a heater. Yet no Sanitary cycle. I am quite confused right now...
mrb627
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Too bad...
This doesn't appear to be the F&P design.
Malcolm
This doesn't appear to be the F&P design.
Malcolm
pierreandreply4
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what about the agitator models?
What about the models with agitators and its strange but the wash basket kinds of reminds me of the older 1970 models that had wash baskets like this?
What about the models with agitators and its strange but the wash basket kinds of reminds me of the older 1970 models that had wash baskets like this?
It does remind me of the old Whirlpool/Kenmore belt drive baskets. I always wondered as a kid why the holes didn't go all the way up to the top. The control panel looks very similar to the Fisher Paykel, with the low profile panel height, but it looks like the controls themselves aren't has stream-lined as the manual seems to imply. Instead of having Hot-Warm-Cold, there are just dots; does that mean Tap Cold-Controlled Cold-Warm-*Controlled* Hot? Or Cold-Less Warm-Barely More Warm-Somewhat Warm-Kinda Hot?
I am glad to hear that the wash arms and filters are being redesigned in the dishwashers. I was hoping that this manual filter nonsense would eventually go the way of the dancing bear. If Maytag's new models use the same base design as the WP, but instead has a real motor, disposal blade, and a self-cleaning accumulator filter, in addition to all three arms running simultaneously, there's no reason the WP/KA/KM counterparts can't do it as well. And why they ever went away from the trademark Thunderbolt wash arm design, I have no clue. Maybe the same consumers that gave Whirlpool hell about taking the HydroSweep arm away from the KitchenAid also gave them hell about redesigning the WP's.
I am glad to hear that the wash arms and filters are being redesigned in the dishwashers. I was hoping that this manual filter nonsense would eventually go the way of the dancing bear. If Maytag's new models use the same base design as the WP, but instead has a real motor, disposal blade, and a self-cleaning accumulator filter, in addition to all three arms running simultaneously, there's no reason the WP/KA/KM counterparts can't do it as well. And why they ever went away from the trademark Thunderbolt wash arm design, I have no clue. Maybe the same consumers that gave Whirlpool hell about taking the HydroSweep arm away from the KitchenAid also gave them hell about redesigning the WP's.
Yep, Tap Cold to "Controlled" Hot it is.
I think you'll be disappointed in the new WP dishwashers... If anything, the spray holes got smaller - like a shower head.
I think you'll be disappointed in the new WP dishwashers... If anything, the spray holes got smaller - like a shower head.
wp-dude22
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I must say I love the look of this new cabrio 
I wonder if the lower end models will get a full redesign as well later on with completely new looks cuz currently I despise the lower end agitator models design.
I wonder if whirlpool will bring back a cabrio with an agitator like the first gen had that would be kind of cool. Redesign the agitator from the first gen and bring it back.
I would have liked to see a two tone wash-plate that was a bit more fisher and paykel style as I think their wash-plate is of a more effective design.
I don't like the dispenser / detergent draw for some reason the WP ones feel cheap ... meh
I wonder if the lower end models will get a full redesign as well later on with completely new looks cuz currently I despise the lower end agitator models design.I wonder if whirlpool will bring back a cabrio with an agitator like the first gen had that would be kind of cool. Redesign the agitator from the first gen and bring it back.
I would have liked to see a two tone wash-plate that was a bit more fisher and paykel style as I think their wash-plate is of a more effective design.
I don't like the dispenser / detergent draw for some reason the WP ones feel cheap ... meh
KitchenAid dishwasher model with self-clean filter
There is one model on their web page that has this new feature--press release came out June 17th.
There is one model on their web page that has this new feature--press release came out June 17th.
I always try to get excited and give upcoming changes a chance, but 9 out of 10 times I just end up wishing we'd go back to earlier designs that actually worked well and were built well too.
I've been hoping for a redesign on the Cabrio wash plate. I don't like wash plate/impeller washers of any form, but I know there are designs that work better than what they're using now.
As far as the dishwashers, the wash arm looks like a knockoff of the GE four way arm. If it reverses direction it will most definitely be a borrowed idea, which I never thought Whirlpool would ever need to do. Those spray holes look barely big enough for air to flow through, much less water.
I've been hoping for a redesign on the Cabrio wash plate. I don't like wash plate/impeller washers of any form, but I know there are designs that work better than what they're using now.
As far as the dishwashers, the wash arm looks like a knockoff of the GE four way arm. If it reverses direction it will most definitely be a borrowed idea, which I never thought Whirlpool would ever need to do. Those spray holes look barely big enough for air to flow through, much less water.
Same here
"I always try to get excited and give upcoming changes a chance, but 9 out of 10 times I just end up wishing we'd go back to earlier designs that actually worked well and were built well too. "
To that end, the only thing I have left to get excited about is whether or not Frigilux returns to powder/liquid or stays on pod-gur-atory
Or the next wash-in in my locale.
Or another off the wall detergent that gets things clean at an affordable price.
Or the spin of a Chrysler gear reduction starter turning over a Mopar big block.
"I always try to get excited and give upcoming changes a chance, but 9 out of 10 times I just end up wishing we'd go back to earlier designs that actually worked well and were built well too. "
To that end, the only thing I have left to get excited about is whether or not Frigilux returns to powder/liquid or stays on pod-gur-atory
Or the next wash-in in my locale.
Or another off the wall detergent that gets things clean at an affordable price.
Or the spin of a Chrysler gear reduction starter turning over a Mopar big block.
At least the manual alerts the user that temps have been dumbed-down. This is the reason my Frigidaire Immersion Care top-loader was voted off the island.
"TEMPERATURE
Temperature Control senses and maintains uniform water temperatures by regulating incoming hot and cold water.
Select a wash temperature based on the type of fabric and soils being washed. For best results and following the garment label instructions, use the warmest wash water safe for your fabric.
• Warm and hot water may be cooler than what your previous washer provided."
"TEMPERATURE
Temperature Control senses and maintains uniform water temperatures by regulating incoming hot and cold water.
Select a wash temperature based on the type of fabric and soils being washed. For best results and following the garment label instructions, use the warmest wash water safe for your fabric.
• Warm and hot water may be cooler than what your previous washer provided."
"Warm and Hot may be cooler than your previous washer provided."
Lets fix that to:
"Warm and Hot are inappropriate descriptors for the water entering the washer with these selections. It's all cold - so plan your laundering accordingly."
Lets fix that to:
"Warm and Hot are inappropriate descriptors for the water entering the washer with these selections. It's all cold - so plan your laundering accordingly."
Samsung is "clear" on that. They say:
- Warm = swimming pool temperature
- Hot = bath water temperature
- Warm = swimming pool temperature
- Hot = bath water temperature
that's why i love the Brazilian not dumbed down temperatures.
Cold = Yes, it's cold
Warm = Ouch! Luckily it didn't burn.
Hot = WTF?!?! How can the water still be liquid in the tub? Maybe i could cook some beans together with the clothes while washing.
Cold = Yes, it's cold
Warm = Ouch! Luckily it didn't burn.
Hot = WTF?!?! How can the water still be liquid in the tub? Maybe i could cook some beans together with the clothes while washing.
Cooking in washers!
It is factly possible to boil an egg in a German washer. Just set it to boilwash with longest mainwash possible (or less, depends on what you like) and put the egg in a heat resistent container. But some clean clothing inside the container to reduce the knocking on the egg and put the container inside several socks to reduce banging noises. Throw it in with your (bigger) load and 2h later, you have a cold, hard boiled egg!
It is factly possible to boil an egg in a German washer. Just set it to boilwash with longest mainwash possible (or less, depends on what you like) and put the egg in a heat resistent container. But some clean clothing inside the container to reduce the knocking on the egg and put the container inside several socks to reduce banging noises. Throw it in with your (bigger) load and 2h later, you have a cold, hard boiled egg!
First we had dishwasher cooking--now its cooking with your boilwash clothes washer!!Does a recipe book come with the new machine?This sort of neat.Cook while you do laundry!
Appliance-Menue:
1st course: Salmon (dishwasher cooked) with vegetables (DW or boilwash)
2nd course: Lasagna (cooked in the DW, crispyness given with an iron and some aluminium foil)
3rd course: Steak (grilled between 2 irons, proofed and medium made in a dryer with drying rack) with some kind of potato (boiled in a pot over an iron) mashed with a drill and paint mixer
4th course: Creme Breuxle (don't know how to spell it) (dryer as oven, suggar on top broiled with an iron)
1st course: Salmon (dishwasher cooked) with vegetables (DW or boilwash)
2nd course: Lasagna (cooked in the DW, crispyness given with an iron and some aluminium foil)
3rd course: Steak (grilled between 2 irons, proofed and medium made in a dryer with drying rack) with some kind of potato (boiled in a pot over an iron) mashed with a drill and paint mixer
4th course: Creme Breuxle (don't know how to spell it) (dryer as oven, suggar on top broiled with an iron)
