Plastic washer paddles in drums.. WHY?

[hotpointwf220]

Rob my WF220 went through 6 new set of paddles since we owned it and they all kept sliding off and shreading my clothes.

My ultima (which is awaiting repairman to refit the pcb again has same paddles which are still fine but for how long lol i dunno.

 

[thomasortega]

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take the panels off the wascator and the wavetouch....

you might have a good surprise...

some parts ARE the same. other parts are even better on the household version, like the spiders. That's because commercially the products are precisely dosed to reduce costs and at home, most people use much more products than the necesary because the manufaturers always include directions that make you sepend much more and obviously buy more.

more than that simmilarity is impossible (even if they want) because someone did the stupidity to sell the rights to wascomat.
That's also why there will be a Wavetouch washer-dryer combo that dries by exaust instead of condensation in Brazil and it won't be available in the US.

 

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another rebadged ASKOs

Chris, here is another rebadged ASKO....
It's from Grandimpianti, an italian laundry machinery producer

http://www.grandimpianti.com/EN/Pro...ed_washer_extractor_WFEC_5_2-13.aspx?idElem=5

 

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Zanussi cylinder from the eighties

Tom you're true : those drums were far better than those on current fake AEGs (that look like tin cans).

Does anyone know where current AEGs are made ? They share may components with Zanussies but don't guess they are made in Italy

 

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Thanks Thomas

You're true, selling wascator rights hasn't been the best move

For what i know the wavetouch aren't sold on euro markets

BUT e'lux is about to sell a euro version of the AFFINITY (here is badged REX-Electrolux RWFB11410W )
What about it ?

http://www.elettrodomo.it/sho_main.aspx?t=5&id=1702&az=4307&codice=EDRWFB11410W

 

[mielabor]

Asko has plastic ribs. One of them can be removed to reveal an opening in the inner drum that can be used for removing objects that have accidentally landed in the outer drum.

Never had any problems with plastic ribs nor that I have heard of someone else having problems with these.

 

[bertrum]

Plastic washer paddles in drums.. WHY?

Cost simple.

 

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ASKO door mounted directly on the outer tub

Just like in commercial machines (either soft mount or hard mount).
The flat glass does't trap socks or any other smsll item
It's a pity ASKO is the last household one to have it

In past time I remember vintage drop-down AEG Lavamats, the Constructa K4 (.. ok, this was an hard mount household appliance, it needed to be bolted to the floor or to a cast iron pedestal, this wasn't very pratical, but was one of the funniest FL i've ever watched while washing)

 

[thomasortega]

NOT always!!!!

Bertrum said: "Plastic washer paddles in drums.. WHY?
Cost simple."

Not always!!!!

Most of the times is more expensive making a plastic paddle (mould + the injector + the plastic + the screws that keeps them in place + the worker to install them in the drums) than a simple 6 or 8 ton mould that can make the drum AND the paddles on the same hit.

 

[hoovermad]

AEG machines are now made in Poland. There was big hoo har and industrial action couple years ago when AEG announced they were shutting the German factories.
Left AEG right up s##t creek for quite a while until new Polish factories cam online

 

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thanks Hoovermad, so i guess

even the Time Manager series are made there, aren't they ?