For 7 years I owned and used a 1987 Westinghouse FL that would have been the next generation after the POD model. I never once recall loads of clothes being anymore tangled than they were in any TL that I’ve used. There was a water level control right on the control panel, todays FL’s don’t offer this option. And with the weigh to save door there was never any question what the correct water level should be set at. And as far as capacity, when we looked at this machine in the store, the salesman told us that the fuller the tub was the better it would wash, I routinely washed all of our king size bedding in this Westinghouse, including the down comforter and the quilted bedspread. They always came out perfectly clean and undamaged. In fact we still have this same comforter and its now 33 years old and no worse for the wear.
I’m with Hans, if they still sold an FL like these Westinghouse’s I’d have one right now in our home. Having owned one of the newer model LG FL’s, it is my opinion that the extra water does make a great deal of difference in the cleaning performance. And I don’t think that any owner should have to tear off the top of their new FL to make complicated adjustments to the electronic water level controls to get an acceptable level of water, and in doing so probably void their warranty.
I’m all for conservation, but theer has to be a happy medium somewhere so a consumer can use an adequate amount of water, without being wasteful, and Westinghouse used to meet this requirement.
And furthermore, these machines were quick, and not temperamental about going into a spin. When that solenoid clicked that SOB went into a spin, come hell or high water. And if it was slighly out of balance at the beginning of the spin it seemed to get under control on its own. Maybe twice in 7 years I needed to stop an unbalance load and redistribute it myself.
And thats my two cents worth.
Eddie[this post was last edited: 10/28/2017-14:00]
