Well Pierre, you can have your top loader. THIS is the machine that killed me ever wanting another top loader again because it's too damn rough. Because of this direct drive, and to remain cmpetitive, this design is what forced Maytag to go to the new transmission with the fast short stroke. The new plastic GEs also went with very fast short stroke. The Amanas and SQs at the time were crap because of seals giving out. There weren't any choices. I've not had one sweater, one other piece of clothing ruined like I had with this machine. The only reason it's still in the garage is becausee it has the LIK moniker on it.
Gorgeon, I vaguely remember seeing a DD sries (with the monochrome panels) at Sears and it had a little light over the timer dial. Early 90s??? I know it had a 90 on the panel, but I don't remember if it still had LK on the panel.
It was an "improvement" for fabric care when they separated Normal from heavy Duty Cycles. Friends of mine had one of those monochromatic paneld (actually white & blue lettering) with the rearranged cycles. every time I was over at their house, they were using the Perm Press cycle. Had predominantly gentle agitation with a little bit of fast. I cannot tell you how many times I saw their machine, along with numerous other people who had these washers with the "modified" cycles or the speed selector switch which had Normal as being slow wash/fast spin--who put too many clothes in a load for this machine to handle at the gentle agitation speed. You needed to compensate for slow rollover to get decent washabioliity. Thus not using machine's capacity to save on fabric damage, but you ended up wasting all that much more water. Sucks big time!!! NO THANK YOU at all. I have a friend of mine who has a family of 6 at home. Her dryer failed and she wanted a new pair. Ended up getting a new Maytag frontloader pair. She aws so excited, her water bill went down by $25, and that wasn't even a full number of days in the typical water billing cycle from when the new washer was installed. She cannot wait to see how much less her water bill will end p being as well as reduction in her water rates as well as sewar rates because of the lower consumption of water.
I cannot tell you how many people I knew, taht when they found out I loved washers, would complain about these early DD washers being so rough on clothes. I'd tell them the solution, do most everything on delicate because it was too rough and beat evgerything to death. A few cussed whirlpool out for making such a crappy design so harsh on fabrics.
and the dryer lasted only 8 years. It seems the high end Kenmores, and I found this out from Gansky after discovering the club, had different motors in those high-end dryers which ended p failing. Mine seized with a shriek. When the dryer had to be replaced, was almost cheaper to buy a new one, I lost my matched almond pair. I've had the Maytag Dependable Care since December 1994 and nary a problem, not even scortched mattress pad like I had with my GE dryer.
Does anyone get the idea there is no love lsot for me and this dman washer?
