Roper Rinse Rash

[mrb627]

Estate at Fry's

I saw this machine on the sales floor at Fry's yesterday. It was stickered at $278. I sat next to a Haier top loading turbo drum machine that was priced under $300 and probably a better choice for the money.

I also overheard a sale person pushing the Samsung top loader as the best top loading machine for the money. I almost laughed out loud. I suppose it is the best for the money considering the offerings on their sales floor.

Malcolm

 

[mrcleanjeans]

They should call this machine the Ripper!

 

[mrb627]

Or...

H2Low-per

Malcolm

 

[coldspot66]

These machines have 2 water level switches...one for wash, which is user adjustable, and one for rinse that isn't. It does, however have an adjustment to increase the water level for rinse. You have to remove it from the console and turn the shaft to the higher setting, then return the switch to the console. I'm not sure how much more water is added, but i think they use these fixed water level switches on the coin-op models as well.

I am very sad to see DD washers go away.....The most dependable machine in the real world for the money...hands down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mrb627]

DD Dependability

I don't know about the dependability long term of the Whirlpool DD machines, but I will say that it is probably one of the best designed top load washers I have ever encountered as far as being able to repair. I think their ultimate goal was to build a machine that the homeowner could repair. Unfortunately, the average homeowner would usually drag the old machine to the curb and buy a new one.

Malcolm

 

[yogitunes]

Believe me.....I was pissed at this point.......BestBuy's service S U C K 's...putting it politely......

this was the last straw after 5 months of service calls, 2 per week, of which most times no one showed up, and when they did, the machine did less and less of its operation until they could no longer power it up!....and they gave up and left.....this was the first 3000 series.....at this time I did not have any spare sets for backup......I usualy found machines, fixed them, and then sold them.....after this I kept a spare or two.....thanks to AW...I now have a collection....haha

sorry for jumping the subject of this thread.......

at the site where we keep our camper, theres a laundromat, full of whirlpools, of which I had to play, 2 water level selections, suprising for a coin machine, but the highest level for both was 1/3rd level.......and no one paid attention.....they loaded, pushed in the coins and left....later onto the dryers.....this is a probable reason for manufacturers to push something like this, most people won't notice or care......until a rash starts, and they won't ever suspect its the "washer" and not the detergent!

 

[mrb627]

There's the TROUBLE!

The masses will never notice that the machine is short changing the rinse portion. Seems this causes people to manually re-rinse clothing and/or heavy loads the machine and the low level rinse shortens the life of the machine.

Malcolm

 

[pierreandreply4]

my tough on this

well here is my toughts on this low rinse roper machine what whirlpool should do is have if the first rinse is low level they should have an extra rinse option for a full water level rinse or a switch that says normal rinse (chosen water level for main wash) if there is no fabric sofner dispenser or fabric softner on off switch and if you look at this roper washe i do not know the year but this is what a true rise washer should be in my toughs unlike those low rinse fill models?

 

[DirectDriveDave]

DDs are VERY reliable.

Our 1990 machine has only had agitator dogs and just recently, the drain pump replaced in (soon to be) 22 years. and from 1991 to late 2000, it went through 6 people in one house.

 

[aldspinboy]

INSANITY !!!

INSANITY !!!

INSANITY !!!

S H A M E !!!

On ......
Whirlpool.
The Bad thing is no average consomer cares.
Today I ask a person about washers ...
They said just as long as it washes my clothes...
I would be very rich for all the times I heard that !

Darren k.

 

[toggleswitch]

These, in my building's laundry room simply pump out about 1/4 of the dirty wash water, stop spinning, and re fill for the "rinse".

 

[toggleswitch]

Some caring soul posted this board.
I can't imagine who.............

 

[westie2]

Toggleswitch/Steve

 

Your sign!!!

 

 

This made my day. LOL

 

[jetcone]

Toggles

Your Kidding right?? They pump out 1/4!!! of the wash water and refill from that??

I can't believe that! UGH!

I love my SQ front loader, it actually tumble drains like the ole Bendix do!

 

[pierreandreply4]

my tough on the last post

If that commercial speed queen is in an appartment building it is the responsebilaty to eather a) replace the washer if it did its time or b) renovate each appartment to have hookups for your persernel washer dryer in each appartment depending on rules for each appartment buildings

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[macboy91si]

Apartment Building Washers

...or c) not do anything like most will building supers will do until the machine no longer works. It uses much less water this way, and really your clean laundry is not their concern in the end. They make money off the machine for the convenience, you no likey you go elsewhere. Having to use dank machines in a basement like this makes me really value my own washing machine, even when I got my 1st little Hoover I realized how much nicer it was to have than the complex's machines. Frat boys would commonly vandalize the machines and what not, people have even thrown up in them. Never again.

 

-Tim

 

[coldspot66]

Further to my post above....changing the setting on the rinse water level switch causes the machine to fill to the "large" setting..which is only about what a medium water level used to be. Also using the Permanent Press cycle gives 2 spray rinses in the 1st spin and 2 spray rinses in the final spin( 10 seconds each spray). Since it's a one speed machine, that is the big difference between it and the normal cycle, which doesn't provide ANY spray rinses! These machines are also pretty loud during neutral drain.

 

[tolivac]

On very rare occasions in an apartment house I lived in--cretons would break into the coin boxes on the machines-making them unsuable.Or they would--tip them over while full and flood the place.Probably the same folks or animals that put sudsing detergent in the apartment buildings lobby fountain-and slashing the couches in the lobby.Glad I don't live in apartments anymore.anotheer occasion while doing laundry in the main laundry room-the cigarette vending machine was smashed and its parts strewn all over the laundry room.

 

[mtn1584]

What about the coupler????

I once forgot to change the water level setting on a Kenmore DD machine that I had. I washed a full load of towels, and forgot to change the water level from low to high. After the wash cycle, the machine wouldn't work. I broke the coupler. If you wash a full load of towels on these throw away machines, you will definitely break the plastic coupler sooner if not later.
Mike

 

[tomturbomatic]

About the Resource Savers

The early ones worked as described with recirculation periods, but the later models eliminated the recirculation valve and just "rinsed" with spin sprays unless you opted for a deep rinse for softener.