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I saw these at Sears over the weekend. The tub seems even more huge in person. I can't believe they actually call it "Canyon Capacity". Apart from being cartoonish, it doesn't bring to mind a clean place to do laundry.

Oh well.
T.
 
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Bri would say.

(GASP!) OMIGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll just have to see this in person.

That looks like the washer of the angels.
 
And look at the little kid looking into the washer! That just melts my heart. A new generation of washer enthusiasts. It's about time we get window lids.
 
Prices

White Oasis HE WITHOUT the window :-( $949 : Watch out! This doesn't have a window
White with window lid $1099
Black or blue with window $1199

Dryers are a little less and all have windows.

OMG! OMG! OMG!

And it's my favorite brand, KENMORE of all things. But does Whirlpool make these are is it some Chinese brand?
 
I would hazzard a guess and say this is Whirlpool's doing...you can bet that Whirly will follow close behind with their own version(s)...Magic clean would know for sure.

Looks like the days of porcelain on steel washtubs is definitely numbered.
 
Well boys and girls, i just got back from my local sears and they had ALL THREE of the new Oasis machines! These are definitely F&P influenced, but more robust with more steel and not nearly as plasticky.

The SS washtubs feel pretty durable compared to what GE uses in their things. Of course i didn't get a chance to hang out long, but i was really more interested in the conventional agi machine.

The lowest priced one uses the familiar corckscrew top, but the base was pretty wide and had fins reminicent (sp?) of the old Maytag gyrators. I am wondering if these are like the F&P models with no tranny.

Anyhow, they are not kidding about the capacity, these things are HUGE inside. I would have asked more questions but i got that "look" when the sales guy knows you are not there to buy.

I asked the guy if the agitator model was going to replace the current "elite" line. His reply was that it would be in addition to the current line, so we shall see what happens over time i guess.

I actually like the looks of these new machines, but i wonder if they will have the longevity that WP has established over the years with the DD machines.
 
Jason,..i agree also about the little kid looking into the washer and dryer. Totally fascinated!!

Does anyone here think that these new oasis models look a little like Robert's 52 WP? I think it is the thick top that does it. LOL
 
We're in the second golden age

New ways to wash and different mechanisms, a departure from the stale corkscrew agitator in a plastic tub.

I definitely want a black set. The black color offsets the tinted window and gives good contrast to the white and steel interior.

But.... WHY DOES THE WINDOW HAVE TO BE TINTED?

Pizza, tunes, and the Oasis. Friday nights will return soon!
 
Wow!
That is such a very interesting looking pair!
I bet this one will do well.
To be able to see your top loader do the job, yea, this will be a winner.
Brent
 
When the Kenmore He3t was introduced, I believe it was introduced in May of 2001 and the Whirlpool counterpart Duet followed in November 2001. So if the same case is true with the Oasis, we can probably expect Whirlpool's own version to hit the retailers in about August. I like this machine. Is this an American made machine like the Calypso or an import like the Duet and HE lineup (which are German made). I'll also bet this will replace the Calypso. I wonder if a KitchenAid version of the Oasis will follow suit. What a sweet spin that one will be.
 
Jason, it's made at Whirlpool's Clyde facility. The HE3T was introduced August, 2001--I remember because a ton of us at the 2001 convention swooped down on Sears stores in Minneapolis so we could all see this big ol' thang. Sears never knew what hit them lol.
 
WP has already announced their version

WP has already announced their version of the Oasis, called Cabrio. I have seen no information that would explain the differences between the KM and WP versions.
 
Cabrio?

Is it a convertible or a Mexican goat?

Well, if it enters my house it will wash topless.

They should call their current DD machines "CABRIO" because they eat whatever you put in them.
 
Agitator and Disk?

Seems there are two different washing technique in Oasis.
Agitator and Disk.
Why make two types?
How would they compare?
 
Windows: Sounds like someone at Sears is hanging out here:-) Or they saw the trend in Mexico & Brazil and thought it would be cool to do here.

Something on the website referred to "reverse rollover action." Does that mean up in the center and down at the circumference of the tub? How does it manage to do that?

Does Sears ever do sales demos where they would have these things in operation so one could observe?
 
Designgeek, I am totally concurred with you. How could these Oasis manage to do "reverse roller action"?

From the construction of these Oasis, the disk and agitator action will have a similar rollover action like a conventional agitator.

It seems that Oasis does not know what they write.
 
Concerning 'reverse rollover': I think they mean the impeller pulls (or rolls) the clothes over in first one direction, then it reverses and pulls them over the other way.

I don't see how they could do a 'center-to-the-outside' rollover unless those holes in the impeller somehow shoot water straight up with the force of a geyser, in which case I suppose it would be possible...theoretically.
 
Apparently nobody else has yet checked the details on that flash animation linked up in the first post. :-)

Reverse rollover means exactly what it says, according to the descriptions I've read. Clothes move UP the middle of the basket and DOWN the sides. I imagine that refers to the non-agitator models. Will be an interesting action to see. Being as the agitator is a corkscrew design, that model likely has a traditional up-the-sides-and-down-the-middle rollover ... unless the corkscrew also functions 'backwards.'

By the way, per the parts diagrams, the basket drive "clutch" is exactly the same as on my F&P GWL08 and IWL12, which means the basket floats upward when the machine fills to disengage from the drive, and settles back down to re-engage for spin .. which also means neutral drain.
 
Oasis has NO reverse rollover action?

One "Oasis user" in another laundry wrote:
"The load is moved from the outside toward the middle with items coming up in the center and down on the outside edges."

It sounds that it is a "reverse rollover action" which is opposed to a conventional TL-agitator. But have great doubt about this "user" accuracy.

From the parts diagram, there are two pumps: one for drain and the other for recirculation/spray. There is no sign of such powerful jet action from any other pump.

Would not believe that Oasis has "reverse rollover action" unless it is proved by sight.
 

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