Agreed
For me, buying a SQ/Huebsch wasn't about bling. I have to admit that having special cycles would be nice, what was paramount to me was reliability and serviceability, Like Mr. Mrb627 was saying.
The local appliance shop I bought it from mentioned that they service these exact kinds of washers in high use areas like Hotels, Inns and Condominium Common Areas. If it's designed for that, I wanted one.
After all, between me and my wife, there's no way we're going to wear that machine out before I'm a senior citizen!
To answer TomTurbomatic's response...
I thought about buying a European Style Washer, but the only candidate for the job was the Asko Integrated series. (Known in Sweden as Cylinda) Mainly because it had a steel inner and outer tub. However, that proved to be a very expensive proposition, not to mention having an electrician wire up a separate 230 volt outlet. (Yes, they make a 60 hz model, I checked.) However, the 1.74 cu.ft tub really didn't appeal to me.
V-Zug machines are unheard of here in Canada. I think if they wanted to sell machines here, they'd have to sell a large range of models from the 1.75 cu.ft all the way up to massive 4.0 cu.ft machines to stay competitive. Especially with Meile already in the market here with 4.0 cu.ft machines!
If V-Zug made a machine for Canadians and was around 3.0-4.0 cu.ft, I would have considered it, but asking $4k Canadian is a bit much.
$1900 was nearly right at the top of my budget for a washer. Meile offered their 4.0 cu.ft machine at about $200 more, but I didn't see the value, especially considering theirs has what looks like a plastic outer tub. Unfortunately, I think I nearly caused a flamewar bringing that up. :-(
For me, buying a SQ/Huebsch wasn't about bling. I have to admit that having special cycles would be nice, what was paramount to me was reliability and serviceability, Like Mr. Mrb627 was saying.
The local appliance shop I bought it from mentioned that they service these exact kinds of washers in high use areas like Hotels, Inns and Condominium Common Areas. If it's designed for that, I wanted one.
After all, between me and my wife, there's no way we're going to wear that machine out before I'm a senior citizen!To answer TomTurbomatic's response...
I thought about buying a European Style Washer, but the only candidate for the job was the Asko Integrated series. (Known in Sweden as Cylinda) Mainly because it had a steel inner and outer tub. However, that proved to be a very expensive proposition, not to mention having an electrician wire up a separate 230 volt outlet. (Yes, they make a 60 hz model, I checked.) However, the 1.74 cu.ft tub really didn't appeal to me.
V-Zug machines are unheard of here in Canada. I think if they wanted to sell machines here, they'd have to sell a large range of models from the 1.75 cu.ft all the way up to massive 4.0 cu.ft machines to stay competitive. Especially with Meile already in the market here with 4.0 cu.ft machines!
If V-Zug made a machine for Canadians and was around 3.0-4.0 cu.ft, I would have considered it, but asking $4k Canadian is a bit much.
$1900 was nearly right at the top of my budget for a washer. Meile offered their 4.0 cu.ft machine at about $200 more, but I didn't see the value, especially considering theirs has what looks like a plastic outer tub. Unfortunately, I think I nearly caused a flamewar bringing that up. :-(
