Tale of Two Whirlpools

[sudsmaster]

Louis,

That looks similar, although I can't get a closeup of the control panel. Also, the control panel on the one on Costco floor was gray, just like the Super Plus model on the website (if you hit the left Next Selection arrow).

I see that the higher end model, the Super Plus, has four speeds.

If I were wanting to buy something like these machines, I'd get the higher end model, with the four speeds.

But I'd really prefer a 60's Maytag

 

[DADoES]

The designation "4 speed combo with Speed Select" means, as it says, four speed combinations -- not a four-speed motor.

high agitate / high spin
high agitate / low spin
low agitate / low spin
low agitate / high spin (or it may have "handwashable" low/intermittent agitate with low spin)

"Speed Select" may mean there's a separate panel control for speed selection independent of the timer .. rather than the speeds being hard-wired into the timer cycles. If so, then the picture probably is wrong. The text says "4 Control Knobs" (plus timer?) -- water temp, water level, speed, extra rinse. The picture only shows three knobs plus the timer. Too bad there isn't a close-up of the control panel to know for sure!

 

[bobbyderegis]

Hi Agiflow! My best friend is from Colonia, NJ, and a good friend is the organist at St Cecelia's in Iselin. Pretty area! (I thought I'd make light of this thread- before the Shredmores kill the front loaders who think the old slow strokers suck and the.......)
Hee Hee Hee
Bobby in Boston

 

[agiflow]

Hi Bobby, are you originally from NJ? I live about 5 blocks away from St. Cecelia's. Small world. I used to go to that church when i was a kid. Then i grew up (ha ha).

Yes, i do agree. Let's not start a FL vs. TL war,..as long as we don't turn into THS we will be fine,...water hogs will always have a home at this site! LOL! ;-)

 

[bobbyderegis]

No Agiflo, I was raised in NY, but live in Boston now. It's one of my best friends who's from Colonia (from college), and the organist at St. C's is a pipe organ historian who I met through the American Guild of Organists. The church where I was organist has a fantastic German tracker organ from 1868, and St. C's organist helped me research it. I love you guys! I get such a kick out of who likes what type of machine, at what speed, with what agitator, auger or not! You guys can be rougher than any new Kenmore TL's, and much more fun!!!
Bobby in Boston
(old Maytags rule!)