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Nice machine. I really wish I would have done some more research before buying my FL. That price is just amazing for a new washer. Oh well :(
 
A Cheer For BOL Whirlpool Products

There's nothing wrong with a basic Whirlpool-made product; they do their jobs well without much complaint. My Roper washer and gas dryer have gone 11 years so far without one repair; ditto my Roper dishwasher. I also had a Roper gas range; the electronic ignition was defective but was replaced under warranty. Still, it was replaced with a Frigidare gas range (I wanted a self-cleaning oven). And the Roper fridge I owned broke down and cost too much to repair. So it left my kitchen and was replaced with--no surprise--a Whirlpool fridge, top freezer, no ice maker. Works like a champ.
 
I checked out that washer tonight!

I have been wanting a BOL DD washer now for months. Roper at least seems to offer a real BOL model, but the guys at our local appliance store don't seem to want to sell me one. I tried the other day (they have a 1-cycle no frills machine on the floor for $199) but the store manager offered me a two-speed three cycle Estate super capacity machine instead because he didn't want to special order the Roper (aka none in stock). The Estate retailed for $348 and he was going to sell it to me for $220!!!!! I really wanted a true BOL machine so I said 'thanks but no'.

Being curious about the Admiral, I checked it out - what a DEAL! $259 for the washing machine and $239 for the dryer is a deal and a half. $500 for a fully functional pair is the best buy out there if you ask me.

Looks like the models have changed at HD recently - last time I was there they had a GE with a single knob on the left (I forget which was not included - temp or water levels) and a similar Admiral I think, with timer set temps.

I hope a few folks here buy these machines if needed - they look like a great deal.

Gordon
 
KenmoreGuy64....

I think that Lowes offers the BOL Roper....1 speed but I think it has the adjustable water level. I looked at it, but it had the 2.5 cubic ft. tub, and I wanted the 3.2 cu ft for pillows, blankets, etc.

I know Lowes has them in stock out here in Oregon. You might wanna check. :)

The Admiral is really a great deal for someone that needs a basic machine. I've put everything through it now, from my own clothes, to doggie blankets, to my (lightweight polyfill) king comforter and all is well. Like I said, I wish the water temps were a little warmer but things are coming clean, and it's something I just need to get used to with the feds sticking their nose in.
 
Water Temps

Can you adjust the water temp at the faucet, on my dependable care Maytag I have to turn the cold water way down to make the water warm enough, That Admiral is a great deal,I checked it out even though I don't need another washer at the moment,I was tempted to buy one just to have a new one on hand, If it stayed in the box till the Maytags die it would probably be vintage by then.
 
Another way of getting hotter water might be adding it by manually. I've done that in the past--once hauling bucket after bucket after bucket of hot water. A pain, although fitness nuts could consider it "strength training." An easier solution for long term use is to rig up a hose that could be stuck into the washer during the fill to add a jolt of hot water.
 
Actually....

...I think I'll just adjust to lower temperatures.

I bought a better quality detergent, and it seems to do fine with the cooler water. I'm sure I will be thankful once the electric bill arrives. :)
 
Whirlpool BOL's are decent products; sometimes less is more!

Whirlpool's current retail family tree:

Admiral-Home Depot only, aka:

Inglis- Best Buy Only, aka:

Roper- Lowes & Comm Sales, aka:

Estate- Lowes & Comm Sales.
 
I recently

hooked up an 'Estate' washer and dryer.
Gave me the opportunity to look at the innards.

Exact same mechanism as Maytag.

With Whirlpool, you don't get what you pay for when you plop money down for the brand name of Maytag or Whirlpool. All you get is Roper/Estate/Admiral at exorbitant prices.

I am never going to have anything good to say about an appliance built after 1975 or so, but for the money, these bol Whirlpools are just as good internally as the TOLs.

Did a wash in the Estates to make sure they were set up correctly. Everything came out just fine and my intentionally unbalanced trial spin with one very heavy wet towel didn't bother the washer one bit, either.
 
ADJUSTING WARM WATER TEMPS

Try reversing the hot and cold hoses on the washer and reversing the two sets of wires on the inlet valve. Some of the new inlet valves are like 70% cold 30% hot by reversing you will get 70% hot 30% cold the only down fall is the cold rinse fill will take longer. You can also buy an inlet valve for a belt drive machine which will give you lots of water and a 50-50 mixture.
 
John,

I was thinking about this subject too - so many of Whirlpool's machines now are ATC-auto temperature control, maybe even all of them. Some of the current line started with standard mixing valves and they've now been slightly modified (with one of those engineering changes we've mentioned) to have a valve on either side of the fill-flume, one is blue and one is red. They appear about 6-8 inches apart on the back of the machine. I'd like to use a belt drive 358277 valve but I don't know now without knocking a hole in the rear panel, that one could be mounted. I did wonder however about using two separate single-solenoid valves and connecting them together on a T.

I think the best advice above may be to just get used to lower temps. The funny part is that with my belt drives and the absolutely frigid tap water we have in Charlotte right now, if I don't add a lot of hot to a machine, especially to those in the garage where it was only in the 50s this weekend, 'warm' is barely cool in my description. Contrast that to summer when warm, especially if I've used some hot water recently (finicky newer gas water heater) is almost too hot as our tap water could pass for luke-warm. It would be perfect for Cold-water Tide, no doubt. Maybe something that keeps these temps. better moderated isn't a bad thing?

Gordon
 
I think my panel is a little different

I have the ATW4475VQ, and I think the timer dial pattern is slightly different than the pic that stainfighter posted. I'll check.

The basket is dark gray speckled.
 

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