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This washes like the GE hydrowave, with the Precise fill options. It fills lower than a regular washer. Seeing this makes me feel a little better. It looks like it uses enough water.
 
If it washes like the Hydrowave, it will do a good job. You can use lower water a lot more than in a typical short/fast agitation system since the clothes move more side to side. I've had mine set up with an older straight vane agitator and it looks and works similar to this. Nice improvement over the last models…and I'm glad they brought the deep rinse back!
 
I bought my parents this model

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Whirlpool-3-6-cu-ft-Top-Load-Washer-in-White-WTW4800BQ/204307117

and it still appears to be available for sale. Parents are very pleased with it. It has selection dials for water level, temperature, and second rinse, in addition to the master control knob. Seems to wash pretty well for a TL. It was on sale in January for $398. They also sell a similar wash with an "agipeller" and they now bill it as an "HE TL" machine, and currently sell it for $398, vs $498 for my parents' model. THe prices for the two models were reversed in January.
 
"additional heat"

Agreed. The fact that they felt no reason to explain where the supposed heat comes from seriously lowers their credibility, IMO.

Also, do I need new glasses or is the washer only a bit over half full? So I get to run 2 loads instead of one?
 
 
I immediately caught the reference to "added heat," which is a puzzle for sure, LOL.

Regards to the water level, this is an HE machine with a centerpost added to the impeller.  They have auto-water level sensing, no manual setting.  And the load shown is of average size, certainly not a full load.
 
Who is that guy taking the video?  Can't believe Sears let he walk through ike that without someone stopping him.  I wonder which is better--agipeller or impeller style for actual cleaning. 
 
I got to see these models in person for the first time today. I will admit, the agipeller on the Whirlpool machine looked more promising than the smaller version on the Amana's. I still wish we had a video of somebody doing a larger load in one of these to see how it does.
 
I'd like to see it on a Normal cycle with that full load of clothes. They'd probably rollover better in all honesty. They moved in the Deep Wash but you could tell they were floating too much to be pushed up and out by the impeller vanes.
 
Dumb Question

What's the big deal about walking through the appliance section of a store recording like he did? Am I missing something? Maybe I am? Is it supposed to be secretive or something?
 
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It's a shame that we have seen washers like these, and now we have the "removable agitator", which is a stupid design. It will always use that stupid low water level unless you select a stupid deep fill which is still stupid. It never fills up completely. Most consumers are too stupid.
 
I don't think any of the models discussed in this nearly 9-year-old thread are even being made anymore, although I do believe that shortly after this, the dual action agitator replacements to these agipeller washers came onto the market. One of these was the WTW4816FW, which I had the first iteration of and now have a later version, that being the FW3. I'm not sure how much longer my washer will be out, as even ow it's only available at Lowes, but dual action machines are indeed still available.
 
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