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WOW! Thanks. Does the xqb60-91bf wash like a Calypso with the load being thrown around by the thing in the bottom and the water falling on the clothes? My answer is probably in the videos. Cool Collection. I have the little 22 which has a rated capacity of 4.5 lbs. Thanks again
 
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Can someone email me the videos. I would love to see all of them. I, anxiously, await. Thanks in advance.
 
That little Haier appears to work very similiar, and have similar mechanicals to my little Whirlpool "portable" washer. Agitation appears to come from reversing the electric motor. The thing I noticed about the Haier versus the Whirlpool is the size and duration of the strokes. The Whirlpool's strokes are about 1/2 second, and about 270 degrees. the Haier appears to make at least 2-3 full rotations of the agitator at 1 second intervals.

Not to knock the little guy, but I know Haier is a Chinese company, and they are known for copying American designs. I imagine the speed and frequency of the agitation were changed in the Haier do avoid a patent infrengement on Whirlpool's design!
 
I doubt Whirlpools portable design was the first of its kind.

Hitachi, Hoover and Simpson (In Aus) had medium and small machines that operate like the Haier since the mid 80's. By the late 80's the large full size machines were operating the same way too. The impeller machines also operate the same way. Before the mid 80s the small impeller machines used the spinning disc similar to Austins GE portable, then changed to the bigger sized impeller reversing about every 2 revolutions.

It would seem that Haier is just merely making a machine that is the typical standard in Asia/Australia. There is a FULL SIZE Haier though that seems to be very much like American designs.

I thought the Whirlpool portable design was called the World Washer, so that they could manufacter or sell similar machines in different parts of the world.
 
That's right, Fischer & Paykel I believe were the originators of this design. I remember seeing their "transmission-less" washers on the market about 6-8 years before I bought my Whirlpool. My whirlpool has a designation on it that says "manufactured in the United States with parts sourced from the US and Mexico". I imagine that a compact washer design like that would have appeal in foreign markets too, facilitating selling the exact same design all over the world.
 
OMG!!! Wait 'til you all see the xqb60-91bf running! WWWWWEEEOOO!!!!

I'm too shredded to get the files up now. Been up since 7:30 AM, took the granny to a dr. appt and shopping. Now gotta go to the night job. UGH.

DADoES (who is grinning wickedly)
 
F&P vs Simpson/Hoover etc

I'm not sure which came first, but we had a Simpson Genesis machine in 1986. This had the reversing motor for agitation. I didnt think the F&P happened until 87 or 88? I thought the early F&P versions were based on the UK Hotpoint.

Chris, Aaaroooh, your thoughts?

Regards

Nathan
 
Thanks for all the videos. I am just watching them over and over. I, especially, love the XQB40-F video. I'm gonna order mine's today.
 

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