Thought you guys might like to see my Duet washer in action

[re563]

Mark:

Thanks for the vid. I have the cousin to your machine the Kenmore HE3. I bought mine on Oct 15, 2003. 7yrs old this year and not one repair. Mine only spins at 900rpms. What detergent did you use/are using?

 

[mark_wpduet]

Jerrod.......I don't know if it uses more in the rinse, but it seems like it uses a little more. It was made in 2004, but even then, there were still energy star ratings. At first I wasn't happy with the amount of water it uses but when the cycle is over and I can't smell a single bit of detergent that's pretty crazy to me. It has to be rinsing well. And stains (particularly oil) came off that never came off in the Top Load washer.

The start button is green or aqua (not sure), it looks green to me (sort of)

Tide HE (touch of downy) powder.

Here is a pic of the outside of it

 

[mattl]

Interesting, I think I bought your Duet's twin today, can't wait to get it home. Same color buttons. Thanks for the videos....

 

[mark_wpduet]

Good luck with it! I'm take care of my stuff, so I hope whoever you bought your Duet from did the same. I know the handle (to open the door) is very cheaply made as opposed to the rest of the machine from what I can see. I'm sure the internal components are cheap but otherwise the machine feels pretty solid. I hope it lasts another six years. I was lucky when I bought it.........Sister works for Whirlpool in Greenville OH and got a discount on the pair. The washer (at the time was 1099 dollars but I got it for 770 (if I remember correctly).....I'm not so sure I would get the pedestals again........Speaking of pedestals, does anyone know if new Duet washers will fit these pedestals? I'm pretty sure these are the first generation pedestals. I've always wondered that in case something ever happened to this washer, will these pedestals be useless?

 

[mrb627]

Pedestals

I sure wish they would design a single pedastal for both the washer and dryer. Like Maytag did for the Neptune. I think they would add to the stability of the machines. The pedestal would be installed, leveled and secured in position. The washer and dryer feet would be replaced with tapered metal posts that would rest in rubber grommet lined slots in the stand. The stand could have duel drawers in it, a detergent feed system, or perhaps contain a suds saver module to make the machines even more efficient then they are today!

Whirlpool, if you're reading this, get busy!

Malcolm

 

[mrb627]

Machine Width

Furthermore, perhaps building the machines in a 30" or 36" width might allow them to increase stability and capacity to beat the competition. A 36" wide machine might also allow for a decent sized combo machine to be made!

Jeez, do I have to think of everything?

Malcolm

 

[mrb627]

And FINALLY!

Enough of the tinted glass, already! Instead, the door should have an embedded LCD layer. If the user doesn't want to see in the machine, the LCD layer can be energized to hide tub contents. And instead of a single LED interior light, use rope lighting around the inner side of the door.

We have already seen the introduction of interior lighting that can be left on through the complete cycle, thumbs up! We have also seen the birth of reverse cylinder tumbling in Whirlpool dryers in the States, again THUMBS UP! Not to mention, stainless dryer interiors. So, I think Whirlpool is heading in the right direction...

Malcolm

 

[mark_wpduet]

Yes. Those are all great ideas. I had no idea the plastic piece could be popped out. I'm trying to imagine in my mind what that would look like. Mine isn't tinted though. I actually scratched it really bad once trying to clean something from the stickers off of it and it looked horrible. I got some scratch remover and it completely came off.