Today's POD

[vintagekitchen]

Am I wrong, or is the Launderall pictured today a top loading H-axis washer? I had no idea we had ever had them here in the US.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Yes, it is. Yes they did and there is or was an even newer one made here. A couple of people in the club have had experience with the newer one. One of them can give you the name of the newer one.

 

[laundromat]

Stayber makes one and, as nice as it looks,it's really cheaply made. I worked on one a couple of times now but, the user(S)-owners don't seam to want to use it right.I've already replaced its pump, door lock and door switch but, they still keep abusing it even after I printed them an owner's manual.Stayber has no authorized service centers at all. they want customers to trouble shoot and do their own repair. I tried to point that out to the bosses here but, they still have these folks bring that POS here. Their last visit was the best. The switch that is evidently a protector that activates if the motor overheats was in the off position. All I had to do this time was turn it back on.I made sure everything else was o.k and cleaned out the caked on powdered detergent (Trend) they are still using after I pointed out the last time that Stayber didn't recommend using powders in their machine's dispenser tray.I also meant to say that as I was replacing the faulty water level switch, The damned thing broke (made of real cheap plastic) right at the base of the stem you force the air hose on to.I had to call them back and re-order another one. It takes 2 to 3 weeks here to get orders like that.Even the body is cheaply made.The front comes off but it's curved a bit and becomes a bitch to replace once the repairs are finished.Otherwise, it is what it is. A top loading horizontal axis washing machine.No window,no interior light.really basic machine for only $2100.[this post was last edited: 10/11/2011-20:33]

 

[vintagekitchen]

Trend? Its better than beating the clothes on a rock, and I have used it when the budget was so tight I probably should have been beating the clothes on a rock, but its not that great. And using it in an expensive machine like that makes no sense at all. Im not a fan of liquids when I dont have to use them, but whats wrong with using a good powder, and pre-dissolving in hot water? (a must in most front loaders). Another of the reasons I prefer top load washers, they handle powder much better, without the extra step.

 

[laundromat]

It isn't the lack of dissolving the powder as much as it is that the dispenser is set up to use only liquids. I spoke to one of Stayber's "techs" who said that, if they must use powder, they should just pour it in the tumble drum instead of in the liquid dispenser but, whoever sold the unit should have made that clear to the buyer.

 

[tolivac]

$2100 for a "basic"Stayber washer that breaks a lot---no thanks.that washer sounds like a rather expensive peice of trash truck food.You buy the machine to use--not to fix.

 

[easyspindry]

I remember the Jacobs Laundryall . . .

. . . and, yes, they were H-axis or tumble machines. AND, they reversed action when washing and rinsing.

They also had to be bolted to the floor as there was no suspension system.

There also was no way to adjust the timer. Once the timer knob was tripped, it simply did its thing.

Brings back old memories.

Jerry Gay

 

[tomturbomatic]

The Staber I watched did not spin between the water changes. This means that the amount of water used for rinsing is not used efficiently and the rinsing is not as thorough as it could be or should be. If clothes are not thoroughly rinsed, dirt is left behind. If the manufacturer feels that it has to limit the amount of spinning a machine can do to make it last, I feel that means the machine is not built to heavy enough standards.

I don't like anything I can't watch and that started with the Maytag AMP, the POD for 10/12/11. The Staber falls into this category as do Neptunes.