Videos of my Kenmore 28102!

[midcentnurse]

And notice these top load no water things are by far the flashiest, most fanciful looking machines out there. The better to lure in unsuspecting consumers. They just don't make sense. Even the tub indexing is counter productive. I'm sorry joeypete to tear down a machine you enjoy using but I just can't not say what I see..

 

[murando531]

I saw every part of that load go under water and be rolled around numerous times, so you must be watching a different video.

I've yet to have a load in the Bravos that didn't move around properly and come out perfect. And the less water it uses, the more everything blooms.

 

[joeypete]

Yeah I don't see that either. Everything gets turned over very well…especially in the Deep Wash. Believe me, I've stood over it for almost the whole cycle. lol

 

[joeypete]

It's cool Brady. They're not for everyone, despite being able to clean well, which obviously I can vouch for. Us all being interested in the subject, I like to post videos so everyone can see how different kinds of machines work.

 

[cuffs054]

Joey, I can't speak to your KM but I played with my new Tag yesterday and it seems very similar. I stood over the machine for an hour and half, watched every move it made. I had LOTS of turnover on what I considered a huge load. It was easy to see and hear (Downy Ball) would hit the impeller. I was very sceptical of these machines but I think I'm going to like my TAG.

 

[logixx]

Thanks for the videos. I think the taller impeller does better than the new, flat one. YouTuber CruellaUrsula has tons of videos of the new Whirlpool on his channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/CruellaUrsula

 

[yogitunes]

you have to get past the mental thought of cleaning only happens during agitation....

if you really watched one of these machines in action......cleaning starts just after the start button is pushed.....

first is the Catalyst Pre-Treatment of a heavy dose of detergent lather.....like washing your hands, a good dose of soap, and a bit of water, lathered up real well, over and under, and completely through all parts, then rinsed clean under running water...

I can't say that its a perfect wash for a big puffy comforter, but for blankets and quilts, it does a decent job......

for most people, how dirty do your clothes actually get?.....unless your a mechanic or washing soiled cloth diapers, there may be a concern...but not really, I have access to both for test loads, it does a great job....

you have to load properly, set the controls for the correct cycle....and let it do it's thing.....

all I can really add, since I have both models, the direct drive functions better than the belt drive....I have an older model without the DeepWash feature, but on the DD I do have the waterfall, which is an added benefit....

newer machines are being built to correct errors from the past ones....probably best advice for any of them, steer clear of the 'normal' cycle for best results......

 

[dartman]

picked up a new dryer to go with it this tax refund.

Well, went and picked up the next years bigger dryer to go with it at the other close to us outlet store.
68132 electric with the door window, auto dry sensor mode and all kinds of settings plus regular timed dry and sanitize mode.
8.8 cf and drys usually faster then our also old school whirlpool 90's 6.8 cf high capacity dryer, also much quieter.
Its a bit taller and 2 inches deeper but still white so kinda matches. If I had more room in the laundry nook area I might have just pulled the wash forward to match the dryer but we'll live, never had a fully matched set before so why changed now.
Got a discount for donating 10 bucks to their favorite children's charity, plus at least 5 percent extra for using my Sears card that I don't carry a balance on. Was on sale as a return/demo for 582 and paid 508 out the door. Went to work and borrowed my van and our furniture dolly and took it home and installed it myself saving 81 bucks delivery.
Need to get my old van running but my boss was fine with me using the work one.
The matching dryer is 7.6 cf but is now Discoed too and almost gone so figured why not upgrade to even bigger.

 

[dartman]

woops, already mentioned buying the bigger dryer.

Well can't delete posts as a free member and got all excited that the thread got active again, darned crs kicking in.

 

[joeypete]

I would have loved the matching dryer but it was already gone when i bought my washer. I'm using my GE dryer that I bought new with my Hydrowave last fall. It works great so it's staying

 

[murando531]

I love my machine. A few days ago, I took our grill apart to clean it after over a year of use between the last time it was cleaned. It's a Charbroil Infrared, so it has the iron trough under the grates. I sprayed it down with Easy-Off after letting it run on the clean temperature and scrubbing the grates. After that I had a bucket of soapy water and a white dishrag that I was sure would be ruined. Afterwards, the rag was nearly black. I rinsed it numerous times and lathered it with soap, repeating over and over, to no avail. I tried letting it sit for a few hours in hot water with a scoop of Oxi-Clean, still with no improvement of the whiteness. Not really concerned about it, but I figured I'd give it a try anyway. After that, I tossed it in with a full load of the rest of the towels. Being a load that was up to the tub ring and heavily soiled, it got a full scoop of Tide HE Turbo, but nothing else. Shockingly, after one cycle, I couldn't find which of the dish cloths was the one I used for the grill. I know that speaks wonders for the Tide, but detergent has to have a good washer in order to perform its job properly. Our clothes are normally only exposed to sweat and oils from going to the gym and normal everyday wear, but there are many items that endure oils and food soils from cooking, and dirt from working out in the yard and on the cars. Regardless, no matter how filthy things are, I have yet to need a second wash or an overnight soak to get stains out. Sure, it may not be for everyone, because it does require a little more attention to loading habits and detergent/additive dosage, but I've never been more impressed with a laundry machine as I have been with this "BravOasis". If I can get twice the amount of laundry done in a single cycle while using less water, energy, and detergent and fabric softener, and have it all come out in brilliant condition, then hey, more for me.

 

[joeypete]

That's awesome Andrew! I think good detergent makes a world of difference but you def need a good machine too. I cleaned out my car last week and being so OCD I also cleaned out the engine compartment (I know). I washed the rag with some other ones in my RCA portable with some Persil. Same thing, I couldn't tell which rag I used. It was a really small load so I didn't bother my Kenmore with it

 

[dartman]

I do chimney tuckpointing ...

My clothes are always full of sand and cement dust, plus the glue and vulcum we use to glue dampers and cover plates and flashing with.
I destroy a pair of cheap jeans in a year or less and same with my boots and things.
My clothes come out soft and clean but have plenty of permanent stains and damage that no washer is going to fix.
It does make em smell nice and they get as clean as they ever have. I usually start out with clean clothes and by the end of a typical day they are full of dust and trashed.
I keep wool army blankets on my car seats and my favorite recliner so I can plop down without trashing them if I feel like just sitting a while after work. We also have a Maxi Pionus Parrot and he makes a mess all by himself so the blankets and towels are also for him to chew and crap on.
It does pretty well with the blankets and towels too but sometimes the bird doo doo kinda balls up and you have to be careful when unloading the bird blankets.
Works great on any normal laundry we do anyways and considering my job and critter pretty darned good on them too.
Still love the machine and still saving me money on water and we don't run as many loads because it holds so much more which also helps.