Watch the Oasis with the reverse roll-over

[cleanteamofny]

It looks like I will be taking the plunge next month because my top loader is a water hog and the water bill just came in two weeks ago and it was almost $800.00 more than normal due to a water main break in the building last fall. And if you get a water bill for $7,000.00 for an apartment building, you know its time to cut back in some areas and this is one of them!

 

[peterh770]

I'm with Louis: imagine the force on the clothes from the disk to achieve that wash action. No thank you. It is kinda gross to watch the clothes come up the middle like this.

I wonder if the agitator version of this machine has the same action or if it works with more water more like a "normal" F&P toploader...?

 

[jasonl]

There's a comforter/bedding cycle that fills all the way with water.

You go Cleanteam! Get that Oasis! The underdog always wins in the end.

 

[bobbyderegis]

Sorry to pee in your coffee Larry, but I'd stick to any of the new front loaders before I went with this Oasis thing. And how reliable are they? We won't know until a few years. If you want energy efficiency, a front loader is a long standing testament. Why try to reinvent the wheel?
Bobby in Boston

 

[hoovermatic]

Does this machine actually get the laundry clean? I wouldn't want any of my clothes put through that wash action - it appears to be the automated version of the wash board. Isn't there a traditional agi model of this machine?

 

[toggleswitch]

If you want energy efficiency, a front loader is a long sta

I'm with you. Can't beat a front loader for efficiency. Tried and true.

But mannies swear and like to believe that most Americans won't bend over. (to load and unload) But, I suppose they have never met this crowd.

 

[hoovermatic]

Have they tried bending at the knee!! How do they think we manage in the UK struggling every day to unload our washers and spending all of our spare cash at the chiropractor? I have never heard a GP prescribe a TL

 

[bobbyderegis]

That's why the new FL's have risers. Not too shabby.
Bobby in Boston

 

[jasonl]

Risers

So they can shake rattle and roll.

"Bangbangbangbangbangbang"

 

[peteski50]

Oasis roll-over

I wasn't to impressed. If their was a little more water in the drum and a constant recirculating action that I would be in favor of it. I think it is a interesting washer and like the fact it has a window.
My 2 cents
Peter

 

[jasonl]

I was thinking about how this reverse action could occur. My only guess is that the disc creates a low-pressure around the base and the sides and blowing it upwards. Also, it's moving very fast so it kinda looks like the clothes mostly float above the disk so maybe the clothes aren't getting the rough beating that it might appear to be. Just a wild theory.

People on THS that own it love it. They say it cleans well and it's not very rough at all. Only time will tell. Mine's coming in the last week of June so I'll get to see it before Helen does

 

[cleanteamofny]

Bobby, its OK to shower me and tickle my uvular but my kitchen setup has several constraints that only allows me to have a top loader.
If you notice that my washer is on the right side of the dryer and the GE range is on the right side of the washer and depth of all extra capacity front loaders that are
being built today are too deep that it will block the oven door, and since I live on the 3rd floor and the floors are made of wood,
that front loader will shake rattle and disturb my cousin who lives underneath me.
I had a Malber FL testing to see if worked before I put it in my fathers apartment and it was very loud during the spin cycle and
because of this, it steered me far away from owning one.

Jason, you know cars!
I lust love this ole clunker for it fits a whole lot of stuff that would not fit in others.....

 

[jasonl]

Ooohhhh

I guess you're getting the black Oasis? I love how the different colors contrast with the inside of the washer.

Yeah, you have a space issue on your hands. Definitely Oasis!

Those Lady K's are pretty righteous too! I really believe the build quality has gone way down on those DD Kenmore machines in the past few years. My mom's machine isn't a year old and already has a loud knock when spinning.

 

[brettsomers]

im having a hard time understanding the physics of that agitator, and how it achieves that "blossoming" or extrusion-like rollover. maybe *designgeek* can help? and that DOES look like a lot of rubbing. kinda like a citrus reamer. i wonder how it would do on a jeans only load? DIRTY jeans. and how about a comforter? and as for risers, unless you have an injured back or arthritis or obese, it seems like just another THING to sell to the unsuspecting public. dont they cost something like 100 bucks? for a simple box/drawer that prolly cost 5 dollars to make?

 

[pulsator]

OOOOOOO!!!!! I like!!!! I wonder what mom would do if the Fisher Paykel died a mysterious death....

 

[frigilux]

That's definitely very different! The see-sawing sound during agitation was very eerie. And watching the clothes doing their reverse rollover was quite trippy. Reminded me of those old LSD-scare films we watched in junior high.

Thirty years from now these will be the cool, eccentric, highly collectible machines the next generation of washer fanatics will be gushing over.

You GO Jason!!

 

[jasonl]

That reverse rollover is pretty creepy and I can see how it can seem like a bad trip. Like some weird monster trying to come out.

Jamie, if the F&P mysteriously died, your mom will probably kick your butt LOL.

 

[appnut]

Larry, check the depth of the Duet Sport, said to be shallower than the regular Duet and they supposedly have a slighly different suspension system said to be better for off-foundation installation. And btw, beautiful appliances.

 

[vivalalavatrice]

OMG TOO LOW WATER LEVEL!!!

How can you imagine to get clothes clean in a V-axis TL with such low water level?!?!?!!?
No, V-axis TL MUST use an agitator and full fill water! Water and energy saving is another thing: TUMBLE WASHING SYTEM!

That's the key to save energy and water... it doesn't matter the duration of the cycles (it isn't up to you to do the wahs, it's up to the washer ))

But either front loading, than top loading (Staber there, or any TL here in Europe), that's the right way to wash I think... remeber the women beating the sheets on the river stones in the past???

Unless than you pretreat any stains before put the clothes in the washer, scouring and beating is the right mechanical action in my honest opinion... My Grandma made the hand wash with water, soap and a brush!!! The whitest white was that! Then she bought the washer in the 1958, but whitest white cycle was never done in less than 2 hours of tumbling!

GoodBye
Diomede

 

[jasonl]

The people that own the Oasis are saying wonderful things about it. If you have too much water, the clothes will float too high and not touch the disk. Too low and they'll get a beating. So apparently, it figures out how much water to use. My guess is when it does those load sensing spins, it's checking how much current it's taking to spin the basket, and that's how it calculates water.