A GE machine I think?
Would this be a new version of the mini tub?
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this goes back to a Hotpoint I believe....where you could wash two loads at the same time....
oddly enough, you could bleach whites in one load, and darks in another....without mixing the waters together...
I could see this coming in handy at times......
I know I use my mini-basket a lot more than I anticipated.....once you start, you find many uses....
oddly enough, you could bleach whites in one load, and darks in another....without mixing the waters together...
I could see this coming in handy at times......
I know I use my mini-basket a lot more than I anticipated.....once you start, you find many uses....
Looks very much like Hotpoint's DuoTub. Very interesting.
Nah, this is a Brastemp. (Whirlpool)
It was released in Brazil 1 or 2 years ago.
The idea didn't work very well. I'm not sure if it's still on the market or not.
It was released in Brazil 1 or 2 years ago.
The idea didn't work very well. I'm not sure if it's still on the market or not.
Thank you for clarifying its Hotpoint not GE
But yes I did mean the mini basket not tub lol
I guess its what LG are simulating with that mini washer under the FL...?
Yes I do often wonder why Brastemp and not just Whirlpool is it copyright or something?
Yogi I would assume the bleaching would be done in the main tub as surely when it span it would bleach your darks?
But yes I did mean the mini basket not tub lol
I guess its what LG are simulating with that mini washer under the FL...?
Yes I do often wonder why Brastemp and not just Whirlpool is it copyright or something?
Yogi I would assume the bleaching would be done in the main tub as surely when it span it would bleach your darks?
I, and presumably Yogi, didn't mean the machine is a Hotpoint. It clearly is labeled as Brastemp and we know that's part of Whirlpool. The design of the mimi tub, however, very much favors the *design* of Hotpoint's DuoTub, IMO.
The DuoTub kept the water for both tubs completely separated at all times so one of the two loads could be bleached without affecting the other. English-translation YouTube subtitles clearly are not much accurate but the fellow said the machine senses that the top tub is filled when it overflows, presumably into the main tub, so mixing of water apparently does occur on this Brastemp design.
Yep it mixes SOME water.
THey don't recommend bleaching in the mini basket if colors are in the bottom.
There's also a catch... You can use the mini basket ONLY with the washer on minimum level.
Why Brastemp and not Whirlpool. THat's simple. In Brazil the Brand Brastemp is present for Many decades.
In 1990 Brastemp made the best tv commercials in history (it's not me saying, they were awarded by probably ALL marketing organizations) That campaign worked so impressively well that until today, 30 years later, people use the slogan "Well, it's not exactly like a Brastemp but..." to refer to something not so good. Example: "Hey, How's your coffee? Well, it's not exactly like a Brastemp but..."
When Whirlpool bought Brastemp, it wouldn't make any sense to get rid of a brand so traditional and known and spend millions, billions, zillions, gigazillions to make the Whirlpool brand famous.
Also, for BR Portuguese native speakers that can't speak English, the pronunciation of "Whirlpool" is a disaster. Actually I think they regret they changed the company name from Multibras S.A. to Whirlpool Do Brasil S.A.. People now refer to Whirlpool as "W-P" simply because they can't say Whirlpool without making a knot on their tongues.
Now if the question is Why Brastemp (There in Brazil) and not Whirlpool (Here in the USA) THat's simple to answer.
In Brazil we can still make washers that use water. Our top load washer fill to the very top (like half inch before overflowing) when on maximum level.
If Whirlpool dare to release the same washer here in the USA, in a matter of hours the D.O.E. Eco-nazis would arrest all Whirlpool employees and send them to Auschwitz.
That's why the Brastemp Duet and Electrolux Ecoturbo (Frigidaire Affinity) had the water level almost halfway up for rinses. Brastemp Vantage (also made here in the USA) used 13x more water than a Whirlpool Vantage.
By the way: Brastemp still uses the World Washer platform for almost everything. This washer that has a mini basket is actually a giant Whirlpool World Washer.
THey don't recommend bleaching in the mini basket if colors are in the bottom.
There's also a catch... You can use the mini basket ONLY with the washer on minimum level.
Why Brastemp and not Whirlpool. THat's simple. In Brazil the Brand Brastemp is present for Many decades.
In 1990 Brastemp made the best tv commercials in history (it's not me saying, they were awarded by probably ALL marketing organizations) That campaign worked so impressively well that until today, 30 years later, people use the slogan "Well, it's not exactly like a Brastemp but..." to refer to something not so good. Example: "Hey, How's your coffee? Well, it's not exactly like a Brastemp but..."
When Whirlpool bought Brastemp, it wouldn't make any sense to get rid of a brand so traditional and known and spend millions, billions, zillions, gigazillions to make the Whirlpool brand famous.
Also, for BR Portuguese native speakers that can't speak English, the pronunciation of "Whirlpool" is a disaster. Actually I think they regret they changed the company name from Multibras S.A. to Whirlpool Do Brasil S.A.. People now refer to Whirlpool as "W-P" simply because they can't say Whirlpool without making a knot on their tongues.
Now if the question is Why Brastemp (There in Brazil) and not Whirlpool (Here in the USA) THat's simple to answer.
In Brazil we can still make washers that use water. Our top load washer fill to the very top (like half inch before overflowing) when on maximum level.
If Whirlpool dare to release the same washer here in the USA, in a matter of hours the D.O.E. Eco-nazis would arrest all Whirlpool employees and send them to Auschwitz.
That's why the Brastemp Duet and Electrolux Ecoturbo (Frigidaire Affinity) had the water level almost halfway up for rinses. Brastemp Vantage (also made here in the USA) used 13x more water than a Whirlpool Vantage.
By the way: Brastemp still uses the World Washer platform for almost everything. This washer that has a mini basket is actually a giant Whirlpool World Washer.
Thanks for all the replies...
Its most interesting the ideas the manufacturers have to sell more machines.
So if you can only use it on the smallest load setting why bother with the separate tub ? You may as well do 2 small loads in the main washer with no fear of getting bleach on anything!
Its most interesting the ideas the manufacturers have to sell more machines.
So if you can only use it on the smallest load setting why bother with the separate tub ? You may as well do 2 small loads in the main washer with no fear of getting bleach on anything!
Neat to see more of these machines available, perhaps in the US...
The old Hotpoint that did this, I read about (have the CONSUMER REPORTS it’s in) but surely in real life never saw...
— Dave
The old Hotpoint that did this, I read about (have the CONSUMER REPORTS it’s in) but surely in real life never saw...
— Dave
