... Mueller is waiting for the UL certificate to start selling their products in the US and Canada.
Maybe even this year they will get clearance to sell their products over there, then I want to see the fight. Their products are very dependable, they still making them to last for many and many years (considering a standard "toss n'go" dumb user) and as cheap as a chinese crap.
I just don't know how will they get their perfect rinsing on front loaders with the ridiculous "2 tablespoons of water" american standards but anyway, why spend 2 thousand dollars on a front loader that can't rinse well if people can pay 500 dollars for a front loader that will last at least 3 times more and will never have mold or smell issues?
I'm not sure, but following the theory of the obvious, the first product to be launched in the U.S. is the spin dryer. After that the static clothes dryer (drying cabinet) because it's too cheap and excellent for some specific uses (like drying shoes and items that can't be tumbled), then the front loader washers and washer/dryer.
Not sure if there should be any market for the semi-automatic washers because of the american habits. But it could be a great idea to wash using lots of water and at the same time reuse it and save water and detergent. (Ok, among us of course it would be nice, but i'm talking about the standard consumers).By the way, the definition o semi automatic in Brazil is much different. here semi automatic means the machine has only a countdown timer to shut it off, like a kitchen timer. The machine doesn't spin at all, to fill it the user must open the tap and manually close it after reaching the desired water level and they a gravity drain. Almost like a Maytag wringer, without the wringer and the pump.