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How about this fine model...Hand Cranked for exercise. :biggrin:
 

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UPDATE:
OK does anyone want to know what we decided to do? Does anyone care? :tongue:

The unit we had was almost 9 years old. It was a top load with agitator and had worked well for us. There were so many pros and cons with the models we were interested in. All had the same con which was price. Neither of us want to drop $1500 on a set at this time.

So I did a little research online and decided that the water pump was bad and I could easily replace it and they are under $50. I tore into it evening, pulled the pump and found a darn rubber band in the impeller. Pulled it out, hooked it up to the power and it worked fine. Put it all back together and it cost us nothing.

Well now we have a little time to decide what way we want to go when we have to replace the set. :smile-big:
 
a rubber band almost cost you 1k good grief....good for you that you fixed it and don't have to jump into that major purchase keep your eye open during black Friday and you might be able to steal a set
 
That's great Mike, saved $1500 for a few hours work. If you were happy with the old one before you will be even happier now that you have checked out the prices of the new ones.
 
rkimery said:
IPD_Mr said:
Anyone bought a washer and dryer recently? Any good suggestions? Front load, top load, direct drive? Still not over the sticker shock yet. :frown:
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Mike
I sold Appliances for over 15 years at (Sears) retired in October 2010 from retail and on laundry equipment, something made by LG comes to mind, ALL Sears Kenmore front loaders are made by LG, except for two models now. I say Kenmore because they are less that the "LG" named and rate higher in Consumer Reports than the LG named. Front loaders save water(65% plus), electricity (about 75% less than standard), soap, (about 75%) and most importantly clothes. On a normal load of say towels you will have 90% less lint coming out of them in the washer or dryer - no agitator to stretch them...This means that your clothes will last t least 10 times longer than using a conventional washer. They spin around 1200 rpms on cotton cycle (three-four times faster than conventional washers) and the dryer time will about HALF the time. ANY dryer will be more efficient with more water being taken out. Like someone said you need use HE soap ONLY. On a full load on the big units, about 1/4 of a cup (REALLY!) is all that's needed. I say the "big units"...They can now do about 24 pieces, 30x60 bath towels. But you set no water level, it has sensors that tell the need...A heat loss/heat gain sensor that will stop the water from coming in.

Surprisingly THE ONLY front loading washer and dryer set Made in America...? It's BOSCH, same people that make the spark plugs. They are very good in laundry. Made in North Carolina these days. Also the Service Records for LG's and the Bosch sets have the least amount of major service calls in the "expected life time" of the units. This according to Sears Service people that I know.

(Sorry to carry on but if you should need any information Mike just shoot me a PM)

On Refrigeration...Anything made by Whirlpool with a Whirlpool compressor stands out. They are almost always the higher rated refrigeration in Consumer's Reports. They are the quietest of all compressors on the market, any supplier. They are the longest lasting, again according to service techs. People who work on them. One might be surprised that some GE's and a few other refrigerators out there actually are equipped with a Whirlpool compressor! Whirlpool actually own and make Whirlpool, Whirlpool; Gold, Kitchenaid, Tappen, Matag, Roper, Jenn-Air and others.

Wow, I went on and I'm out of selling appliances! Mike - Please PM me sometime if you need any questions answered.
Take care
Randy
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what about the new top-load HE units that don't have agitators?
 
IPD_Mr said:
UPDATE:
OK does anyone want to know what we decided to do? Does anyone care? :tongue:

The unit we had was almost 9 years old. It was a top load with agitator and had worked well for us. There were so many pros and cons with the models we were interested in. All had the same con which was price. Neither of us want to drop $1500 on a set at this time.

So I did a little research online and decided that the water pump was bad and I could easily replace it and they are under $50. I tore into it evening, pulled the pump and found a darn rubber band in the impeller. Pulled it out, hooked it up to the power and it worked fine. Put it all back together and it cost us nothing.

Well now we have a little time to decide what way we want to go when we have to replace the set. :smile-big:
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Good on you Mike.......

Can I have my rubber band back now???
 
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