On 03/27/2016 11:16 PM, Dave Cole wrote: > > Whirlpool makes most of the washers and dryers sold in the US that are > clearly not German or Korean, etc. > If Sears goes bye bye you should still be able to buy parts elsewhere. Yes, these are Whirlpool-made. Many of the frequently-needed parts are available on eBay or Amazon, and sometimes amazingly cheap. > I have heard that the Bosch, Samsungs, and LGs are nice. I'd look hard > at Bosch if you are willing to spend the $$. Hell, this super-duper washer was listed at $1000, we got it as a close-out for $900. I'm sure it has paid for itself, as our city water has gotten quite expensive. > I helped my father in law buy a Maytag washer a couple of years ago. > The stupid machine has more safety interlocks than should be allowed by > law! > Once you start a cycle, the first thing it does is lock the lid. Think > about that. Its a problem! The only way you can open the lid is to > cancel the cycle. No, ours has a pause button. Press once, it will stop and unlock the lid, press twice to cancel the cycle. It may take 10 seconds to unlock if the motor was running. > If I had one I would defeat the lid interlock almost immediately. > > With it spinning at 1200 RPM, I would not want to defeat the interlock. Since the lid is counterbalanced, it would start flapping without the lock.
(There is a secret unlock trick, I think you stick a knife in a certain spot and it can open it if the lock were to jam. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. Click to learn more. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785471&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
