I used to want an on-premises commercial Speed Queen. (laundromat quality but no coin box) Back in 2002 a front loader was about $1400.
I ended up getting Mom a high efficiency Fisher and Paykel top loader instead. Spiritual ancestor to the Whirlpool Calypso. No belts or gearbox. Just a high efficiency motor, pump and a bunch of valves. Only real problem is when the pump motor dies it pulls too much current and fries the circuit board. Solution to that was an inline fuse on the pump motor. Parts were cheap, repairs were easy. But now the parts are expensive. A $35 pump is now $140. So eventually I'll have to find a new favorite washer. What'll be hard to replace are the top loading dryers that came with them. Nothing is as fast or easy as pulling wet stuff out of the top of the washer and dumping it in the top of the dryer. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
