Copy/paste post about a washer

[Ladd]

My 28 year old Kitchenaid washer stopped spinning about two weeks ago. I ordered the clutch kit for it, but upon getting into the machine to do the repair found numerous other items that were either worn out, broken or almost rusted through. Cost for parts was going to run an additional two or three hundred dollars, and it's not like I know what I'm doing anyway, but that's what YouTube videos are for.

We decided to salute its valiant service and send it to a farm upstate.

After several days of online and in-store research, the choices narrowed down to the Maytag MVWP575GW or the Speed Queen TC5000WN. Decided on the SQ and it arrived yesterday. Between having a mountain of laundry to do and playing with the new toy I spent most of yesterday trying out all the different options. Still have a ways to go before I "grok" the machine, but it's pretty nice.

Bath towels definitely come out with less moisture in them, so they spent a bit less time in the 28 year old dryer.

After washing, I put the towel through the Spin setting seeing if I could get them even less moist, thinking that it would be just spin. I found out that the spin setting is actually an "add water, then spin". No idea if the towels had less moisture in them than before the Spin setting cycle only.

I can't imagine anything I can add that isn't covered by the thorough reviews done by others, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
 

[J5*]

On 4/26/2019 at 12:27 AM, Thirstytech said:

Energy Star = root of all appliance evil 

If it’s anything like down here they have the standard cycle as the one used for the testing so they cheat a little to make it pass 

for example in the wide f&p dishdrawer they fitted a flowmeter which is only used for the standard cycle to meet the water  procedure and they use it on a lower temp setting for reduced electricity use 

 

[Ladd]

Regarding my previous post about running the towels through the Spin cycle to see if they would get dryer than what came out after the Bulky cycle (I think that's what I used the first run):

I note from looking at the 2019 Classic Top Load cycle Matrix (added below) that the Bulky cycle uses the low speed spin, while the Spin cycle (and Normal, Heavy Duty and Perm) uses the high speed spin.

So, next time I due bath towels, I will most likely use the Normal cycle, with either the Normal Fill or the Deep Fill depending on the number of towels.
 

[Lorainfurniture]

@Ladd you posted this exact statement on a different appliance forum, copy and paste.  

[Ladd]

Yes, I did. I have been following both different forums.

 

Edited July 13, 2019 by Ladd

[Ladd]

FWIW:

I just tested the procedure to enable a rapid advance to final spin/drain as noted in a March 2018 Field Bulletin issued by SQ in regards to their TC and TR line of washers. It definitely works with the the new TC5000WN AWN632SP116TW01.

If anyone has not downloaded the bulletin from the Files Download section here, this is what it says:

Home Retail Models Affected: Product Codes TR3 and TR5 (models AWN43R and AWN63R) starting Serial Nos. beginning 1804
These models can now be rapid advanced to the final spin/drain step. For example, when testing a washer you could enter the Rapid Advance Mode after the machine fills and advance to the final spin to drain out the water.

How to Enter Rapid Advance Mode:
1. Press and hold the START/PAUSE button. After about three seconds the current cycle status light will turn off.
2. Continue holding the START/PAUSE button for another 7 - 8 seconds until the SPIN light comes on then release the button.
3. If the lid was unlocked, the LID LOCK light will come on and the lid will lock. Once locked, the machine will start to drain and spin.
4. After the final spin/drain step the control will reset to normal operation.