New Washer Needed; Commercial Grade
 

I need to get a front loading washer for my home and have decided I
want a commercial quality unit. These are better made, have better
warranties and will no doubt last longer for my needs. Can anyone
recommend a brand? I know of Ipso. Do the usual suspects like
Whirlpool, etc. make good commercial machines?

Thanks very much.

New Washer Needed; Commercial Grade
 

On Feb 3, 10:23 pm, wrote:
I need to get a front loading washer for my home and have decided I
want a commercial quality unit. These are better made, have better
warranties and will no doubt last longer for my needs. Can anyone
recommend a brand? I know of Ipso. Do the usual suspects like
Whirlpool, etc. make good commercial machines?

Thanks very much.



I can't really recommend a particular brand but I can tell you with
some confidence to stay away from Maytag front loaders.
They have had some real problems with their machines over the last
several years.

I would check Consumer Reports.

New Washer Needed; Commercial Grade
 

New Washer Needed; Commercial Grade
 

wrote in message
oups.com...
On Feb 3, 10:23 pm, wrote:
I need to get a front loading washer for my home and have decided I
want a commercial quality unit.

I can't really recommend a particular brand but I can tell you with
some confidence to stay away from Maytag front loaders.
They have had some real problems with their machines over the last
several years.

I would check Consumer Reports.

CR does not test commercial equipment. The Maytag front loader problems were
with consumer products, not commercial. Huge difference.

New Washer Needed; Commercial Grade
 

By front load do you mean low water use Energy Star, any real commercial
unit is better our Maytags lasted 30+ and had commercial use.

New Washer Needed; Commercial Grade
 

On 3 Feb 2007 19:23:12 -0800, wrote:

I need to get a front loading washer for my home and have decided I
want a commercial quality unit. These are better made, have better
warranties and will no doubt last longer for my needs. Can anyone
recommend a brand? I know of Ipso. Do the usual suspects like
Whirlpool, etc. make good commercial machines?

Thanks very much.

The commercial ones that have impressed me the most were made by Speen
Queen. They were/are the standard of the industy for laundromats.
However, they don't sell to individuals unless you can find a friendly
distributer who will make an exception.

Doug

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Charlie Morgan wrote:
On 3 Feb 2007 19:23:12 -0800, wrote:

I need to get a front loading washer for my home and have decided I
want a commercial quality unit.

What makes you think you need a front loading machine... ?

Can't speak for the OP, but a front loader uses less water, and it
doesn't have an agitator, which tends to damage clothes.

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I second the vote for the F&P. I've had mine 5 years (it's my 2nd one, sold
the first with the first home) and it's great. Less wear & tear and a very
smart washer. It holds a lot of clothes, too. The top load makes it very
easy to use. I was ready to get a front loader when I got my first one.
I'm glad I didn't. Energy Star compliant, too.

PoD



"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:27:10 GMT, mtco wrote:

Charlie Morgan wrote:
On 3 Feb 2007 19:23:12 -0800, wrote:

I need to get a front loading washer for my home and have decided I
want a commercial quality unit.

What makes you think you need a front loading machine... ?

Can't speak for the OP, but a front loader uses less water, and it
doesn't have an agitator, which tends to damage clothes.

There are good alternatives for about half the cost, and they don't
require any
special (expensive) detergents, either.

I was about to buy a traditional washer a few years ago and someone told
me to
check out Fisher & Paykel. I bought one and it has been terrific. Does
everything a front loader does, and uses a direct drive, so there isn't
even a
transmission to fail. Spin dry cycle is at 1100 rpm so the clothes are
almost
dry before you put them in the dryer. That means I run the dryer for a
much
shorter period. Saves a lot of energy there, too. I paid about $600.

http://www.us-appliance.com/fisherpaykel1.html

CWM

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Doug wrote:

The commercial ones that have impressed me the most were made by Speen
Queen. They were/are the standard of the industy for laundromats.
However, they don't sell to individuals unless you can find a friendly
distributer who will make an exception.

I've had no problem buying Speed Queen commercial machines from the
distributor. Drive up, pay with a credit card, take the machine with
you. A lot easier than buying from Sears or other big box retailer where
they usually don't stock anything.

"http://www.pwslaundry.com/" is where I get mine from. They never asked
me why I wanted them, and they don't care. I could have truthfully told
them that they were for a rental property, at least the first time I
bought some.

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http://www.us-appliance.com/lgalwaco.html

I wonder how well the combo units work, no moving stuff from washer to
dryer:)

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wrote:
http://www.us-appliance.com/lgalwaco.html

I wonder how well the combo units work, no moving stuff from washer to
dryer:)

Not all that well. Look at the specs on the XL model. You can't dry
(11#) as much as you can wash (22#).

Since you typically will do loads serially, with one load washing and
the previous load drying, it'll take about twice as long to do multiple
loads. And of course these units cost much more than a separate washer
and dryer.