Fagor 24-Inch Washer/Dryer Combination with 16 Program Settings/13-Pound

 

Fagor 24-Inch Washer/Dryer Combination with 16 Program Settings/13-Pound Capacity

 

Client Critiques

I replaced a stacked GE Spacemaker laundry center with a Fagor FAS-3612 after the town cited me for improper venting. As I am moving shortly and either selling or renting, I wasn't interested in undertaking substantial remodeling to meet code. Luckily, the Fagor became attainable about the time I began my search. I ordered it from AJ Madison and was satisfied with them.
There was an current 240V circuit for the old unit that figured heavily in my buying selection. Most of the new combination units run on 120V, which seems wimpy offered the physics involved in washing and drying clothes. The Fagor needs a 240V NEMA 6-15R receptacle and draws ten amps. If not for the modest modifications to the existing wiring, specifically if I only had 120V, I would have gone with an LG.
Installation
The machine heats its personal water and needs just a cold water hookup, so I capped off the hot. The included hose leaked like a sieve from the connector no matter how hard I tightened it. I reused a Watts anti-flood hose. Installation was otherwise uneventful.
A mounting bolt cover on the back of the machine was broken on arrival. It's hidden, so no big deal.
My only other note is the machine fits in approximately the exact same footprint as the GE but is half the height. The old machine hid all kinds of nastiness behind it. Considering that it really is in finished space, I am attempting to get it presentable. The door opening is rather low the best of the machine is counter height and can be removed to mount under a counter.
Washing
The Fagor washes pretty properly and has a lot of attributes, also several to list. Mainly because it has no agitator, it holds markedly extra than the GE. I did not appreciate this till I washed bedding.
There are no settings for temperature and water level, per se. Rather, you select a plan from a dial and then modify it as you have to have. The plan is a template that works like a Chinese restaurant menu: five gets you a regular 140ºF wash push some buttons to get an intensive wash, hassle-free iron, additional rinse, and so on. I've settled on one particular setting for whites and an additional for colors. It will heat up to 194°F should certainly the desire arise.
Detergent goes in a single of 3 troughs based on whether or not it's pre-wash, wash, or fabric softener. The manual says you require an optional accessory to use liquid detergent but tech support disputed that and I've utilised liquid due to the fact.
The manufacturer recommends a mixture of modest and sizeable items. I had one particular incident exactly where the machine could not balance the load, but then washed identical loads a number of occasions following with no trouble. It goes via its organization unobtrusively, except when it spins up like a turbine to dry. It has a clear door and I like watching it perform.
Total cycle time, like "drying," ranges among 1:10 and 1:30. There is no require to transfer clothes from washer to dryer considering that it all takes place in the very same drum, but there is also no way to wash a single load while drying a different.
Drying
This is in no way, shape, or type a dryer. The finest I can call it is a water extractor, or high-tech wringer that spins clothes at 1200 RPM. The clothes come out damp, albeit markedly dryer than from a traditional washing machine. This is just how this type of machine functions. Immediately after the town cited me, I was forced to use a clothes rack and hoped to be rid of it. Oh nicely. In response to my inquiry, the manufacturer advised me not to overload the drum. No question that smaller loads dry superior. Anyhow, I've had the machine a couple of months as of this writing and have gotten applied to it. You must be in a position to hang factors in your closet straight from the Fagor, with every thing else going on a rack. Panasonic's NA-VR1000 is a comparable unit but with an effective heat pump dryer. If it ever comes stateside and isn't exorbitant, the Fagor may be a difficult sell.
One feature I use generally is delayed drying. The machine runs the wash cycle and soaks the clothes till you push a button to commence the ten-minute drying cycle.
Other comments
Maintenance is fussy. You are supposed to leave the door open a though right after you are accomplished so the machine can dry out. My primary complaint is a lint filter at the bottom of the machine, which demands periodic cleaning. Once you open it you will have water spewing as if from a garden hose. The manual suggests catching it with a plate, but there is no clearance between the filter and the floor. Not positive what they had been thinking.
These mixture units are markedly much more efficient and sophisticated than the old-style stacked ones, like comparing a '79 Ford and '10 BMW. I like the controls and display. Electric usage is pegged at 115 KWH per year and water usage is also light. Downside is the old units have a beneficial track record and the new ones will have to establish themselves. I know that front-loaders are usually much less trustworthy.
Overall
The acid test is regardless of whether I'd shop for it once again? The answer is, yes.

I just like this machine it is the very best decide to buy in a machine I have invested in. Now I can wash and dry my clothes whenever...
I have heard some persons say it doesn't dry I say...cease becoming lazy. If you open the hatch as soon as it allows you to from its security function... and leave it open till the clothes are cooled off adequate to take out of the dryer (considering that yes they get scalding hot!)then they will most certainly be dry typically I don't even do that and they are dry it just depends how a large number of clothes you put in. If you put the complete weight limit I would say try and leave the hatch open for ten-15 min and you should certainly be fine or run it one significantly more time on dry for 20 min and you really should be superior.
The only point I did not like was the truth that the plug is so awkward and it took a lot just to convince my uncle (my landlord) to switch the only 220v outlet I had in the home to the plug I required which thankfully was in the kitchen but unfortunately meant I could not use my stove. Also if I ever move how in the planet will I be able to get my unit hooked up? THAT plug is where the headache lies...
I have even washed my bed covers in there but I don't know how it would have come out if the cover was heavier...hmmm...But I think that my cover is a comforter its just the outside of the material is silky to the touch sort of. This unit is far more than worth shopping for some low-priced washer and dryer on craigslist and having to do the laundry in a dark creepy basement.

Item Description

Color Name: White
Fagor's FAS3612 White Washer-Dryer Combination units feature the positive aspects of two appliances in one space saving unit. These sensible front loading units perfectly accommodate apartments and little spaces with impressive outcomes. Countless excellent function to this unit contains: variable Spin speed up to 1200 rpm, Turbo-Time, interactive LCD, and 180 Degree door opening.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 23.2 x 33.5 inches ; 225 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 172 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B004F9Q9E8
• Item model number: 905113228
  

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