A popular washer brand used in Laundromats is Maytag. Another big name is Whirlpool. Not long ago Maytag and Whirlpool (Maytag is now owned by Whirlpool) started making a new model front load washer based on the Whirlpool Duet, Duet Sport or Duet HT for use in Laundromats and Coin Laundries.
My girlfriend Marisol says a class action lawsuit was filed In April 2009 against Whirpool for their Duet based washers. It is named the "In re: Whirlpool Corp. Front-Loading Washer Products Liability Litigation." She works as an attorney in a large Los Angeles law firm and is always telling me things that she reads that relate to Laundromat issues.
The lawsuit charges that their Duet based front loading washers are defectively designed, and that "the design defects create foul moldy and mildew odors that permeate the washing machines and are unusable in the manner, to the extent to, and for the purpose for which the Whirlpool washing machines were advertised, marketed, and sold." In California the lawsuit cites California Civil Code § 1791(a).
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| Marisol the lawyer |
I'm not sure the problem is a continuing design problem (remember the lawsuits about the Maytag Neptune line of washers) or an unavoidable aspect of front load washers. This will be left up to the attorneys and the judge and jury to decide.
Maytag makes such great washers I just can't believe there is anything that Maytag or Whirlpool would build and sell that would not be a great product. I'm sure that they'll discover a solution even if it's found they did have an initial problem.
I'm sure Maytag/Whirpool will stand behind their wahsers. Marisol told me to add the below disclaimer and never to never blog about anything that isn't true or just my opinion.
In the meantime, you should always leave the lids up on your top load washers and the doors of all your front load washers open when not in use - especially at night. This allows the inside of the washer to dry and provides a secondary benefit of allowing the rubber gasket (prevents water from leaking) to "rest" and expand during the night.
You may have to work with your cleaning staff to have them leave the washer doors open because most attendants (and owners) think the Laundromat looks better when the washer doors are closed.
-The Latina Laudromat Advisor
Maytag makes such great washers I just can't believe there is anything that Maytag or Whirlpool would build and sell that would not be a great product. I'm sure that they'll discover a solution even if it's found they did have an initial problem.
I'm sure Maytag/Whirpool will stand behind their wahsers. Marisol told me to add the below disclaimer and never to never blog about anything that isn't true or just my opinion.
In the meantime, you should always leave the lids up on your top load washers and the doors of all your front load washers open when not in use - especially at night. This allows the inside of the washer to dry and provides a secondary benefit of allowing the rubber gasket (prevents water from leaking) to "rest" and expand during the night.
You may have to work with your cleaning staff to have them leave the washer doors open because most attendants (and owners) think the Laundromat looks better when the washer doors are closed.
-The Latina Laudromat Advisor
"Whirlpool Duet," "Whirlpool Duet Sport," and "Whirlpool Duet HT" are registered trademarks of Whirlpool , USA
I agree. Laundromats do look better with the washer doors closed. However, I like the idea of airing out the washers by leaving them open overnight. Given all of the remote management technology that is out there. Too bad there isn't a button that pops all of them open after closing.
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