Combination Showdown (sound)

[Applause] he [Music] this is a story about the conquest of space no not the wild blue yonder kind of space but a space only 26 and 3/4 in wide where today a regular stage Appliance a filco duomatic combination washer dryer washes and dries the complete laundry all in one automatic continuous operation here's the filco duomatic in full dress it took a half million dollars of tooling just to produce this cabinet alone and underneath the efficient rugged chassis and Machinery that makes a simple two-minute job out of Grandma's backbreaking Blue Monday wash day it's like a magic laundry hamper a housewife tosses in dirty clothes and leaves when she gets back she has clean clothes all washed and dyed only filco makes the duomatic but isil FCO the only manufacturer of combinations well no because in just the past couple of years fco's success has prompted practically every washer manufacturer to take a crack at making combination washer dryers as good as filos if they were we wouldn't be telling the story let's make some comparisons beginning with space a filco duomatic fits here of course and it's counter but this one won't too wide too high short on countertop try this one nope it won't do either we're not going to get this one in either whoops what's this a bargain if you buy combinations by the acre nice countertop space too if you use a step ladder I hope you notice we aren't mentioning names either of them uhoh this one does fit about the size of a duomatic combination not bad looking either so why show it well size is important but performance is even more so let's make some comparisons this big shag rug should stir up some action soaking wet it's 32 lb which means an awful lot of unbalanced weight in the spin cycle in the filco duomatic it washes gets three rinses and spin dries at a whirling 560 Revolution per minute before final drying remember this filco is not boled down under the cabinet philco's exclusive suspension system absorbs the bouncing and pulling of any off-balance load no strain no jumping no jolts or jars to cause breakdowns now to that other compact model same shag rug much lower spin speed but no suspension here obviously something has to be done about this oh yes secure stay cups to floor with a number 14 by 1 and a/4 in counter sunk head wood screw well that puts all the shock in the working parts maybe this one will do the job no the off-balance cut off switch stopped it or this one nope cut off switch again maybe the sheer size of this one will hm that old cut off switch again and one more with a cut off switch same old story here's what's happening the load starts to spin but without filo's suspension system it throws the machine around so the switch stops everything to prevent damage it goes back to Tumble and tries again but the same results we saved this one to last because it will spin the shag rug in its own way but that that brings up the next Point only filo's highspeed spin really takes the water out here's the machine that did not cut off now it's at the end of spin dry and with one of those cut off switch jobs but even if these didn't cut off you wouldn't get a properly spun dry laundry man the lifeboats watch this because we're Mighty proud of it we'll get the engineer to attach a tachometer so we can check the spin dry speed read it for yourself you can't get much spin drying done at a speed like that and you can't spin faster with no suspension and this one's only hitting 195 revolutions per minute that'll leave quarts of water in the clothes so what do you do in the final dry cycle this special heat gauge will show you you have to slowly bake the water out at temperatures as high as 250° know what this could do to synthetics but let's get back to checking speeds 290 here this one gets up to 220 only 205 RPMs for this one that's the big story not a single combination washer dryer actually spin dries excepting FCO the fastest speed so far is only 290 but watch this you have to put your tachometer on the highp speed scale because philco's duomatic hits a whirling 560 RPMs it's the only combination that can be used as a washer alone because it's the only one that really spin dries clothes even the internal revenue department couldn't squeeze anything out after spin drying in a filco duomatic combination washer dryer so final drying Heats are low and safe and drying is fast While others have to provide drying times as long as 3 hours but will fco's high RPMs harm close not a chance because filco has the exclusive Rhythm spin it picks up speed then Coast picks up speed then coast and so on free Waters taken away clothes are gently placed in spin dry position ready for the high-speed spin it's a little like second gear in your car no stretch no tear no damage and nobody else has filed Co Rhythm spin or 560 RPMs it's the safest even for the most delicate washables safe and thorough we could tell you which laundry was spun dry in a filco but draw your own conclusions but we've been working hard so let's relax and talk about beauty uh the beauty on the right is the one I mean fco's control panel beautiful full width light to brighten the the porcelain work surface that matches counter height and easy to use dials she setting for a filco exclusive automatic power soap it uses either warm or cold water because hot water sets some stains lots of folks don't need this service often but it's mighty handy if you're doing diapers greasy clothes and so on it's a separate exclusive filco service now to start washing and drying first select any wash time you want that gives tumble washing three full rinses and spin drying then set dry time remembering many loads wash and dry in as little as an hour total in a duomatic take your choice of wash waterer hot warm or cold set rinse temperatures warm or cold set the filco water saber for the size load this can save up to 25% on water although even the full treatment uses at least 10 gallons less than a separate agitator washer if you bleach hilo's exclusive Delayed Action bleach injector adds it just 4 minutes before the end of the wash cycle this is important because added any sooner the bleach would kill the brightening agents of detergents or set the injector to add rinse conditioner during the last deep rinse wonderful for synthetic fabrics and diapers now choose drying temperatures super fast or the DuPont approved wrinkle-free wash and wear setting but all all filco drying Heats are safe for anything that can be washed there's even a special air fluff setting for fluffing pillows curtains and so on now she's using another filco exclusive the detergent door on top add powder or liquid detergent starch water softener any wash tape product you wish every filco duomatic has it and nobody else has the whole laundry job close in to close out only takes just 2 minutes of a housewife's Time 2 minutes a full wash day for the lady with a hey take that hat off you may be finished but we're not more comparisons there's Suds level to be considered just look through the port hole door of a fil Co but here it's practically ridiculous a sge level indicator hidden way down with the Machinery or talk about washability they're all pretty good because they're all tumble action but even here filco has the edge you know how clothes tend to Ball Up and Hold dirt and water well filco has a system of high low baffles to keep clothes spread out and separated then twoo filco uses the right amount of water in the right places at the right time plenty of tumble action for washing clothes lifting and dropping and three thorough rinses but in this non filco there's not even a water level water recirculates all the time getting cooler closed just get sprayed which is curious since it's dropping into sudsy water that makes tumble action so efficient service that's another important Point first FCO duomatic combinations have 25% fewer working parts than a separate washer and dryer all far heavier and sturdier like this transmission but if you do need service you don't have to move a filco duomatic most everything's in reach behind this service door that includes this pump protector that catches things like safety pins keeps them from getting in drains and pumps you can empty that yourself the pump solenoids transmission and motor are all here in Easy reach a couple of bolts put every wire connection control at the serviceman's fingertips and for complete access the top slides off service problem not a filco duomat combination and installation take your choice filco can go in the kitchen the bathroom the laundry the hall it fits any place a washer will and requires no more Plumbing than a washer alone yes in the past year or so lots of combination washer dryers have come on the market all with some good features of course but not one has the features of a filco a filco is the washing dryest is the fastest most compact and convenient most serviceable sturdiest most Dependable why because behind the port hole door of your filco combination is the one thing nobody can equal years and years over seven years of experience filco knows from experience how to build top performance and utmost dependability into a combination washer dryer other prices well they get pretty spectacular to say the least but a filco combination costs as little as $329.95 every model has filo's dependability automaticity and high-speed spin from the lowest cost combination ever built to the flagship of the filco line well that's it we've compared them all and now you know why we say the Smart Buy in a combination washer dryer is backed by quality first from filco