[Ann Langenfeld]

I am looking for a new washing machine and I would like to know what the cubic feet is of my old one, so I know the difference is size from my old one to a new one. All the new models state what there cubic feet are, I am unable to find the cubic feet anywhere on my old one.
Thank you,
Ann

[bettyboop]

I'll give you the truth, only salesmen at appliance stores know the cubic ft.
Your roper is either an extra large or a super capcity. the super has allways been known as 20 pound capcity, so is ge's super, kitchen aid, the new maytag's,and Amanas, kenmore,estate,capri. I don't know about frigidare or westinghouse.
Be ware of hypes such as extra capcity "plus" or super capcity "plus
they just add the word "plus" but didn't enlarge the washer, but I'm sure the salesman will try to tell you his is the biggest ever made.Bettyboop

[sooky]

I have exactly the same question, except that I have an old Maytag washer, model LAT9714AAE. I even called Maytag, but they didn't have any information about it.

The reason I wonder is that most of the new washers I'm looking at seem HUGE - the capacity of my old Maytag has been fine, so I'd just like to know what capacity it actually has!

[woodchuck]

Here's a volume calculator that'll make it easy. Do the one for a cylinder.Calculating the Volume of a cylinder

[sooky]

Originally Posted by woodchuck

Here's a volume calculator that'll make it easy. Do the one for a cylinder.

Thanks so much - this is exactly what I need , but where is the link to the calculator?

[sooky]

Maybe I have figured it out - I just used basic algebra - I calculated:
3.14159*R*R*h, pi times radius squared times height of the drum,
minus 3.14159*r*r*h, pi times radius squared of the agitator times height ....
And I got about 3.0 cubic feet (roughly, the radius of the agitator is an estimate because the agitator is flared at the bottom)
I don't know if that's how the appliance manufacturers calculate, though.
If so, I certainly don't need one of the new 4.0 or more cubic feet washers!

[woodchuck]

OPPS! OK the link is there now.

[sooky]

Thanks! That's essentially what I just did, except that I also subtracted the volume of the agitator! (ie, I calculated the volume of the whole tub MINUS the volume of the agitator....)

[sooky]

Originally Posted by sooky

Thanks! That's essentially what I just did, except that I also subtracted the volume of the agitator! (ie, I calculated the volume of the whole tub MINUS the volume of the agitator....)

ok, so here's the real question .... how do I compare the load capacity of my old top loader (calculated at about 3 cubic feet) with the load capacity of the front loader Miele W1215, which is claimed by Miele to be 2.08 cubic feet (and I measured the inside tub and computed it to be 2.09!) The Miele salesman said that even though the computed capacity of the Miele FL is smaller than my current TL, the Miele machine uses a lot less water.

So -- how to compare? Do I computer the volume of the water needed to handle a full load for each machine and subtract that volume from the total cubic feet?

Or what?