Award-Winning GE Profile Harmony™ Clothes Care System Just Got SmarterWe're talking BIG... BIG capacity. BIG dependability. BIG savings. LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- The highly acclaimed GE Profile Harmony Clothes Care System offers more features to make laundry easier and more efficient. While the Harmony system continues to be the fastest premium dryer on the market, consumers will enjoy several added benefits. The first clothes care system with washer-to-dryer communication just got smarter. Harmony now features a CleanSpeak™ system, meaning it contains both English and Spanish options on the LCD washer and dryer touch screens. "GE is proactively responding to changing U.S. demographics," said Jennifer Mintman, general manager of cleaning products, GE Consumer & Industrial. "According to the 2002 Census, 13.3 percent of the U.S. population is Hispanic." Additional touch screen options include a "Washer-Recommended Cycle" for quick recall of settings for the just-washed load. Whites stay white and bright thanks to a HydroHeater™ internal water heater. The heater increases water temperature to improve wash performance of particularly tough stains on loads like white cottons. Stain Inspector™, the most comprehensive stain-removal system on the market1 also got smarter. The Harmony washer easily and effectively treats more than 80 stains2, optimizing wash cycles based on stain type, fabric and garment color, taking the guesswork out of treating stains.
King-Size Capacity and One-Touch Programming Make Laundry Faster, Life Easier Harmony's washer delivers frontload wash performance with top load convenience. Instead of an agitator, an innovative HydroWash™ system gently and thoroughly cleans clothes so they look newer longer. Using centrifugal force, the centrifusion wash action gently pulls detergent solution throughout the clothing, and a rotating basket and infuser provide gentle cleaning action resulting in less wear and tear on fabrics. This ENERGY STAR®-qualified washer is in harmony with the environment, too. Water levels are matched to load size, resulting in water and energy savings. Harmony uses up to 42% less water than a traditional topload machine which results in a 90% improvement of the energy factor5. Plus, it meets 2007 energy standards. The HydroWash system uses as little as 17 gallons of water for a small load and an average of 24 gallons for an average-sized load6. The new Harmony washer also meets the criteria to earn the Consortium for Energy Efficiency 3A Tier rating, one of the highest efficiency ratings possible. GE Profile and GE® washers are "America's Most Dependable Washers!" GE Profile and GE washers have the lowest repair frequency among leading brands purchased since 2001, according to an independent national survey of consumers who purchased a leading brand washer from 2001-2004. The LCD touch screens make it easy for anyone in the family to do the laundry. The washer communicates electronically with the dryer, which then presets dry cycles for better clothes care, increased time savings and greater convenience. Users simply select a wash cycle based on how their laundry is sorted and press "Start." At the end of the wash cycle, the washer communicates information about the wash load electronically to the dryer, helping eliminate the guesswork in the laundry room. The fastest premium dryer you can buy, Harmony's dryer features the DuoDry™ system, which quickly and consistently dries all types of clothes. The system uses two motors -- an industry first -- to maintain proper airflow and control tumbling action to ensure fast, even drying. Two electronic moisture sensors and two thermistors help prevent under or over drying. An adaptive cool down phase at the end of the dry cycle tumbles clothes with cool air to reduce wrinkling. The dryer delivers outstanding performance whether the venting system is very short or up to 150 feet long of equivalent ducting.
Appearance is more important than ever when it comes to choosing a washer and dryer. Consumers can view clothes during the cleaning process, without opening the lid or stopping the wash cycle, with the see-through HydroView™ tempered glass lid, which matches the reversible king-sized glass dryer door. Additionally, this attractive high-end laundry pair includes curved, interchangeable control panels and is available in dark platinum or white. The estimated retail price range of the GE Profile Harmony laundry pair (washer model WPGT9360E and dryer model DPGT750EC or DPGT750GC) is $1948-$2098.
Notes: GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than 100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies and "ecomagination," a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmental challenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and control. General Electric (NYSE: GE) brings imagination to work, selling products under the Monogram®, Profile™ GE®, Hotpoint®, SmartWater™ Reveal®, Edison™ and Energy Smart™ consumer brands, and Entellisys™ industrial brand. For more information, consumers may visit www.ge.com.
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