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Clothes Movement – Infusor vs Agitator
Agitator
Clothes move down the center and up the sides.•
Clothes movement requires suffi cient water to •
“fl oat” the clothes.
Agitator moves the water and the water •
movement moves the clothes.
Water Level Range: 11 – 24 gallons per fi ll.•
Stroke Profi le – Cottons Cycle •
Speed = 80 rpm
Arc Length = ~1.0 revolutions
Infusor
Clothes move up the center and down the sides.•
Clothes movement requires less water than is•
required to “fl oat” the clothes.
Infusor moves the clothes directly. Clothes •
contact with the Infusor moves the clothes
through the water without them having to
fl oat, in turn requiring less water.
Water Level Range: 10-15.5 gallons per fi ll.•
Stroke Profi le – Cottons Cycle •
Speed = 135 rpm
Arc Length = ~ 1.8 revolutions