W is a colour code, and on the T781W that is all it is. Asko’s 2002 United States Product Guide lists the model as the white SKU of the T781, with the T781SS as its stainless steel counterpart. The suffix does not indicate a different heater, a different drum or a different control; it indicates the panel facing the room, and Asko publishes no decoder that would justify reading more into it.
In practice that means parts for a T781W divide cleanly. Panel, trim and handle items belong to the white SKU; everything behind them is normally common with the stainless version, though that is confirmed against the article number on the plate rather than assumed, because Asko revised machines under one name. No published specification for the T781W was recovered and none is invented. The model is long discontinued and the parts question is settled before work is quoted.
Key Features
- Printed in the SKU table of Asko Inc.'s own United States Product Guide, form 051101-0530, dated 2002
- Listed by Asko as the White SKU
- Finish SKU of the T781; panel and trim parts follow the finish, internals follow the machine
- Published specification detail for this model was not recovered; the serial number plate on the machine is the authority
- Discontinued
Most Common Issues on This Model
The door not latching, so the program stops as soon as it starts
Rumbling or squealing from the drum bearing area
Cycle times creeping up month by month
Controls dead with no display at the start of a program