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Thread Number: 11542
My Frigidaire Modification! |
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| Post# 206722 4/27/2007 at 12:30 (6,209 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Hey guys, here are some photos of my Frigidaire, post-water-level-modification. It's running beautifully and I couldn't be happier. 
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| Post# 206723 , Reply# 1 4/27/2007 at 12:30 (6,209 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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shot 2 
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| Post# 206724 , Reply# 2 4/27/2007 at 12:31 (6,209 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Splash at last 
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| Post# 206725 , Reply# 3 4/27/2007 at 12:32 (6,209 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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final shot 
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| Post# 206726 , Reply# 4 4/27/2007 at 12:33 (6,209 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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One interesting thing I noticed was that the HE detergent gets pretty sudsy with the higher water level. Wonder if there is any real point to using it versus any other low-sudsing detergent if thats that case? | ||
| Post# 206761 , Reply# 5 4/27/2007 at 15:53 (6,208 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin) | ||
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| Post# 206770 , Reply# 6 4/27/2007 at 16:52 (6,208 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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| Post# 206795 , Reply# 8 4/27/2007 at 18:30 (6,208 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin) | ||
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Post# 206800 , Reply# 9 4/27/2007 at 18:53 (6,208 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 206804 , Reply# 10 4/27/2007 at 19:09 (6,208 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 206825 , Reply# 11 4/27/2007 at 21:26 (6,208 days old) by lombardian () | ||
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Does anyone know if the water level can be modified on a kitchenaid ensemble? Its two years old. | ||
| Post# 206831 , Reply# 12 4/27/2007 at 22:27 (6,208 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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If it has a simple pressure switch you should be able to. Where that switch is located....anyone know? | ||
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Post# 206862 , Reply# 14 4/28/2007 at 05:44 (6,208 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Tide HE in all it's forms is very sudsy. In fact using the full suggested dosage is almost certianly to send your machine into suds lock heaven. Did so once and it took many, many, many, many, many, many cycles running the machine empty to get the damn suds out. Gave up on rinsing the laundry in the machine, and dumped the lot into the bath tub. L. | ||
| Post# 206876 , Reply# 15 4/28/2007 at 08:53 (6,208 days old) by drhardee ( Columbia, SC) | ||
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| Post# 206897 , Reply# 17 4/28/2007 at 10:46 (6,208 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Launderess What is your pick for the best low-sudsing formula? | ||
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Post# 207003 , Reply# 18 4/28/2007 at 17:53 (6,207 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Persil P&G Pro-Line Tide "Stain Removal Treatment"* Vintage Wisk "Power Scoop" ultra powder (unscented) * Nabbed a case of Tide SRT, which is marketed by Proctor and Gamble under their "Pro-Line" line for use in commercial laundries such as those found in hotels and cruise ships. The powder is sold as an in wash stain removal treatment for use in "reclaiming" badly stained linens that did not come clean in the inital wash, and or use as a pre-wash/soak. What struck me as odd is the MSDS from P&G's own website says the product is "Tide w Bleach" or "Tide". Tide Proline's website says the product is very concentrated and low sudsing, and can be used in HE machines. Though laundry with high detergent residue and or using too much product can cause excess foaming (sound familar). Customer serivce swore up and down to me on the phone that the product is NOT regular Tide and shouldn't be used as a laundry detergent. Being as the above may have been using 1-2 tablespoons along with some Ecover oxygen bleach and getting outstanding results. Very little to no sudsing in the wash, and VERY clean rinsing. In fact water is usually clear by the third rinse on my Miele. Like all Tide products, there is scent but IMHO not the same as Tide HE, and on the whole rather nice. L. | ||
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Post# 207062 , Reply# 19 4/29/2007 at 04:21 (6,207 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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I'm not here to spoil your fun, but it's actually better to have a lower water level in the main wash. The wash action is cushioned by the higher water level and the suds, so you will not get the full wash action. There should be enough water in the drum to get the clothes saturated but not so much that the clothes drop back into the water. They should fall at the side of the drum, just over the water level. | ||
| Post# 207106 , Reply# 21 4/29/2007 at 11:10 (6,207 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Thats OK guys I agree, stain removal works better with the lower water level as you said. The reason I prefer the higher level is because it has been much more effective for me with odor removal (underarms). And of course, much more fun to watch :) | ||
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Post# 207182 , Reply# 22 4/29/2007 at 18:23 (6,206 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 207215 , Reply# 23 4/29/2007 at 19:25 (6,206 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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Gracias! Down here, the heat and humidity are no joke. I will check that out! | ||
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Post# 207249 , Reply# 24 4/29/2007 at 21:32 (6,206 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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