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Post# 275027 4/14/2008 at 03:49 (5,849 days old) by dadoes  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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I washed this load in my Calypso last night. Normal cycle, with extra rinse. Note: That does not mean a sum-total of two rinses, Calypsos run multiple rinses / water changes. Drained it into my KA toploader for a visualization of how much water the Calypso takes for a complete cycle. I'll post a pic of the KA in a day or so. Until then, anyone care to guess how full did the KA get? The load is shown fresh out of the Calypso, not yet dried. 
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| Post# 275033 , Reply# 1 4/14/2008 at 05:33 (5,848 days old) by jaytag (Atlanta) | ||
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How Much? I have a Calypso, just wondering what the "savings" are. | ||
| Post# 275038 , Reply# 2 4/14/2008 at 06:07 (5,848 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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extra rinse? I'm guessing about 30 gallons. I don't normally use the extra rinse option, but I have been curious on how much mine uses. | ||
| Post# 275048 , Reply# 3 4/14/2008 at 08:07 (5,848 days old) by brent-aucoin () | ||
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My guess would be around 15 gallons. Brent | ||
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Post# 275051 , Reply# 4 4/14/2008 at 08:40 (5,848 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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How Much Water... | ||
| Post# 275120 , Reply# 5 4/14/2008 at 19:09 (5,848 days old) by jaytag (Atlanta) | ||
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Good Point with Extra Rinse I always use extra rinse, sometimes they come out stiff like it didnt get all the soap out. I even use only HE soaps. I thought it was to use 11 gals or less. | ||
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Post# 275186 , Reply# 6 4/15/2008 at 04:19 (5,848 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Not much interest in Calypsos. First, here's a view of the dried load in my F&P. It's an average/medium-size load, and would be about the same in the KA. The KA fills to about half-full on its lowest water level, so I'd probably select a level a few notches higher than Ex Small on the variable water level. 
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Post# 275187 , Reply# 7 4/15/2008 at 04:25 (5,848 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Surprisingly, the KA got filled to the brim of the basket. More than expected, eh? Doesn't seem to be very much less water than the KA would use for two appropriate-size fills and a couple sprays. The great majority of Calypso water use is for rinsing. If I'm counting correctly, there were five rinses and a final spin-spray. I'd guess that eliminating the extra rinse would cut it to a little less than the normal high level of the KA. The collected water is quite soapy/sudsy, but the final rinse IN the Calypso was clear. I used powdered Fab, 4 oz. (maybe too much but my water is moderately hard), with 1.5 oz. of oxybooster. There were no suds visible in the Calypso wash. 
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Post# 275218 , Reply# 9 4/15/2008 at 10:15 (5,847 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I love these kinds of experiments. Now that you mention the topic, I don't believe the Calypso machines ranked as high as FL'ers for water usage in Consumer Reports. In fact, I don't think most of the new impeller-based TL'ers score anywhere near as well as the newer FLer's in that regard. You just don't get this kind of real-world information anywhere but from the good people at AW. Thanks for taking time to do this, Glenn. | ||
| Post# 275289 , Reply# 13 4/15/2008 at 16:22 (5,847 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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Oh yeah, I used Liquid Gain up the the "3" line in the cap. 1/2 cup bleach and about two tablespoons of Gain softner. | ||
| Post# 275290 , Reply# 14 4/15/2008 at 16:23 (5,847 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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one more time The Gain was HE. | ||
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