I finally have my set now whats next? lol Is this right...

Yes, I am afraid. The Whirlpool/Maytag washer clean cycle is an entertainment show all it's own.

My 5000 Series Steam Washer begins by doing a quick sensing then adds a little hot water and runs about a minute of tumbling while it tries to detect if you have left anything in the drum. Then it does a partial drain, and begins slowly turning the drum as it steams for about 15 minutes. Then the real fun begins. . . The machine fills to just above the seal about an inch up on the window and then does a few flip/flops like a standard wash cycle and all the sudden it goes into what is about a slow spin and flings the water completely around the drum. You have water splashing and swirling around the door,over the glass with lots of bubbles and splashes. It will then stop and do a few more reverse tumbles and then spin in the opposite direction for a while flinging the water the opposite direction.
There are three water changes to clean out all the chemicals be it Affresh, Tang, or Bleach. Then you pop the door open, dry the seal and door, open the dispenser compartment and everything is fresh and clean.

If you feel the need to interrupt this cycle, like why would you; The door will not immediately unlock. Because it is running on sanatize temperatures, it will drain the super hot water then do two quick fill and drains to flush the chemicals. If interrupted it will not reset the reminder.

I have used this cycle twice since I got my machines in September. Once with Affresh and once with Tide Washer cleaner. Pros and cons;

Tide is very strongly sented, but it's a powder and can be added to the dispenser drawer. I wait and add about a quarter at first then the rest after it does it's first sensing fill. This way everything isn't flushed down the drain in the first minute of the cycle.

Affresh is a puck, hence it bangs for about 15 or 20 minutes while the machine is steaming. You can't put it in the dispenser because it won't fully disolve, and you have to add it at the start of the cycle as the door won't unlock until the cycle is finsished, or you abort. However, Affresh has a light(er) citris sent and leave the machine with a orange fresh smell when finished.


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Post# 414212 2/10/2010 at 13:13 (5,182 days old) by catalystboy ()
Checkrate/Likes I finally have my set He5 steam washer and dryer. Whats next? Is this right anyone out here feel the same? Not satisfy yet wanting more?

Post# 414255 , Reply# 1 2/10/2010 at 17:59 (5,182 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes *yet wanting more?* Of course it's right. Whether it's with vintage or modern appliances. Ya always want more and something wayy different. And if ya have the space to compose a collection all the more. Sure I'd love to switch appliances ever 2 or 3 years with newer, but I cannot afford it at all.

Post# 414256 , Reply# 2 2/10/2010 at 18:00 (5,182 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes Oh and congratulations on the new set, particularly now that Sears front loaers are no longer coming from Whirlpool, but LG.

Post# 414285 , Reply# 3 2/10/2010 at 19:38 (5,182 days old) by somonica ()
Checkrate/Likes *next...* play with all those detergents of cause!! ;)

Post# 414362 , Reply# 4 2/10/2010 at 23:16 (5,182 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)
Checkrate/Likes Oh damn. If they're made by LG now, that means they probably don't have the fun "Clean Washer" cycle like the Duets, otherwise I'd be advising you to set it for that and pull up a chair. Ralph

Post# 414372 , Reply# 5 2/11/2010 at 00:04 (5,182 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes ralph, these are Whirlpool produced.

Post# 414377 , Reply# 6 2/11/2010 at 00:22 (5,182 days old) by catalystboy ()
Checkrate/Likes i love that clean wash cycle, for spec the washer 4.0 drum, 1300 rpm...interesting too made in germany.

Post# 414651 , Reply# 7 2/12/2010 at 02:59 (5,181 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)
Checkrate/Likes Are u getting the "fun" clean washer cycle confused? I saw a video on youtube of the LG clean washer cycle and it was WAY COOL! I thought the duet's clean washer cycle just filled with water and went back and forth with the drum just like the regular wash cycles..........am I wrong? I've never seen a duet clean washer cycle.........Here is the LG clean washer cycle I'm talking about...Not the whirlpool. CLICK HERE TO GO TO mark_wpduet's LINK

Post# 414658 , Reply# 8 2/12/2010 at 03:31 (5,181 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney)
Checkrate/Likes *Perhaps there is something wrong with me, but...* ...I've always been totally happy with my Speed Queen washer and dryer. Have never desired anything else. Does that mean I am the faithful type? Olav

Post# 414720 , Reply# 9 2/12/2010 at 09:23 (5,180 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)
Checkrate/Likes *am I wrong?* Yes, I am afraid. The Whirlpool/Maytag washer clean cycle is an entertainment show all it's own. My 5000 Series Steam Washer begins by doing a quick sensing then adds a little hot water and runs about a minute of tumbling while it tries to detect if you have left anything in the drum. Then it does a partial drain, and begins slowly turning the drum as it steams for about 15 minutes. Then the real fun begins. . . The machine fills to just above the seal about an inch up on the window and then does a few flip/flops like a standard wash cycle and all the sudden it goes into what is about a slow spin and flings the water completely around the drum. You have water splashing and swirling around the door,over the glass with lots of bubbles and splashes. It will then stop and do a few more reverse tumbles and then spin in the opposite direction for a while flinging the water the opposite direction. There are three water changes to clean out all the chemicals be it Affresh, Tang, or Bleach. Then you pop the door open, dry the seal and door, open the dispenser compartment and everything is fresh and clean. If you feel the need to interrupt this cycle, like why would you; The door will not immediately unlock. Because it is running on sanatize temperatures, it will drain the super hot water then do two quick fill and drains to flush the chemicals. If interrupted it will not reset the reminder. I have used this cycle twice since I got my machines in September. Once with Affresh and once with Tide Washer cleaner. Pros and cons; Tide is very strongly sented, but it's a powder and can be added to the dispenser drawer. I wait and add about a quarter at first then the rest after it does it's first sensing fill. This way everything isn't flushed down the drain in the first minute of the cycle. Affresh is a puck, hence it bangs for about 15 or 20 minutes while the machine is steaming. You can't put it in the dispenser because it won't fully disolve, and you have to add it at the start of the cycle as the door won't unlock until the cycle is finsished, or you abort. However, Affresh has a light(er) citris sent and leave the machine with a orange fresh smell when finished.

Post# 415242 , Reply# 10 2/14/2010 at 02:06 (5,179 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)
Checkrate/Likes That sounds EXACTLY like the LG's clean washer cycle! I saw a short vid on youtube of a Whirlpool clean washer cycle and it just filled with water and went back and forth as if it were doing a regular wash! .......I had no idea that the Whirlpool clean washer cycle went through all that drama like the LG's.....Good to know! Thanks :)