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Post# 619230 , Reply# 1   8/22/2012 at 14:23 (4,236 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 619239 , Reply# 2   8/22/2012 at 15:06 (4,236 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 619249 , Reply# 3   8/22/2012 at 15:48 (4,236 days old) by bud ()   |   | |
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I'll try loading it in quarters, makes sense as the KA's turnover had always reminded me an old thumper's turnover. Thanks for the input guys! |
Post# 619259 , Reply# 4   8/22/2012 at 17:11 (4,235 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 619319 , Reply# 5   8/22/2012 at 22:14 (4,235 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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On sheets: I bitched about this in another thread, so pardon the repeat. I recently bought a set of linens in which the fitted sheet has elastic all the way around it. Seems like a good idea, but I'll never buy another one. I wash the two queen-sized sheets and six pillowcases in a load, and invariably everything winds up inside the fitted sheet in a big ball. I'll hear it thumping away in the washer---although since it reverses, that usually works itself out. The dryer is where it gets brutal. When I hear the inevitable THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, I open the dryer, pull everything from the ball and start it up again.
The sensible thing to do would be to dry the fitted sheet separately, but I'm apparently too stubborn to give in. This is why I love hanging sheets out in the summer. Well, that and the wonderful scent of line-dried bedding. |
Post# 619339 , Reply# 6   8/22/2012 at 23:12 (4,235 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Sears Kenmore instruction manuals mid 1970's rec. the sheet should be in the the shape of an "N", when you lift it high, and lower it straight down into the tub. This was in the days of the Pentavane. alr |
Post# 619429 , Reply# 7   8/23/2012 at 07:53 (4,235 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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The low water level will encourage tangling of sheets because, as you noted, the turnover is so rapid. Not wrapping them around the agitator and increasing the water level will most likely put an end of the problem. |
Post# 619483 , Reply# 8   8/23/2012 at 11:47 (4,235 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 620112 , Reply# 9   8/25/2012 at 17:03 (4,232 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Less problems when laundring sheets, especially contour versions fitted with elastic all way round.
Have always found doing sheets in most top loaders rather tricky. If they aren't loaded properly (or sometimes even if they are) you get the dreaded air ballons and the darn thing won't get dragged under. Instead just twists about the top. Even if they are properly moved usually a wash and one rinse is all that can be had before things start getting tangled. Tangles will equal poor rinsing and fabric wear if one resets the machine for a second rinse; which one often does. |
Post# 620317 , Reply# 10   8/26/2012 at 10:18 (4,232 days old) by DirectDriveDave ()   |   | |
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I have found that those air bubbles seem to happen more if you rinse in warm water. I'm guessing that's because of the warm air trying to rise? |
Post# 620578 , Reply# 11   8/27/2012 at 08:46 (4,231 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 620643 , Reply# 13   8/27/2012 at 14:03 (4,231 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 620716 , Reply# 14   8/27/2012 at 19:12 (4,230 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Lay the sheets down flat and grab the center. Pull it up and feed it in open end last as the washer is agitating. Do 1 at a time letting the "powerfin" take it in. This way, any air pockets are eliminated.and each piece stays separate because it was fed in separately. |
Post# 620807 , Reply# 15   8/28/2012 at 06:09 (4,230 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Most sheets recommend the Gentle cycle nowadays. Perhaps limiting the rollover virtually eliminates the tangling problem altogether?
-------------------------------------------------------- Lay the sheets down flat and grab the center. Pull it up and feed it in open end last as the washer is agitating.Do 1 at a time letting the "Cruel action agitator" take it in. This way, any air pockets are iliminated.and each piece stays seperate because it was fed in seperately. I suppose if you have the time and your machine operates with the lid raised. Malcolm |