Thread Number: 60786
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
washing sturdy cottons in cold water. |
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Post# 834553 , Reply# 3   7/30/2015 at 23:15 (3,191 days old) by harpon (Jacksonville)   |   | |
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I've gone to cooler temps the last few years myself- and even less detergent some times. The clothes last longer that way- the exceptions are the very dirty and greasy things- but these diminish as the years past and I can't comfortably do as much of the things that get my clothes the grimiest. But if something has just been sweaty or less even, why stress the fabric and colors and heat transfers with a lot of heat and detergent?
My water heater in Florida is like a sewage factory anyway. I turn it on and off with the circuit breaker, because I live alone and don't need constant hot water. But when it really cooks the water for any length of time it really looks and smell like sewage more- Jacksonville! Ugh I have seen better water. So the more heat I use here, the more I'm like washing my clothes in sewage. Environmental Crisis? What Crisis? Sometimes I cycle the heater without heating it, but what I really wish I could do at will is add a touch of bleach periodically to keep the organic growth DOWN! And I have a choice of machines- the old full sized top load Maytag in the detached garage out back, or the 1.5 cubic foot Haier on the laundry faucet for temperature control in the bath. The grimy things tend to go in the Maytag when necessary. The Haier in the bath is nice- I usually just use the quick cycle- but I can pause it and let things soak when I want. |
Post# 834561 , Reply# 4   7/31/2015 at 00:46 (3,191 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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have you checked your anode rod in the water heater? Sometimes they make the water stink like rotten eggs. Not trying to hijack a thread, but here's a link CLICK HERE TO GO TO askolover's LINK |
Post# 834562 , Reply# 5   7/31/2015 at 00:54 (3,191 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 834597 , Reply# 7   7/31/2015 at 06:30 (3,191 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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