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Thread Number: 69107
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Picked Up an LG TrueSteam and Sidekick |
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| Post# 919012 , Reply# 1 2/3/2017 at 18:38 (2,630 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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Good score! I wonder if because the sidekick is so small it fills before the hot water makes it from your water heater to the washer. If that was the case you could add a split valve to prime the charge so to speak by running off the cold water sitting in the hot water line into a sink if you have one handy. | ||
| Post# 919034 , Reply# 2 2/3/2017 at 20:02 (2,630 days old) by bobbi (Pennsylvania) | ||
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Strickly- I went to the next faucet after the washer and ran it til hot water came out. Perhaps it is not enough? | ||
Post# 919463 , Reply# 4 2/5/2017 at 13:14 (2,628 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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congrats on your new pair......
when it comes to hoodies/fleece and T-Shirts.....in odd words, the color of the stain will come out, but the oily stain remains, and most times, will attract stains from the wash water..... about the only thing that will work, is applying liquid detergent directly to each and every stain, rub in, let set for a bit, and then wash in hottest water the garment can stand.... there are times, we try a bit of everything: dawn dish soap 409/Fantastic Spray Nine Mean Green a squeeze ketchup bottle or tin can and paint brush help speed the process... some automotive/garage greases, just wont come out entirely from some fabrics... there were times we used WD-40 to dissolve stains, and then something like 409 to remove the WD-40.... note....WD-40 is great for removing gum....or sticker residue | ||
| Post# 919472 , Reply# 5 2/5/2017 at 13:40 (2,628 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
Agree with dish soap | ||
| Post# 919476 , Reply# 7 2/5/2017 at 13:52 (2,628 days old) by Bobbi (Pennsylvania) | ||
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Thanks, Mark - Perhaps I can try Dawn on the hoodies, and straight detergent on the shirts. | ||
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Post# 919500 , Reply# 8 2/5/2017 at 16:19 (2,628 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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You got a terrific deal on your washer(s) - Lowes usually is pretty fair with their S&D pricing and will deal with you if they know you're serious.
I think the water temps of the small washer are probably cooler than you'd think, just like all modern HE washers. Shout still makes and aerosol spray treatment for oil & grease stains. I've found that not many stores carry it but it can be ordered. I've found this is the only thing that reliably takes out these kinds of stains. Haven't been disappointed yet. CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK
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| Post# 919544 , Reply# 9 2/5/2017 at 18:21 (2,628 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Over-sudsing
I don't think you will run into a problem unless you put too much. A little dollop rubbed into an oily stain won't cause that - at least it never has when I've done it. Now, if you have multiple articles of clothing with oily stains and put some dish soap on each of them, that might.
I haven't used SHOUT in forever. That picture of Shout instantly makes me think of my Grandma - my grandfather was a mechanic and when she washed his uniforms, she sprayed Shout all over them - I can never forget that smell of Shout. I have a bottle of Spray n Wash that I've put on oily stains before but it has NEVER worked as well as using a little dish soap. | ||
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Post# 919589 , Reply# 10 2/5/2017 at 22:15 (2,628 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 Ammonia and HOT water with good detergent! I've gotten paraffin wax out of clothes this way ( I don't mean wax ON the clothes, I mean soaked INTO the fibers of the clothes). Motor oil, cooking oil, bacon grease...it all comes out when I use a generous dose of ammonia and hot water and Fresh Start powder and sometimes Dawn right on the spot. No oversudsing issues either and I have softened water. | ||
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Post# 919598 , Reply# 12 2/5/2017 at 23:50 (2,628 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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I second the Shout suggestion, I have a few cans I bought way back when and use it on tough oily stains. | ||
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Post# 919812 , Reply# 15 2/6/2017 at 22:58 (2,627 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 919813 , Reply# 16 2/6/2017 at 23:24 (2,627 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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I don't know if this works, but I remember the commercials when I was younger of a mother pouring this directly on a black grease stain and then washing. I can't find it in my local stores, but it is still available online and ebay/amazon. Here's a link to some reviews. Again, I have never tried it, I just remember it.
I used to work in a bicycle/lawn mower factory and would come home with some of the nastiest black grease stains on my jeans as did my dad who worked where they made Reynolds aluminum. Over the years I have tried so many things like Simple Green, Gojo, lighter fluid, Dawn, Fantastic, 409, Castrol Superclean, etc. When I was working on my diesel truck I read that 100% bio-diesel is an excellent solvent and is environmentally friendly...but I couldn't buy it here. Hang in there, you'll find what works best.
I've also linked to Clorox website and the ingredients...it has solvents in it: CLICK HERE TO GO TO askolover's LINK 
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| Post# 919849 , Reply# 17 2/7/2017 at 06:35 (2,627 days old) by Bobbi (Pennsylvania) | ||
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Askolover - Now that you mention it, I remember smelling Lestoil coming from the washing machine when I was growing up. My dad worked on heavy equipment. Her and I don't speak, or I would ask her how it worked out before I go and buy it. | ||
| Post# 919879 , Reply# 18 2/7/2017 at 09:49 (2,626 days old) by Bobbi (Pennsylvania) | ||
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There is this guy on YouTube who runs a laundry service for the oil drilling rigs, and he gets in laundry that looks worse than mine, and it's grease. He throws in a some different powders into a commercial FL machine, and the stuff comes out clean! I have asked him what he is using, but he ain't talking. | ||
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Post# 919887 , Reply# 19 2/7/2017 at 10:43 (2,626 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Lestoil is still available.....and depending on your location, at Walmart of all places....
a lot of times, items like GOOP or Orange Pumice hand cleaner works on removing a lot of stains.....for the most part, these wont suds up..... I was even going to say to rub with a bar of FelsNaptha or Lava soap..... its just matter of finding a formula that works....... Bobbi, where your husband works, do they have hand cleaner he uses to wash his hands, that exact product may work on his clothes as well.....can't hurt CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK
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| Post# 919892 , Reply# 20 2/7/2017 at 11:20 (2,626 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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Actually hand cleaner works quite well on grease & oil stains. | ||
| Post# 919898 , Reply# 21 2/7/2017 at 11:38 (2,626 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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That video of that FL washer
doing the oil rig clothes - Back in 2005, when I first got my FL washer, that's the kind of wash action I expected to see, with water going all over the place, down the glass, as the drum rotated super fast. I remember when I first cranked up my duet and sat and watched it, I was so FREAKING BUMMED OUT! I, as well as many others who got FL washers at that time when they were starting to become popular, I think we were all expecting them to operate the way this one does. I've grown used to it, but I would KILL to have a FL washer like that to do my laundry. LOL
I wonder what's in those powders? It has to be some institutional stuff. | ||
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Post# 919904 , Reply# 22 2/7/2017 at 12:39 (2,626 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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I worked in a laundry like that......
and they are some harsh chemicals, that only those sort of machines can handle..... we had one TL Whirlpool, those chemicals would tear up seals, rubber, and especially pumps on this machine..... not even sure the supply company carries this stuff anymore, this goes back to 1983.....it was called 'EDWARD DON', and some of the chemicals were: Hulk Powder/50lb Boost Liquid/5gal Sizing/1gallon CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK | ||
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Post# 919915 , Reply# 25 2/7/2017 at 13:58 (2,626 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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try as we may, there are some stains, or grease/oily stains that just wont come out....
some automotive greases/oils are beyond stubborn, even to get off auto parts alone.... although, you got me curious, Brake Parts Cleaner, one of the few products that cleans as fast as you can spray it....... the only issue that would concern me, is any type of oily residue on clothing, and then washed....many machines warn against it... this one puzzles us like using a cleaning cloth, saturated in a detergent solution, used to clean the house, WHY is it my cloth gets dirty if I am using a concentrated cleaner......most times it only comes clean once it goes through the machine......the world will never know! | ||
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Post# 919919 , Reply# 26 2/7/2017 at 14:21 (2,626 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Front Loaders like there used to be | ||
| Post# 919921 , Reply# 27 2/7/2017 at 14:48 (2,626 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Bobbi
Yea, that FL looks GREAT. Like you would see in a laundromat. There's NO question the clothes are clean just watching it. But with the new HE FL washer, you just have to assume with proper laundry habits, that it knows what it's doing. LOL
I'm pretty sure my clothes are clean, they smell good, seemed rinsed well. So I'm not complaining. But if there was a FL washer on the market like that one, it would be my next one (as long as it had a heater) I remember seeing on some old gardenweb forum topics about the LG Water Plus. I even emailed WP a long time ago asking them to at least add an option to their machines for the user to select if they wanted more water. I got back some canned response. The manufacturers can still add options like that, while the machine can still be Energy Star compliant. But interestingly, some of the newer FL washer cycles use a lot more water on some special cycles than my old Duet does from what I've seen. And my Duet uses a decent amount of water actually. But it's the same amount of water on virtually every cycle except delicate and soak. I'm waiting for my duet washer and dryer to fall apart any moment because in April they are 12 years old. I don't think they could possibly go much longer! | ||
| Post# 920094 , Reply# 29 2/8/2017 at 14:15 (2,625 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Already have and it's definitely going to be | ||
| Post# 920465 , Reply# 30 2/10/2017 at 05:33 (2,624 days old) by Bobbi (Pennsylvania) | ||
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Mark- That would be great if you could keep your pedestals. Good luck with whichever machine you choose! | ||
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Post# 920657 , Reply# 34 2/11/2017 at 05:10 (2,623 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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We are currently well stocked on Tide Botanical Rain pods with Febreze as I found a case at Big Lots for a good price, same goes for Gain pods Wildflower and Rainfall with Febreze. Also have All packs with the powder in the middle, and Persil pods. Am finishing up some Fresh Start powder that does a fabulous job. But we have used CVS brand (made by Sun) free and clear plenty of times when it was on sale for a giveaway price and it really does an ok job too even on my yard working clothes. I only switched to pods because Tony tends to overdose the machine with liquids and cause it to over suds and pods don't do that. But we also use hot 140F (whites) and warm 120F (colors) washes all the time. We've really not found ANY detergent that didn't do an ok job in our washer. | ||
| Post# 920760 , Reply# 36 2/11/2017 at 16:41 (2,622 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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I've used powder since day 1
Tide, Gain, Sears, Costco Brand HE powder - this is my latest buy, I've been using it for over a year - bought at Sams Club. It's really good stuff. It has a super light scent but it cleans really well. I still use dish soap on oily stains though. Back when I got my Duet, I always heard powders were better for FL washers so that's what I've always used. I also add ammonia to colors and lights, but bleach to whites.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO mark_wpduet's LINK | ||
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Post# 920857 , Reply# 37 2/11/2017 at 23:16 (2,622 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Pods were on clearance 35 pods of $6 and I had $1 coupon. ( gathered a few more coupons...) Bought 3 or 4 bags, that is a years supply for me, or close to it. | ||
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Post# 921700 , Reply# 39 2/16/2017 at 03:44 (2,618 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney) |
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Oily clothes If I am not mistaken that Bubbles laundry dude is scooping powder from a regular Kirkland detergent container. Maybe the stuff in the cardboard box is some kind of commercial laundry degreaser. | ||
| Post# 921999 , Reply# 40 2/17/2017 at 15:34 (2,616 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Honestly
for people who know how to do laundry properly, I doubt powders vs liquids even matter. But people who do laundry who do not really know what the h!!! they are doing, that's when you run into problems. Using cold water for everything, too much or too little detergent, too much fab softener. Shutting everything up when the laundry is done. Things like that. I've been using powders for a long time so I just continue to do so because I'm too lazy to switch - I'm just used to what dosage of powder to give certain loads I guess is why I continue to use powder.
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| Post# 922013 , Reply# 42 2/17/2017 at 17:13 (2,616 days old) by washerdude (Canada ) | ||
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Furthermore I've read using powders in front loaders helps to contribute to mold prevention and it seems true, we've had our washer for 2 years and there are no smells, mold - anything. | ||
| Post# 922032 , Reply# 43 2/17/2017 at 18:43 (2,616 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Ya
but there are a lot of people here who use liquid in their FL washers (for years) and do not have mold problems too. I tend to think it's because they know how to do laundry properly, thus they don't have the issues that so many people have with their washers. I think your run of the mill person who just throws it in, turns it on cold, and leaves probably uses liquid. This is sad to say, but I think more people do NOT know how to properly do laundry than there are people who do. I will admit, a long time ago, I did not do laundry properly and used cold water often. But even then I always used hot with whites and bleach as well and it was a TL washer. Most people are not going to come to a forum learning new things about doing laundry because they just do not care. I can't say that a blame them most people hate doing laundry. Even I sometimes dread doing it.
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Post# 925355 , Reply# 47 3/6/2017 at 19:03 (2,599 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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I have always used Lestoil as a stain removal thing. I use it for general cleaning, once I can open the windows. I want only one that can do all the jobs. Clean paint off your hands, Lestoil and nylon scrubbie, clean this or that, Lestoil. Works for me and thats my clinical test. Your results may vary.
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Post# 925678 , Reply# 48 3/8/2017 at 13:33 (2,597 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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A friend of mine gave me a 2007 LG washer with a broken door hinge. It had corroded to the point of not moving, I was able to fix it by taking it apart and oiling it.
While I rarely use this machine, when I do I always select the "water plus" option along with an extra rinse as it does make a difference in rinsing. Is the water plus option still available on the latest LG models? I would have thought they would have discontinued that now. | ||
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Post# 925710 , Reply# 49 3/8/2017 at 16:24 (2,597 days old) by Logixx (Germany) |
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Yes | ||
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Post# 925788 , Reply# 50 3/8/2017 at 22:41 (2,597 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI) |
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