Thread Number: 69691
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
So what the heck is a "mixed load" anyway? |
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Post# 926125   3/10/2017 at 22:06 (2,596 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis)   |   | |
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Hey all,
So whenever I pop on here, I see people talking about "mixed loads" of laundry. Do some washers work better with mixed loads than others? Let's take my washer for example. Model number WTW4816FW. For ever, I've heard that you are supposed to wash clothes of similar weight/construction together. For instance often times I'll wash loads of jeans and sweatshirts together, and then loads of things like polos, t'shirts, and thinner constructed pants together. This seems to work well for my dryer, but my washer's instruction manual says I should mix different size items together. The motor does seem to strain some under my jeans/sweatshirt loads, so is this why the instructions say this? Are mixed loads actually better on machines than washing a whole load of heavy clothes together? Just something I'm curious about on a Friday evening. Ryne |
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Post# 926151 , Reply# 3   3/11/2017 at 03:24 (2,596 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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As one understands the idea is to have a items from a range of sizes in a wash load. Sheets and pillow slips, terry towels, wash cloths and or hand towels, T-shirts, undergarments, and other clothing, etc... All done to give better washing action due to ease of circulation, and allow the washer an easier time of balancing loads for spin cycles.
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Post# 926251 , Reply# 5   3/11/2017 at 15:45 (2,595 days old) by Logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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That's a mixed load to me. A bunch of towels and a bathrobe, a fitted sheet and a pillowcase and some small items like underwear etc. - all colorfast and able to take a 140° wash. This load filled the Duet about two thirds.
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Post# 926522 , Reply# 6   3/13/2017 at 08:04 (2,593 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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