Thread Number: 11146
Wash water temperature for front loading washers |
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Post# 201099 , Reply# 2   4/4/2007 at 04:03 (6,226 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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IIRC, only the large Bosch/Siemans washers and the Miele will use their internal heaters to heat/boost water temps to reach the set or proper wash temperature for each cycle. Allother American domestic front loader use some sort of ATC, and if they do have an internal heater it does not work on all cycles. One thing to find out is weather or not any washer you are interested in will hold the cycle until water temp is reached or will the timer "time out", and let the cycle advance regardless. Being all domestic large front loaders are on 120V power, there is an obvious limit on their heating power. Some persons over on THS have tested their large LG washers, and most all reported none ever reached the set temp for the "sanitise" cycle. |
Post# 201656 , Reply# 4   4/6/2007 at 16:43 (6,223 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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I just had a full size Duet pair delivered several weeks ago (First generation? They are the "gay" looking ones per one member's BIL) and I don't believe the on board water heater kicks in for the "Whitest Whites" cycle. I am pretty sure the only time the on board heater activates is during the "Sanitary" cycle which I have not yet had occassion to use. It's such a long cycle I can't imagine anything I own needing that degree of sanitization. Still, I want to try it and see just how hot the water is that comes out the drain hose, or see if steam clouds up the washer's window. Meanwhile I've got my house water heater set at 130 to give the "Whitest Whites" cycle a fighting chance, and I'm sure my KA dishwasher is thanking me too, even though it supposedly has an onboard heater as well.
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Post# 201661 , Reply# 5   4/6/2007 at 17:01 (6,223 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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IIRC, according to the LG service manual the heating element will turn on in any of the wash cycle. 136.166.4.200/SubPages/DA_Laundry... (LG Service & Training Manuals) The Whirlpool Duet will heat on the Sanitary, the Whitest Whites and the Heavy Duty cycle. The Kenmore HExT washers have an option called Stain Treat - this enables the washer to heat on the Normal cycle, too. On the HE5t enabling Stain Treat will set the inlet water temperature to Warm and then heat to Hot or Very Hot. I assume other Kenmore FLs with Stain Treat will work the same. Whirlpool service manuals can be downloaded from: servicematters.com/docs/doc_main.... (go to Job Aids) HTH, Alex THS = That Home Site! There are laundry, appliance and many other forums. Here is the link to the Laundry Room CLICK HERE TO GO TO logixx's LINK |