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Suds Saver Question |
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| Post# 62175 4/4/2005 at 21:39 (6,959 days old) by Toddman () | ||
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Just wondering, i remember the 60s KM had the SS feature, does anyone know how popular it was? are there any other washers having it? Was KM the only maker who did have it? ToddMan | ||
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Post# 62190 , Reply# 2 4/4/2005 at 23:12 (6,959 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 62194 , Reply# 4 4/5/2005 at 00:17 (6,958 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Saving suds is part of Monday Washday at my home!
Most of my vintage machines have sud savers on them-for some reason I seem to find them. Being one who soaks clothes (especially whites) regularily, I drain the soak water (which is dirty) and start with fresh water for the main wash. I save the suds from the whites and will use the water again for towels or sheets. I grew up with suds savers and for many years thought the idea was awful. When I started soaking my white loads over night before I washed them, the main wash water was very clear, and going right down the drain. Even have a dependable care dryer and washer bought in 2000 with a suds saver on them. Maytag was the last to offer this feature, so I thought I should grab one. That was 4 years ago and they have never been run yet! I am having too much fun with the vintage ones.
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Post# 62244 , Reply# 5 4/5/2005 at 10:44 (6,958 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Suds-savers seemed to be very popular in the 1960's, at least in Minnesota. Everyone on our block had one; there were 2 Kenmores, 2 Maytags, a Frigidaire and a Whirlpool. Back then, many people had washers in the basement, where there was room for large laundry tubs next to the washer. Today, I doubt many people would be able to use the feature, even if it was available. Come to think of it, the Frigidaire on my block was installed in the kitchen, but it didn't need a laundry tub for the suds-saver. | ||
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Post# 62259 , Reply# 7 4/5/2005 at 15:25 (6,958 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 62265 , Reply# 8 4/5/2005 at 18:25 (6,958 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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Post# 62347 , Reply# 9 4/6/2005 at 13:45 (6,957 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I think the water returns from an inlet at the bottom of the tub, under the agitator, on a solid-tub machine. On the Frigidaire I was referencing, I think the water was returned through the drain hose. Frigidaire had two different suds-saver systems. With one type, I believe the machine drained the wash water to a laundry tub, like the Kenmores and Maytags. With the other type, the drain hose would be plugged and the wash water was somehow saved within the cabinet of the machine. You'd let it go through the first spin, then remove the clothes to a laundry basket. Then you'd wash the 2nd load, with the water returning to the machine through the drain hose. You'd let the 2nd load run a complete cycle,then you'd return load #1 to the machine and set the dial for the final rinse. Then again, I may be hallucinating all this. Perhaps Uni or Gansky or some other informed mind will see this and give us a proper explanation. | ||
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Post# 62428 , Reply# 11 4/7/2005 at 05:53 (6,956 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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Whirlpool only discontuned the SS when they moved to the current series last year. | ||
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