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Thread Number: 28634
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| Post# 437210 5/24/2010 at 17:26 (5,075 days old) by aaronfitzy (Pennsylvania) | ||
....does my new Whirlpool Duet F/L use hot and cold water when I put the temp selector on just cold? I used the Delicate cycle for the very first time today, and you can either use Cold or Warm for the wash cycle and a spin speed of Low ONLY. What I noticed was how it was letting in both hot and cold water....is there such a thing as too cold!? On a better note, the washer was VERY, (and I stress that word), delicate to the clothing and came out as clean as a new garment. Just curious to why it uses hot and cold water when I have it set to just "Cold".
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Post# 437213 , Reply# 1 5/24/2010 at 17:36 (5,075 days old) by Pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 437225 , Reply# 2 5/24/2010 at 18:57 (5,075 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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COLD WATER WASHING
Yes there is such a thing as too cold. Anything lower than 70F is too cold to wash anything in. In fact in a low water use machine the temp switch should be left on HOT. This is one of several steps to good cleaning in a low water use washer the other is to always use a cold water rinse, these steps will give much better results and lessen the chance of mold problems.
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Post# 437226 , Reply# 3 5/24/2010 at 19:00 (5,075 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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My Affinity will do the same thing. On the panel all but one temp selection are within brackets and designated as "auto temp." The only one that the machine won't interfere with is the "cold" setting that doesn't fall within the "auto temp" brackets. It also has a "cold" setting within the brackets, which means it will add some hot if it thinks the water is too cold. Even when set to "hot" the machine will throw in some cold water if the temperature of the water exceeds what it thinks is hot enough--a ridiculous waste of water heating energy.
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| Post# 437229 , Reply# 4 5/24/2010 at 19:14 (5,075 days old) by aaronfitzy (Pennsylvania) | ||
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Thanks guys...
...That's kinda of what I was thinking with the dissolving of the detergent, makes sense to me. And our tap water is ice cold after about 10 seconds of running through the lines. Most washes I use the Warm setting, and our clothes come out great (including whites w/o bleach) and yet to have ANY mold or mildew problems even though the washer is in the basement.
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| Post# 437231 , Reply# 5 5/24/2010 at 19:18 (5,075 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Cold water rinse - what does that do? I understand why the hot wash will help keep the machine cleaner, but what does the cold rinse do? Does that keep the fabric softener from sticking to the metal parts inside? Just a wild guess... | ||
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Post# 437242 , Reply# 6 5/24/2010 at 20:31 (5,075 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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COLD WATER RINSE | ||
| Post# 437254 , Reply# 7 5/24/2010 at 21:40 (5,075 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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I hate it when machines like THOSE CHOOSE what the water temp should be. Seems to me that the water ends up not hot enough. I never wash my whites in machines that have that feature. | ||
| Post# 437305 , Reply# 8 5/25/2010 at 07:26 (5,074 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Cold rinse Thanks for the information on cold rinses John. | ||
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Post# 437354 , Reply# 10 5/25/2010 at 12:37 (5,074 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Quote: Even when set to "hot" the machine will throw in some cold water if the temperature of the water exceeds what it thinks is hot enough--a ridiculous waste of water heating energy.
ok so what is the logic here? How is this a waste of water heating energy? The bottom line is less hot water was used. Are you saying the water is too cool to be effective, so why not just use warm cool or cold instead? | ||
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Post# 437368 , Reply# 11 5/25/2010 at 13:56 (5,074 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Steve, my take on things is this:
PG&E charges me for the gas used to heat the water. Then the #@%&* Affinity douses it with cold water because it thinks it's too hot. I paid for hot water and the Affinity squanders it. I'll be damned if I'm going to have a machine as lame as the Affinity dictating what my water heater setting should be. | ||
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Post# 437481 , Reply# 15 5/25/2010 at 20:08 (5,074 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 437505 , Reply# 16 5/25/2010 at 22:04 (5,074 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 437834 , Reply# 17 5/27/2010 at 12:34 (5,072 days old) by Irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City) | ||
As a matter of fact | ||
| Post# 437901 , Reply# 18 5/27/2010 at 16:07 (5,072 days old) by aaronfitzy (Pennsylvania) | ||
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Whirlpool also... | ||
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