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Thread Number: 32773
Wash habits: how full is your full load? |
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| Post# 493866 , Reply# 3 2/4/2011 at 06:30 (5,053 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Horizontal Axxis
I think the amount of laundry a machine can handle depends on whether the tub is truly horizontal or not.
IMO, A horizontal tub can wash a full load much better than one that is tilted at an angle. A tilted drum seems to promote tangling and the small pool of water sits at the back of the drum. I also determine a full load based on what I am washing. For instance, permanent press clothing is best to only do a half load to minimize wrinkling. This is generally what most manufacturers recommend in the manual. Gentle/Delicates are more like 1/3. Malcolm | ||
| Post# 493893 , Reply# 6 2/4/2011 at 08:20 (5,053 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Post# 493897 , Reply# 8 2/4/2011 at 08:38 (5,053 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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For Normal Cycles
Front loading washing machines most always do their best when loaded at or near rated capacity. This applies to both cleaning and washer performance.
Under loading can give some front loaders problems especially with balancing, resulting in spins (if the washer will spin at all), that are out of balance. Enough of that goes on long enough it can cause problems. Over loading is rough on bearing and other parts of the washer as well, and can lead to pre-mature wear and even demise of the washer. For instance making a habit of shoving 15lbs of "thick and thirsty" bath linen into a 11lb rated washer is just asking for trouble. First there is the wear on bearings and other parts, then what may happen when the machine tries to spin/balance the load, and finally wear on pump/motor as torrents of water overwhelm, and cannot be drained properly. | ||
| Post# 493915 , Reply# 9 2/4/2011 at 09:54 (5,053 days old) by nrones () | ||
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Simple as you.. It depends, I rarely doo half or less than half loads. When I wash in my 7kg GrandO+ my loads are from 4 to 5-6 kg. ;) | ||
| Post# 493944 , Reply# 10 2/4/2011 at 13:08 (5,053 days old) by dj-gabriele () | ||
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Anybody posting any pictures? :) | ||
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Post# 493948 , Reply# 11 2/4/2011 at 13:32 (5,053 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Horizontal vs. Tilted Interesting comments. I'm noticing more tangling with my perfectly horizontal Affinity than with the tilted tub of the Duet I used to have, mainly when I've got a set of fleece king sized sheets and pillow cases going in it. Don't get me started on the companion dryer's handling of those same linens. It rolls everything into a giant ball because of its skimpy drum size.
I don't pack stuff into my machine, but I do often fill the drum loosely. Most of the time once the items inside are saturated, when the tub pauses to switch rotational direction the contents don't come much more than halfway up the window.
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| Post# 493958 , Reply# 12 2/4/2011 at 14:06 (5,053 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Bed Sheet Tangling | ||
| Post# 493965 , Reply# 13 2/4/2011 at 14:37 (5,053 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Post# 494016 , Reply# 14 2/4/2011 at 20:07 (5,053 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 494060 , Reply# 17 2/5/2011 at 07:41 (5,052 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Here is my basket 
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| Post# 494061 , Reply# 18 2/5/2011 at 07:43 (5,052 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Here is my scale. It's old, but seems to work fine and does not require electricity. 
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| Post# 494064 , Reply# 19 2/5/2011 at 07:46 (5,052 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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The basket weighs ~3.5 LB. 
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| Post# 494065 , Reply# 20 2/5/2011 at 07:48 (5,052 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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This is ~22LB. worth of jeans(not including basket weight) 
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| Post# 494066 , Reply# 21 2/5/2011 at 07:50 (5,052 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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The clothes out of the basket. 
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| Post# 494067 , Reply# 22 2/5/2011 at 07:52 (5,052 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Clothes loaded in the machine. 
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| Post# 494068 , Reply# 23 2/5/2011 at 07:55 (5,052 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Can this machine wash a load at its rated capacity? I'd say yes. Take a look at the video. CLICK HERE TO GO TO supremewhirlpol's LINK | ||
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Post# 494131 , Reply# 24 2/5/2011 at 13:55 (5,052 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Yep, a full load to me looks just like in the first picture(s).
Ain't it interesting that whenever you see an American front loader on YouTube, most of the time, people only seem to fill them half-way up? Europeans seem to put more into their washers. I dare not even to think of what you'd say when you see a properly filled Euro dryer! The dried clothes fill the drum to the top - although loosely. | ||
| Post# 494173 , Reply# 30 2/5/2011 at 17:04 (5,052 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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I actually think.....
...what Alexander was saying is that we never see American front load machines loaded in the same way we see European machines loaded...
This has absolutely nothing to do with the actual capacity of the machine, just the way it appears when we see pictures/video of them in that: - American machines generally appear to be less than half full.... - European machines, on the other hand, generally appear to be at least 3/4 (or more) full.... I've wondered if some of the reasons why we don't see could be that the American machines are incapable of washing with a truly full tub given their short cycle times (particularly the wash component), 2 rinses and ridiculously low water consumption expectations given the size of them.... I'd love to see a truly full load (filled right to the top, hand space only) washed on a 'normal' warm cycle both to see what the true weight capacity is AND see what the wash performance was like in comparison to any European machine machine filled the same way and using the same 'cottons 40c' cycle..... | ||
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Post# 494214 , Reply# 33 2/5/2011 at 20:21 (5,052 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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I have to comment--after having my Fridgemore for 4 years and 4 months, I"m findinng that a load of towels, if I fill it about 3/4 full, it has a tendency to balance a little better. It's only 3.1 cu. ft. with thick 30 x 52 towels, that works out to be about 4 sets of towels--towel, wash cloth, and maybe two or 3 hand towels. Any more than that, it has difficulty balancing. Same way with queen size sheets--one set does juset fine. I can cram two sets in, but it cannot balance hardly at all. Even with 3 said size sheets and a set of pillowcases, it still has difficulty balancing. I did ut 8 towels & wash clothes in a load two weeks ago (the very large and thick ones). I had to fold the towels up to get them to all fit in the machine with the fist at the top. It didn't have quite as difficult a time balancing, but rinsing was quite poor and had to do a short wash cycle to get all the soap out. Pretty discouraigng. But, I'm still using less water than my old Lady Shredmore, clothes are cleaner, are lasting longer, and taking less time to dry.
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Post# 494222 , Reply# 36 2/5/2011 at 20:52 (5,052 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) |
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Drum shot 
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Post# 494223 , Reply# 37 2/5/2011 at 20:54 (5,052 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) |
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Tumbling 
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Post# 494224 , Reply# 38 2/5/2011 at 21:09 (5,052 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) |
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And the rest - took me a few attempts to get this due to Miele's almost instantaneous reversing! 
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| Post# 494258 , Reply# 43 2/5/2011 at 23:18 (5,052 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Roscoe - What machine were you using when you did that test for you may well have been the only person who read what I wrote rather than their own interpretation.....
I think many of you may have missed my point....
What I want to know does not actually depend on if it is a large washer or a small washer, European or not or even if it has a heater or not....
What I am intrigued by is that when you see American machines, they seem half (or less) full, compared to when you see a European machine....so I was wondering how the American machine would fare if it was filled in the same way that a European one would be....that is, FULL, not half full.....
People tend to buy larger capacity machines because they 'need' them. Most never use the capacity.
It has nothing to do with anything other than if:
'I fill the drum to the TOP without forcing items in, will the thing wash the items clean on a standard warm cotton cycle?'
It's a simple question really and one that I cannot answer given that there are very very few American made/designed front load machines here....95% or more are European 'style' | ||
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Post# 494266 , Reply# 47 2/6/2011 at 00:36 (5,052 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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I feel I need to contribute something here. We've been brainwashed into bigger is better. so the capcity/size wars have been going on for the last 5 years or so. Many people have comforters here and that's one attraction for these extra large front loaders--ability to wash all your bedding at home and not have to go to the coin laundry to wash them. I have a queen size bedspread which won't fit in my Fridgemore. I hate having to go to the coin laundry to wash. That's why I will look forward to beig able to wash all my bedding at home some day.
I guess forI am a tremendous exception to the norm. Over the years I have amassed quite a number of clothes. I don't have to wash but ever couple of weeks--depending upon what it is, I can go for 2-4 weeks. Part of that is driven by me being by myself. I don't like being reminded I am by myself so my wash loads, even after properly sorting, are still rather large--it makes me think I have a family. Plus, I"m a stocky guy and my clothes are bigger than average. Like only 4 to 5 pair of jeans fit comfortably in the Fridgemore. Anymore and it's wayy overloaded. It was the same way with the Lady Shredmore. I | ||
| Post# 494274 , Reply# 48 2/6/2011 at 01:54 (5,051 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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mmmm......
....the more I think on it, the more I'm glad that in Oz, the consumer gets the kick-backs, not the manufacturer...
The only incentive for manufacturers to make efficient machines is that they have to carry a water and energy rating label...the consumer makes the final choice... - want a machine with a heater, buy a front loader - they've all got them here... - want something that's more traditional, buy a top loader - it'll use pretty much the same amount as your grans machine if you choose the right cycle.... ...and if you're lucky, your council will offer you between $150-200 as an incentive to buy a 4 star or better water rated washer.... But the manufacturer gets nothing....mind, it doesn't hurt that we don't make any washers here anymore, but you get the drift.... Oh, and if the machine that is submitted for testing doesn't wash and rinse to a minimum standard, it isn't able to be sold here....one aspect of Government testing that actually attempts to ensure results are acceptable. | ||
| Post# 494329 , Reply# 50 2/6/2011 at 05:10 (5,051 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Good grief.... | ||
| Post# 494368 , Reply# 51 2/6/2011 at 08:50 (5,051 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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You are one of the lucky ones. It's all in how the machine "operates" as I was told by the technician when he was here when I had the Neptune from hell.There still aren't enough plastic explosives to feed into that if I still had it. Thanks Ronhic :) | ||
| Post# 494464 , Reply# 56 2/6/2011 at 14:33 (5,051 days old) by amyswasher () | ||
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LG model Looking at this. I think I'm way overloading my machine. They advertise these things as doing more per load that top loaders (ha-ha). I reduced the load and I don't have-to iron near as much, Thanks Guys. | ||
| Post# 494482 , Reply# 59 2/6/2011 at 15:06 (5,051 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Times have a changed.... ....since 1947....
...and even since 2007!
...but I agree that there should be some movement of the items in a washer to help push water through them or else they will just go around and around. However, you don't need a great deal of movement given the increase in cycle times compared to older machines. The FULL drum of dry clothes will compact by about 4" or so when wet. This is enough room to wash effectively.
Time is a key difference between European and American machines. European normal 'cotton warm' cycles are generally 120 minutes or more to ensure that the machine is able to wash a CAPACITY load correctly. American machines take around half that, from what I gather, on the same cycle.
You can't have it all:
Low water usage
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Large, usable capacity
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Fast cycles
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Great wash results....
Something has to give and I believe that American manufacturers have chosen to basically sell machines that just can't do the job that they APPEAR or are MARKETED to do...that is, be used to their full CAPACITY every time...
...sure, they can take a large comforter when you need to wash it (how often exactly???), but ask the same machine to wash filled to the brim and it seems as though they don't like it at all...
The shame of it all is that America used to lead the world in this field in the late 1940's/1950's when quality was king. Now it's the mighty dollar (again and no different in most countrys either by the way). The same brands are selling high specification machines that sing and dance, but given the technology, metalurgy, plastics processing and general manufacturing improvements that are around today, they just don't hold up as well as their 'grand-washers' did 50yrs ago.
Nothing we didn't know .... | ||
| Post# 494494 , Reply# 62 2/6/2011 at 15:55 (5,051 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
Full loads are boring...
Hi there, I find full loads boring especially if you're the only one who deals with the laundry... smallish to medium loads are quicker to dry, fold and put away. If i must overload the washer cos' I've got a lot of stuff in the hamper then I would make sure that they are all colourfast items and I set the washer on the longest possible cycle.
I wash dark items on a daily basis as I get lots of sweaty stuff from the gym but they're always small loads, say... up to 3kg and my machine has a dry clothes capacity of 6kg... so, it kind of looks half full when the clothes are wet. I am actually obsessed with weighting my loads almost everytime, altough I by now learned to recognise how big a load is by timing the amount of water the washer takes during the main wash: however this can be misleading cos' some loads are more absorbent than others. I also tend to use a different wash programme for loads bigger than 3kg... say a cycle with a main wash which lasts over half an hour but I prefer a 20 minute main wash for small loads. Do you do that too? Nice thread... thanks. | ||
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Post# 494547 , Reply# 68 2/6/2011 at 20:27 (5,051 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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No 24" Washers To Be Found?
Depends upon where you are looking.
LG, Whirlpool, and Bosch to name a few still produce and sell such machines for the US market. As for the American laundry market and "small" front loaders. While H-Axis machines either by choice or otherwise are making inroads to this country, European wash habits by and large still aren't. Majority of Americans still insist on clinging to the ages old method of houskeeping; allowing the wash to pile up for a week (or longer), then finally attacking the situation. In some cases wash is not done until things become so desparate (that is all undergarments are soiled,including the emergency "big girl panties). The other half of this custom involves doing all that washing quickly as possible, this in an effort to get the thing over with and move on. Large top loading washing machines with their fast cycles were perfectly suited to this task, however front loaders take longer. To stretch things out further by not being able to cram a normal "top loader" sized load into a H-Axis machine turned many US consumers off. So now we have all those 27" and larger washers, however there is no such thing as a free lunch. Increased wash loads mean front loaders must have bearing and structural designs to cope. Some machines do this, others don't. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK | ||
| Post# 494607 , Reply# 71 2/7/2011 at 03:56 (5,050 days old) by nrones () | ||
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Candy This is a regular load in my 7kg 40cm deep Candy :D Video is in a link ;) CLICK HERE TO GO TO nrones's LINK | ||
| Post# 494621 , Reply# 72 2/7/2011 at 06:49 (5,050 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Dejan... | ||
| Post# 494696 , Reply# 74 2/7/2011 at 14:37 (5,050 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
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@ 3beltwesty
Of course it is common to buy a washer, dishwasher, dryer, online... you name it... well, it is for me here in the UK and I know of others who have done the same; however I presume we'd have seen the item live or have gathered enough info on it before venturing into purchasing it. I even ordered a few ig appliances online from the UK through an Italian online store (although it'd even be possible to buy from a UK store but it'd incur higher delivery charges for obvious reasons) and delivered to Italy without me being there (some1 else got them on my behalf). Nonetheless my regret was that of not having been able to use them long enough to take advandage of the warranty should a fault occur... it was actually the case in one instance where a fault developped way after the expiration of the warranty period albeit the limited usage rate of the appliance.
Bye :) | ||
| Post# 494701 , Reply# 76 2/7/2011 at 15:00 (5,050 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
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Whoops... I might have misread your previous comments :P | ||
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Post# 494773 , Reply# 78 2/7/2011 at 20:09 (5,050 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Purchasing Appliances Online
Sight unseen.
Gosh 3BeltWesty, better not spread that around. I mean it must be aliens or something buying all those washing machines and other appliances from eBay, CL, ABT appliances, Sears online, and god only knows how many scores of other places "online" where one can shop. There are fewer and fewer "brick" store locations every year selling appliances. Wonder why that is and where consumers are going with their money? If the average consumer is so keen on shopping locally where are the sales? Furthermore one of the number one complaints from "brick" stores is that consumers (average or otherwise), come into their premises, spend endless hours looking at appliances/engaging sales persons, then go elsewhere (mainly to Internet vendors), to make their purchases. Those of us of a certain age may like to read the lables/kick the tires in person before we buy, but youngsters coming up seem to have no such quibbles. Indeed one of the hottest trends this past holiday shopping season was the use of "apps" allowing one to scan in a barcode (sku#, or other information), and instantly compare prices for an item from both brick and Internet sites. Use of these apps will only grow and spells nothing but bad news for physical location stores. It is simply not possible to meet the prices someone who does not have the same costs, nor often must charge the same taxes. For someone making several appliance purchases, the savings of shopping online can be substantial. This forces whomever is doing the supplying to crunch numbers and find ways to compete. They will either have to thrown in extras to make up the difference, or take a hit with a small loss hoping to make it up in "good will". | ||
| Post# 494904 , Reply# 80 2/8/2011 at 12:58 (5,049 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
I sort/measure
I have those big plastic storage tubs that are 4.0 cu. ft. I just toss the clothes, towels, jeans etc as I am sorting. The Maytag (Duet clone) holds excatally the amount of one of these tubs and I have not experienced any problems with washing/rinsing or spinning.
I wash full loads of everything except delicates which half a load is proper for anyway. The fill is adaptive so it uses more water for larger loads, less for smaller loads. I have no guilt in using this method, so if this is "American right to waste" so be it. What I have found with my Uber-large European (GERMAN MADE) machine is I used to wash a load of towels every night in my top loader. Now I wash about two loads of towels a week. This would appear to a wasteful American like myself that the larger machine is saving me time, energy, detergent, water, and money. | ||
| Post# 494941 , Reply# 81 2/8/2011 at 14:28 (5,049 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Thanks folks.... | ||
| Post# 495108 , Reply# 83 2/9/2011 at 02:29 (5,048 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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One time a note said the washer was freaking out, the washer | ||
| Post# 495147 , Reply# 84 2/9/2011 at 07:28 (5,048 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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Is CLEAN and noun or verb? :) | ||
| Post# 495148 , Reply# 85 2/9/2011 at 07:28 (5,048 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Waste | ||
| Post# 495519 , Reply# 90 2/10/2011 at 15:38 (5,047 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania) | ||
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6K machine. Here is a load of cotton reds and greens I did today. After loading it was full to the top with no more room to put anything in. The contents compact after getting wet. 
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| Post# 495539 , Reply# 91 2/10/2011 at 16:56 (5,047 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
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I find this thread really interesting but it's far too long to read it all in one go... I gathered you guys have never seen a real clothes overload :-D
Below a link to my extreme overload I did some time ago... I can already hear your critism but before you say anything I swear and cross my heart that this load was impeccably clean after that 3 hour long cycle. It was so huge that I had to split it into two to fit into my 6kg tumble dryer. In the video you'll see the best parts, where everything looked almost normal, but sometimes small items would push towards the rubber boot or thrust against the porthole door almost as if they wanted to pop it open. The rinse cycle looked waterless although I know water was there by the amount of time the solenoid valve was left open: but at the end of the day... or should I say... at the end of the cycle all the garments in the load were well rinsed. My loads are seldomly this big. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Haxisfan's LINK | ||
| Post# 495676 , Reply# 93 2/11/2011 at 10:53 (5,046 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
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3beltswesty... I agree with most of the points you made as for poor washing (epecially in relation to the 'poop' factor) and the threat to the life of the machine, etc, although as I stressed earlier, this isn't a regular occurrence. The items were randomly mixing and shifting position and... as a matter of fact, at different points during the entire cycle, the load being washed didn't even look as if it was the same one. Besides, none of the items in the load were particulary dirty... moral: the same results could have been obtained with a quick wash on half load for lightly soiled clothes.
I was considering your concept of overloading a washing machine which would have surely entailed (or even suggested) topping up the machine with some more clothes once the water and gravity had done their trick (I know some1 who used to do that too)... however this was as overloaded as overloaded can be in respect to dry clothes being thrusted forcibly inside the drum to the point of surpassing the max capacity of the appliance considered. Even the tumble dryer resulted overloaded with the second lot of clothes from the same load (as you can see towards the end of the clip) and as a result they matured some wrinkles that only time and effort managed to annihilate. Perhaps another aspect you failed/forgot to mention is the potential damage that could incur to clothes (as they might not be pulled completely into the drum during the high sequence spin cycle for lack of space). In fact, in one of the other occasions in which I overloaded the washer in a similar fashion as above, I had one of my favorite garments develop a nasty scuff mark and a tear: that certainly taught me a lesson. Bye now. | ||
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Post# 1162480 , Reply# 96 10/25/2022 at 14:12 (772 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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My washing habits I always sort according to color lights, whites, and darks. When I go to the laundromat, they all go into separate washers and dryers. I want things done the proper way, not lazily stuffed in. That is my biggest pet peeves when it comes to laundry. | ||
| Post# 1162484 , Reply# 97 10/25/2022 at 15:24 (772 days old) by bewitched (Italy) | ||
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My Aeg Lavamat Clara is usually fully stuffed but it manages to get very good results. This is a load of whites and the cycle is the longer available with prewash at 80 degrees celsius. The detergent used is the Miele ultrawhite powder.
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Post# 1162518 , Reply# 98 10/25/2022 at 22:34 (772 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis) |
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Apparently this thread has been revived, so...
I'll chime in.
I own a standard TL. For me, a full load is one that is loaded loosely to the top row of holes in the washer tub, but not packed in. I do load to capacity, but if I feel like I'll struggle to get any more in, that means it's time to stop. This is also why I stopped the practice of starting the machine to fill first before adding clothes. This is a life-long habit that was really hard to break, but I found it was a bit deceptive in regards to how much could actually fit because the clothes get wet and packed down. A loose pile of dry clothes is a much more accurate representation of how much the washer can handle. I now put detergent in first, then add clothes, and start washer last. | ||
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Post# 1162541 , Reply# 99 10/26/2022 at 06:37 (771 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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My approach is more like that in Reply #79. I have hanging hampers on the wall in my laundry room. When one is full, I do a load. One of these full fills my washer to about ¾ full in my Miele W1 washer.
Each load gets about 20ML of detergent. Either Miele Ultraphase or liquid products from a place I really like. That’s a good amount of detergent for our soft water.
This seems to be a good mix for the two of us that don’t generate a huge amount of laundry and the fact that with mechanically softened water I have to be careful how much detergent I use.
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| Post# 1162600 , Reply# 100 10/26/2022 at 17:40 (771 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Post# 1162665 , Reply# 101 10/27/2022 at 02:35 (771 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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Thank you Mark. | ||
| Post# 1162668 , Reply# 102 10/27/2022 at 04:10 (770 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1162671 , Reply# 103 10/27/2022 at 05:56 (770 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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Casual is basically All Other:
When I was making the labels I didn't know what to make the fourth one. For whatever reason "All Other" didn't come to mind so I took it from my Pinterest inspiration room which labeled the fourth as Casual. For us that is anything that doesn't go in the other three or something that needs special handling like pre treating, hang dry, those kinds of things. Putting them in that bin reminds me I need to do something else with those things.
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| Post# 1162692 , Reply# 104 10/27/2022 at 14:25 (770 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1162695 , Reply# 105 10/27/2022 at 15:34 (770 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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| Post# 1163001 , Reply# 106 11/1/2022 at 16:28 (765 days old) by Jerrod_Six (Eastern Pennsylvania, USA) | ||
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I also use the baby clothes cycle for many of my loads but usually run it at 120F, although I have done a few in load with that cycle at 140F, which worked very well. I am curious about your dosing of Ultraphase at 20ml with soft water. Is that 20ml a combination of ultraphase 1 and ultraphase 2 or is that just the dose for ultraphase 1? | ||
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Post# 1163030 , Reply# 107 11/1/2022 at 23:35 (765 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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my wash habits I wash everything on the normal cottons cycle with the temperatures being the only variable depending on what I'm washing. Hot for whites, warm for lights, and cold for darks. All of my clothes, if not most of them, are sturdy cottons. | ||
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Post# 1163044 , Reply# 108 11/2/2022 at 06:33 (764 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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Jerrod
I just looked at the settings and it looks like I have them both set at 15ML. I guess the machine determines which one gets dispensed and when. I get really good results with these settings.
As I read some of these posts it sounds like some are surprised that I wash my colors at 140F. I'm curious to know why. They come out really well and I don't notice any fading. I've been doing them that way because the first time I used the Baby Clothes cycle it was set at 140F and I can still remember how soft the clothes felt when they came out with no fabric softener. I guess there is no reason why I couldn't set it at 120F I just never have. | ||
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Post# 1163212 , Reply# 110 11/5/2022 at 09:38 (761 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1164426 , Reply# 111 11/20/2022 at 18:35 (746 days old) by JohnBee (USA, NY) |
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My Miele W3035
This is the full load per Miele tech in Europe.
“Load the drum and make sure you have enough space for a palm of your hand once you push the clothes down” This is what 4 different Miele techs told my grandma , Mom, sister and me when we all got our washers. Here’s a video of my Miele with a quite lard load of towels and sheets CLICK HERE TO GO TO JohnBee's LINK | ||
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Post# 1164429 , Reply# 112 11/20/2022 at 18:51 (746 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1164442 , Reply# 113 11/20/2022 at 20:53 (746 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis) |
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Regular load of clothes this morning
This is in a 3.2 CU FT Whirlpool direct drive washer set on the highest water level.
Two pairs of leggings (the thicker type that are more like pants, not the sheer panty hose type) Two pairs of fuzzy fleecy pajama pants One night gown Two tank tops Two pairs of track/athletic pants One pair of men's blue jeans Eight regular shirts Six pairs of socks Eight pairs of underwear One zip-up hooded sweatshirt | ||
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