Thread Number: 39846
Does The Maytag Maxima Steam Washer Have a Built-in Heater for the Water? |
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Post# 590037   4/16/2012 at 19:55 (4,364 days old) by gredmondson (San Francisco, California 94117 USA)   |   | |
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OK, now another son has asked me to use my Miele washer to get the armpit stains out of his graying T shirts that have been washed in a Maytag washer with a "green" detergent. I read the manual for my Miele W1203 washer, and on the "Sanitize" cycle it says the water is heated to "95". I am thinking that is Centigrade, not Fahrenheit because the window is very hot on that cycle. So, I looked at the manual for the Maytag Maxima Steam washer, which also has a "sanitize" cycle, but I do not see a specific reference to how hot the wash water is. I have two questions: 1. Does the Maytag Maxima Steam Washer have a heat booster? and 2. If it does have a hea booster, how hot is the water heated on the "Sanitize" cycle?
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Post# 590092 , Reply# 1   4/16/2012 at 23:18 (4,364 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Not positive on the Maxima, but because it is a steam machine I am going to say YES it has a heater.
Again not speaking of the Maxima, but my 5000 series says the sani-temp is 155 degrees F. I do know that depending on the incoming water temp, it can take up to three hours, but it do get hot. Then followed by a cooling spin purge before the first spin, and followed by two cool down rinses after that. The clothes still come out warm to the touch. I have found that undershirts prevent the stains on shirts, and it's much easier to clean the white shirts on high temp washes without damage. |