Thread Number: 64340
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Post# 869480 , Reply# 2   2/27/2016 at 19:28 (2,951 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Are happiest for "cottons" or "normal" loads when at or near capacity. Delicates, woolens, etc... are another matter.
Even with modern electronic computer brains trying to balance small loads is difficult for many H-axis machines and the resulting vibrations and so forth likely aren't good for the washer. |
Post# 869488 , Reply# 4   2/27/2016 at 21:39 (2,951 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 869490 , Reply# 5   2/27/2016 at 22:00 (2,951 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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What are the default settings for each cycle? I.E. tempertaures and spin speeds and soil levels for normal eco, heavy duty etc. |
Post# 869492 , Reply# 6   2/27/2016 at 22:03 (2,951 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 869517 , Reply# 7   2/28/2016 at 03:20 (2,951 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Washers recommend for most all "normal" cycles to load the drum fully.
My vintage Miele washer per owner's manual states pretty much the same. You can load the drum full leaving a bit of room at the top (about the size of human fist), and all should be well. Fast forward to modern times and IIRC many machines by Miele and others only recommend loading washer three-quarters full. For all its huge size the now discontinued Miele 4XXX series washers were one such beast. This probably has to do with the niggardly amounts of water being used in modern machines. My water frugal AEG OKO-Lavamat shows "full/100%) often when the drum is only three-quarters loaded. If it has to stop and top off water too many times an "overload/percentage" message will almost certainly follow. H-axis washers wash and rinse better when doing full loads because of how they operate. Spin cycles are easier and more balanced when there is a full load of "normal" clothing out of pure physics. Fully loaded drum allows machine to evenly disperse load round perimeter of tub as machine beings to spin. With less than full loads of say "Cottons" machine must try harder to evenly move what little there is around tub evenly. Often after whatever pre-programmed attempts machine will simply start spinning; banging, clanging, and vibrating away. One reason I like the Oko-Lavamat over older Miele is that it tries much harder to reach even distribution of washing for smoother spins. |
Post# 869548 , Reply# 9   2/28/2016 at 09:12 (2,951 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 869869 , Reply# 14   2/29/2016 at 21:57 (2,949 days old) by NICKATNIGHT ()   |   | |
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Just out of curiosity, do you think a king-size comforter would fit in there? We were just curious. Thanks. |
Post# 869877 , Reply# 16   2/29/2016 at 23:15 (2,949 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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That will hold a king sized down filled duvet. At least not dry and fluffy. If you could manage to get all the air out and saturated with water that might be another matter.
All eider down filled items go to the laundromat and into the 50lb washer. Look at the above video. That huge commercial front loader (soft mount) can handle being packed full of down items because of the build quality and likely how it is programmed. Most likely after first wash/rinse the machine will spin to flatten things out by removing the air naturally trapped in down. IIRC Miele or some other large front loader has or had a down/pillow cycle that pretty much did the same, but think duvets were limited to queen or perhaps double/full. Then doing down items at laundromat things basically go round and round/back and forth until the first spin. This causes "tons" of water to be extracted from the load along with air, hence the flattening. Down actually resists water and is quite buoyant; this is why it keeps birds warm and dry. So it takes some time for pillows and duvets to get "wet" enough and begin to lose those properties. However helped along by compression (extraction, wringing through a mangle, etc...) it will happen quicker. |
Post# 869899 , Reply# 17   3/1/2016 at 02:11 (2,949 days old) by nickatnight ()   |   | |
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So, king-size comforter? We'll continue to leave it to the professionals. No top loader buyers remorse for us. Thanks for your insight. |
Post# 869920 , Reply# 18   3/1/2016 at 06:38 (2,949 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi HD, thanks for the thoughtful reviews on the new SQFLers, I have had my SQFL washer for over 11 years now and never a single problem.
I do admit I almost always wash really full loads however.
We are selling a lot of the new FL washers and so far no problems. The slight knocking during acceleration with slightly unbalanced loads is the shocks not the bearings.
Our little company has sold more than 500 TLSQs and more than 100 SQFLers over the past 6 or 7 years and I live in fear of having to replace bearings and transmissions in the TLers as they start to fail, by contrast major repairs are a piece of cake on the FL machines, however I am sure that most of the SQ TL machines will just get replaced when this happens.
The price of SQ FLers has recently DROPPED by $200-300 so they are now competitive with other brands high end models.
To wash King-Sized comforters at home we just use one of our 60s Kenmore Combos, it does a beautiful job. John L. |
Post# 869952 , Reply# 20   3/1/2016 at 09:55 (2,949 days old) by mamapinky (blairsville pa)   |   | |
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Steve, good question, as a owner of a fairly new AWN432, IM curious about this also, although I only need a 2'nd rinse on the rare occasions I use chlorine bleach. Cheryl |
Post# 870015 , Reply# 22   3/1/2016 at 17:57 (2,948 days old) by mamapinky (blairsville pa)   |   | |
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A cup of FS..my clothes would feel like gum lol...besides for me its making sure all chlorine residue is out and FS won't help that..Cheryl |
Post# 870036 , Reply# 23   3/1/2016 at 19:08 (2,948 days old) by mtn1584 (USA)   |   | |
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I meant a cap!!!! Lol MIKE |
Post# 870074 , Reply# 24   3/2/2016 at 02:45 (2,948 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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Post# 870096 , Reply# 25   3/2/2016 at 08:27 (2,948 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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They claim it can do TWO king sized comforters? That's crazy. I wouldn't wash one, even that super sized machine. It may roll with the drum, but it won't tumble and certainly won't do much more than get wet, if that. These manufacturers are trying to outdo each other with words their product's actual performance can't back up.
I actually know several people with two king sized beds in the same (big) house. Master bedroom, guest bedrooms, older kid's bedrooms, etc. Hadn't thought about it, but I guess it's not all that uncommon. |
Post# 870115 , Reply# 26   3/2/2016 at 11:13 (2,948 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 870282 , Reply# 31   3/3/2016 at 08:43 (2,947 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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Can you use fabric softener on the normal eco cycle on the front loaders or do you have to use heavy duty and other cycles? |
Post# 870292 , Reply# 32   3/3/2016 at 09:33 (2,947 days old) by helicaldrive (St. Louis)   |   | |
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Can be used with any cycle on the SQ FL. Normal Eco cycle uses reduced water levels and temps but it does two rinses I believe so there's no reason why you couldn't use FS. |
Post# 870406 , Reply# 33   3/4/2016 at 04:19 (2,946 days old) by nickatnight ()   |   | |
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It wasn't a bore to us. Nothing else really matters. Thanks, again. |
Post# 872140 , Reply# 35   3/12/2016 at 17:53 (2,937 days old) by mr_b ()   |   | |
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I typically wash 12-14 long sleeve oxford shirts with a couple pair of Khaki pants with no tangling in my SQFL washer. I also find that a table spoon of Tide is all that is needed. |
Post# 872149 , Reply# 36   3/12/2016 at 18:47 (2,937 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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It looks like Speed Queen is giving Maytag a run for their money. |
Post# 874386 , Reply# 38   3/25/2016 at 14:46 (2,925 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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Just to post a teaser ;-)
We put black felt on the top so they don't scratch before a customer gets them in their house.
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Post# 874404 , Reply# 39   3/25/2016 at 16:10 (2,925 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)   |   | |
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Post# 874414 , Reply# 40   3/25/2016 at 17:48 (2,925 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 874423 , Reply# 41   3/25/2016 at 18:58 (2,924 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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