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Permament Press,Knits Gentle and Super Wash Cycles
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Post# 906553   11/11/2016 at 15:47 (2,693 days old) by washer10 (FL)        

How are those washing machine cycles differ from each other?




Post# 906557 , Reply# 1   11/11/2016 at 16:01 (2,693 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Presumably the question is regards to Whirlpool.

Gentle is essentially the same sequence as Normal but at low speed and shorter. No sprays in the final spin.

There were a few variations on Perm Press (and sometimes differences between Whirlpool and Kenmore).  Commonly it runs 6 mins of the wash at high speed, then 4 mins at low (start at 4 mins for delicate Perm Press items).  The wash is followed by a double cool down sequence ... which is a partial drain (until the water level pressure switch resets), a brief pause for remainder of the drain increment, refill with cold water, agitate two mins (usually low speed), then repeat to make it double. Followed by a full drain, spin (low speed) with sprays, agitated rinse (usually high speed), and final spin (low speed). Some later machines/timers changed it to a single cool down for purpose of conserving water.

Knits is a merging of Gentle and Perm Press.  8 mins maximum wash time at low speed, a single cool down sequence, full drain, spin/sprays, agitated rinse, final spin.

Super Wash, is a lead-in option on Normal (for 5-cycle machines) and Perm Press (on 6-cycle machines). Prewash of 6 (or 4 or 2) mins. Partial drain, brief pause, then refill and continue with Normal or Perm Press.

ETA: Right, as Launderess says ... Super Wash has a 2-min soak, then the partial drain.  I believe the premise was to pause so heavy soil can settle, and then drain away.




This post was last edited 11/11/2016 at 16:35
Post# 906562 , Reply# 2   11/11/2016 at 16:21 (2,693 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Super Wash

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On my Whirlpool "convertible" (long sold onto another member), runs thus:

Machine fills and begins a wash cycle for five or so minutes, then stops. After a period of soaking the water is partially drained from tub. After a period of more soaking timer again advances and machine fills with water then commences a full "Normal" wash cycle. If one wanted a shorter wash cycle one stopped machine and advanced timer.



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