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Thread Number: 95243
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The Only Laundry Cycle You Should Use |
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Post# 1198809 2/8/2024 at 15:44 by RP2813  (Sannazay) |
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 Where did they find this guy? And he's blasting out this advice (like sanitizing diapers with the "quick" cycle) on HGTV? If we had a functioning Congress, I'd say they should reel in the runaway misinformation train before it hits warp speed. CLICK HERE TO GO TO RP2813's LINK | ||
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Post# 1198815 , Reply# 1 2/8/2024 at 16:32 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1198822 , Reply# 2 2/8/2024 at 18:04 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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 HGTV needs to vet its “experts” better! I’m surprised that this fool doesn’t also recommend washing the dirty diapers with the dishtowels and dinner napkins to save time. At least today there aren’t many families that still use cloth diapers, so thats a relief.
My stepfathers sister used to rinse out the dirty diapers in the kitchen sink and then right after doing so wash the lettuce for that nights dinner salad in the very same kitchen sink without at the very least bothering to first scour it out with Ajax, YUK!! And these morons wondered why they always had diarrhea? I was only about 12 when I witnessed this and even I knew better than that.
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| Post# 1198824 , Reply# 3 2/8/2024 at 18:16 by qsd-dan (West) | ||
"In the ’70s, you needed the ‘bulky bedding’ cycle and the ‘sanitary’ cycle ... it was a legit thing."
W...T...F I bet this guy is so young his grandmother was a small child in the 70's. "If I could build a washing machine, it would just have one button — you’d just push it, and it’d be warm water and ‘express’ cycle and that’s it.” Define warm. I don't want my darks in warm water, also don't want my whites in warm water, either. “If you do the ‘whitest whites’ cycle, it’s two hours and 20 minutes to two hours and 45 minutes. In that amount of time, I could watch an entire ‘Star Wars’ and I couldn’t do all of my laundry in one day that way.” Get a top loader, dude. Grow TF up, Star Wars is for children. Get out of fantasy land and into reality. "We also chatted about Richardson’s favorite laundry detergent, why he never uses bleach, how he fragrances his clothes in the dryer without using dryer sheets and much more here." He better be using at least chlorine bleach with a short cycle like that. *shivers* I don't need my clothes to reek of any fragrance. | ||
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Post# 1198833 , Reply# 4 2/8/2024 at 19:43 by appnut (TX) |
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Well Speed Wash on my LG is 15 minutes and does not do a spin between wash and the one rinse. (at least the Duet did a spin bettween the wash & rinse. Using the Normal cycle with the exact same parameters as found on the speed wash cycle (lightest soil level and no extra rinse), default time is 23 minutes (8 minutes more). For those 8 minutes, gets you TurboWash activated, 2 minutes longer wash, a spin between wash & rinse, and the intense rinsing of the only rinse on Normal wash. For assured rinsing, I think I can live with those 8 more minutes. FYI, adding an extra rinse on Speed Wash doesn't allow for an interim spin either.
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Post# 1198839 , Reply# 5 2/8/2024 at 20:19 by chetlaham (United States) |
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The article might be nothing more than click bait AI. Vague terminology without any technical detail or verifiable sources written in an airy open ended syntax structure. It sounds like legit journalism, a brilliant master piece to the unwashed masses, but those who know their subject being presented, know its fake. Yes I know this from the Huff post- but that doesn't mean Huff is being real or factual. With big tech censoring everything and only "trusted" sources waved from being weighted against internet algorithms there is a huge click vacuum being filled at the moment.
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Post# 1198846 , Reply# 6 2/8/2024 at 21:44 by RyneR1988 (Indianapolis) |
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LMAO I actually saw this article a couple days ago and remember thinking oh holy sh*t, this guy's gonna be the laughing stock of AW.org as soon as a matter of days. LOL I wasn't disappointed! And I agree with everyone here, this person is a total idiot! Bulky and sanitary cycles on any washer made in the 70's...I was born in '88 so I might be ignorant, but I didn't think that existed at all during that time period. Wasn't the bulky cycle introduced when low-water washers started to become more commonplace?
I have a quick wash cycle on my washer but very seldom use it, not because agitation time isn't long enough because it probably is, but because I find the final spin isn't long enough for full loads. I expect lots of other people feel the same way. Ryne | ||
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Post# 1198865 , Reply# 8 2/9/2024 at 06:54 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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stupidity SMH. This is just pure stupidity. What is wrong with this fool? Does he think we're stupid? | ||
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Post# 1198884 , Reply# 11 2/9/2024 at 11:34 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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to dadoes I have NEVER seen a washer from the 70s with bulky or sanitary, let alone the 80s and 90s. As for the 2000s, those cycles were just coming onto the scene. | ||
| Post# 1198956 , Reply# 12 2/10/2024 at 10:26 by Huebschman (Quebec, CA) | ||
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To reply #11 You're right. People simply knew how to do laundry, which now has become rocket science :). But maybe some vintage FL's with water heater had a sanitary cycle. I don't know. | ||
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Post# 1198957 , Reply# 13 2/10/2024 at 10:37 by RyneR1988 (Indianapolis) |
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Reply #7
"But I guess anyone can be a self proclaimed "expert" today just like everyone is suddenly a "lifestyle expert" or "career coach."
Don't you know anyone can be anything they want to be? All you have to do is have the dream and BAM! that wish is yours overnight. You don't need any qualifications or experience, just walk right in, say a few well-placed words to get everyone to think you're the second coming of Jesus, and well what do ya know, you're a life style coach, or laundry expert, or CEO, or hell, the president of the GD United States tomorrow! Holy crap it's magic! Ryne | ||
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Post# 1198958 , Reply# 14 2/10/2024 at 10:50 by donprohel (I live in Munich - Germany, but I am Italian) |
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Not to be picky... ...but this so-called "Laundry Evangelist" sells soap (soap!) for use in washing machines, enough said | ||
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Post# 1199010 , Reply# 16 2/10/2024 at 21:11 by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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My Maytag 511 from 1984
Has only a regular, PP and delicate cycles with hot warm cold and small to extra large loads. Simple is what I want not confusing multi-cycles and todays cheap crap that breaks down, no thanks, I will keep what works for me. And 40 years later it still works perfectly like it did when it just came out of the box new.
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Post# 1199014 , Reply# 17 2/11/2024 at 00:11 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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| Post# 1199108 , Reply# 19 2/12/2024 at 05:24 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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| Post# 1199128 , Reply# 21 2/12/2024 at 12:22 by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
HGTV is easily one of the most absurd channels on television. Most of the advise given out is dubious, also can’t stand that show house hunters where there are time capsule homes from the 60’s and 70’s and are ridiculed by millennials who don’t know any better who just want to completely gut the house and replace it with ugly white and grey interiors.
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Post# 1199129 , Reply# 22 2/12/2024 at 12:37 by RyneR1988 (Indianapolis) |
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Reply #17
Eddie, I completely agree with you. That's the biggest reason I have the Whirlpool washer I have now. When my old one started having too many issues, I seriously considered what I would need in a machine. Did I really need the fancy more expensive LG with its many, many options? I eventually settled on no I did not, because when I had my old Whirlpool, I basically used the same cycle over and over. And so it goes with my new one. That machine is basically frozen on autosense, heavy duty cycle, warm water, hot for towels. Occasionally I'll use deep wash if the towels load is particularly large, or to wash large items like blankets. My laundry needs are just not that complicated, so I have no need for a steam machine, for instance, when I'll just forget about that feature and therefore never use it.
In retrospect, I probably could have gone even one step lower on the ladder and purchased the cheaper Amana washer, like the Roper you have, and it would have served me just fine. But I wanted the addition of the soil level knob that my current one has, so that the agitation time isn't quite as long on an already pretty long cycle. Two months in, and I'm still happy with my machine, so I hope to be so in years, just as you are now. Ryne | ||
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Post# 1199130 , Reply# 23 2/12/2024 at 13:00 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Thanks Ryne! My Roper is just 4 months shy of 5 years old and I’ve had ZERO problems or issues with it. This washer does just exactly what it’s supposed to do each and every time I hit the start button with NO drama.
The way you describe using your new Whirlpool is just exactly how I use my Roper, easy peasy. I have no need for a washing machine with a “brain”, I’ve still got complete command of my facilities, thank you very much.
I could afford to pay cash for any washing machine on the market, regardless of the price and I would if there was something else that I really wanted. In the end what I want is SIMPLICITY!
Eddie
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Post# 1199354 , Reply# 28 2/15/2024 at 12:27 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Do you see this?
We have come a long, long way since the On & Off switch! This is a modern-day/multi-cycle washer designed for today’s wash loads and capable of doing more than what decades ago were able to do but even then needed… Anything else such as what this guy is showing us, telling us and wanting us to believe is His Brain on DRUGS!!!! — Dave
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Post# 1199595 , Reply# 32 2/18/2024 at 07:09 by Logixx (Germany) |
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Post# 1199623 , Reply# 33 2/18/2024 at 13:53 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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laundry And that's the whole problem. What are we doing running around like stupid dolts? | ||
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Post# 1199989 , Reply# 35 2/23/2024 at 08:06 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1200098 , Reply# 39 2/24/2024 at 18:54 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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common sense Where is common sense? | ||
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Post# 1200325 , Reply# 41 2/27/2024 at 15:25 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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sanitizing on express cycle Somebody, how will anything be sanitized on the express cycle? Somebody help me out. Is it just me or am I struggling to understand what this "laundry expert" is saying? | ||
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Post# 1200328 , Reply# 42 2/27/2024 at 16:34 by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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| Post# 1200335 , Reply# 43 2/27/2024 at 16:56 by maytaga806 (Howell, Michigan) | ||
Unbelievable, gotta remember though, the general population doesn’t think about these things as us laundry experts do here, they don’t use common sense either. The washer needs to get to an extreme degree to even sanitize, which is something I’m sure only elite front loaders offer but they don’t even think to use that either if they were provided the option.
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Post# 1200350 , Reply# 47 2/27/2024 at 18:00 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Post# 1200364 , Reply# 48 2/27/2024 at 20:11 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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Dave... If there was a comments section, what would you have said? There are a thousand things I would've said concerning this article. | ||
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Post# 1200373 , Reply# 49 2/27/2024 at 21:13 by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Post# 1200380 , Reply# 50 2/27/2024 at 22:11 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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Speed Queen Laundry I can say the same for the Speed Queen Laundry. It gets the job done in a reasonable amount of time, especially on heavy soil on the normal cycle. | ||
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Post# 1200411 , Reply# 51 2/28/2024 at 09:21 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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save us Somebody, save us from these so-called "laundry experts". This guy is spouting off that even the heaviest filthiest loads are completely cleaned on express. People, don't believe the hype! Where is AdamAussieVac? | ||
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Post# 1200412 , Reply# 52 2/28/2024 at 10:06 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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to wayupnorth I wish there was a comments section so I could school him with a very caustic comment. I'd love to come through the computer or tv screen and show and tell him how it's done. This post was last edited 02/28/2024 at 11:55 | ||
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Post# 1200445 , Reply# 54 2/28/2024 at 15:22 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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playing drums I'd rather be bad at playing the drums than doing laundry. For real! These "experts" bug me so much! | ||
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Post# 1200501 , Reply# 56 2/29/2024 at 12:30 by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Post# 1200502 , Reply# 57 2/29/2024 at 12:49 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Post# 1200515 , Reply# 58 2/29/2024 at 18:12 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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thank you guys Thank you guys for trying to get me to calm down. It's stuff like this that really grinds my gears. | ||
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Post# 1200531 , Reply# 59 3/1/2024 at 00:02 by chetlaham (United States) |
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Jerome, the link in this thread is very likely intentional rage bait / click bait. It is designed to blindly arouse emotions for the sake of generating internet traffic. Big tech took a stance against the average joe by implementing AI moderation that will delete or take down any strong language or unverifiable claims yet not so for big news corporations or large scale influencers. They can say anything they want online, unreal, unfiltered, un-moderated, and because they have both perceived trust and experience the public falls for it hook line and sinker.
My point is don't fall for it. Don't let yourself get emotional over the latest concept of media outlets and corporations becoming professional internet trolls.
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Post# 1200533 , Reply# 60 3/1/2024 at 02:38 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Post# 1200539 , Reply# 63 3/1/2024 at 09:18 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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