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    KitchenAid KDFE204KPS: The good, the bad, the ugly

    See, odd enough, my KA dries better. It does have the fan dry system though. We only use heated dry in the winter for additional heat and moisture. Bosch never seemed to dry as well with intense dry activated as well. Of course, this is all model dependent, too.
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    KitchenAid KDFE204KPS: The good, the bad, the ugly

    Should be a very good machine. The removable filter design is more reliable, though seemingly clean as well if not better than more expensive model. ProWash is absolutely the way to go, and is very flexible. Though these models are known to not dry as well. Rinse aid will be a must. Keep us...
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    Persil Laundry Detergent

    If it were an issue with body oil, why would it resolve when switching detergent? Mind you, this issue did not occur with using Cheer liquid either. I’m still convinced it is an issue with Persil.
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    LG Washer Cycles

    As I have stated numerous times on here, TurboWash intermediate spins are anemic at best, and leaves excess detergent and water in clothes. The spray rinse helps, but the sump is not fully drained at the end of the interim spin. Thus, TurboWash leaves a lot to be desired with rinsing. An Extra...
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    car feature subscriptions...

    People like to talk trash about my “outdated” 4Runner (2023), but nothing needs a subscription, nothing needs unlocked, and it works fully as designed. Much less electronic crap than the new model. Glad I bought it when I did.
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    Persil Laundry Detergent

    Polyester seemed to be the biggest culprit, but it occurred on all items. Even washing in sanitize cycle would still result in the odor. I use Dirt Labs booster as well, so I have low suspicion it is an issue of body oil or remaining soil.
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    Persil Laundry Detergent

    We used Persil Oxi for a long time. Worked great, smelled good, and left clothes softer than Tide liquids. But clothes developed an odd body odor type smell after being washed. It was worse as they sat longer. One wash with Tide eliminated the issue. I have not gone back.
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    very weird behavior on new Bosch Serie 8 dishwasher: do they change operation if water gets too sudsy? what is this noise? (with a video)

    My older Bosch did this with Cascade packs (Fairy). Using Finish eliminated the issue. Though, cycle time, pressure, or water level never changed.
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    Worst *New* dishwasher available?

    My vote is Frigidaire, though I have limited experience with newer GE DWs. As mentioned, numerous prewashes with high temp or sanitize is annoying, but many machines do it.
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    LG Washer Cycles

    Newer LG FL machines with TurboWash will perform 1 rinse. Spray rinses are anemic at best, and interim spin is slow and does not drain sump sufficiently. I always run it without Turbowash, but not all machines allow this. IMHO, best way around this is Whites cycle without TurboWash which...
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    Maytag Washer Automatic Soak Cycles

    Didn’t Maytag have a machine that did intermittent agitation that acted as soaks? I vaguely recall a machine that had 4 speed settings, normal, normal intermittent, gentle, gentle intermittent. It would wash for 2 min, then soak for 2 min, etc.
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    P&G... What the heck?

    I agree. The scents at P$G are way too strong anymore. Not to mention, scent profiles have changed for the worst. Years ago I had a hard time determining which scent was my favorite. I have purchased more unscented products within the last year than ever before. Things will have to change at one...
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    KitchenAid dishwasher not cleaning well

    Our supply hose was slightly clogged. I removed the flow restrictor, and the machine performed significantly better. With advanced age, I would imagine that this could be a culprit. Though if she is using rinse aid, it can cause over sudsing as most of these machines add a little rinse aid...
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    Favorite Household Cleaning Products

    Currently: Clorox 2 unscented (kind of a sleeper) Ammonia Morton’s Hypochlorous Acid spray Dawn Gain Mango Tango scent Bar Keepers Friend Tide Febreze liquid
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    Best US DW available at the moment

    Honestly, a MOL Whirlpool or BOL KitchenAid would be great for most. The design with removable filter is more reliable and still does great. If you wan TOL, the KA machines with microclean filter have been decent. Though a large number of people will be hard pressed to find differences other...
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