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    Modern front load washers recirculating water over the load

    Why didn't you check for this feature before buying if it was important to you?
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    Philco Combination Showdown

    And we won't go into all of the re-engineering Whirlpool had to do on that machine after it was in the field like remove the centrifugal lint separator and replace it with a lint screen in the dryer exhaust and reduce the top spin speed to around 400 rpm.
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    Best laundry detergent and/or additive for food and oil stains?

    Me, too. I have it delivered every three months on subscription. and with Prime, there is no shipping charge which is good for something heavy.
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    Bewitched washer and dryer

    Beaver Cleaver oversudsed a bol Frigidaire washer on an episode where the parents were away.
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    Philco Combination Showdown

    I saw this somewhere years ago.
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    Best laundry detergent and/or additive for food and oil stains?

    Shout aerosol is light years ahead of the bottled Spray and wash which has no solvents.
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    Toughest laundry detergent from Persil

    If you are not wedded to liquids, Persil Universal pulver (powder) Tiefenrein (deep clean) works very well with minimal sudsing at minimal dosage, like less than half of the little 4 oz. container that is included in the box (with STPP).
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    Best laundry detergent and/or additive for food and oil stains?

    Aerosol Shout has dry cleaning fluid in it. It really does a number on grease and does not promote sudsing if that is is an issue for you. O buy it online.
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    Warm vs Cold Spray Rinse?

    cold water is better for knocking down suds and discouraging suds formation than warm water.
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    Bewitched washer and dryer

    Don't forget the spark plug for the igniter. Plus you have to consider the efficiency. 100% of the heat generated by an electric immersion element went into the water versus how much of the heat of the gas burner was wasted as exhaust.
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    Bewitched washer and dryer

    Electric dishwashers, like the 240 volt Lady Kenmore, could heat water to 180F without the danger of the heated exhaust at the toe plate so the Preway gas DW was the answer to a question never asked.
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    Bewitched washer and dryer

    In the episode with George and Martha Washington, Samantha tried to tell Martha Washington how wonderful her laundry appliances were, but Martha had slaves who took care of that. so she was not impressed. Now the wiggling of Samantha's nose would come in handy for the folding and putting away of...
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    Vintage Jenn-Air Range

    I was told that when you used the convection bake feature, the exhaust fan ran the whole time that the convection bake was in operation.
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    Finally, a word of sanity about wash water temperatures

    https://www.southernliving.com/things-not-to-wash-cold-water-11877275
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