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Automatic Dryer cycles Our Duet dryer does a pretty good job. The Normal cycle tends to overdry ever so slightly. The Casual cycle underdries. Heavy Duty roasts things. However, the Heavy Duty and Normal cycle refuses to dry fleece blankets and shuts off within 3-4 minutes. The bigger issue...

gold mine I would drop some serious cash for a Neptune washer NIB. WOW! Lucky!

Logixx Wow! I doubt my Duet used much more than 20 gallons on any given cycle, except Bulky with extra rinses. I would imagine that 16-18 gallons would be a good guess for a full load. In the LG/Kenmore FL we have, a Normal cycle probably is pushing 24 with the water level raised slightly.

Restrictions The one thing here that has not been taken into consideration is that the 3.3 gallons and under is for the Normal cycle with no soil. As long as the soil sensor is able to detect anything, the machine should add another fill for prewash, rinses, etc. As DADoES said, the main wash...

Demos I remember all the Kenmore machines being set up and having demos or windows for you to see some of the 'action'. I explicitly remember the HE3T and Calypso being shown off. I feel like they had a much larger selection of machines on display as well. It seemed like every model was shown...

Nuclear I'm not sure this is the best idea either. Nuclear power has become significantly safer with computer controls and technological advancements. The nuclear waste is another story, though. Wind power is proving to be more of an issue than expected, and not to mention that there seems to...

Clean Washer cycle On the Maytag we are using, it uses a longer stroke. So the turbulence in the drum is stronger, however, the holes in the tub are so small that I am not sure it really matters. This cycle on this machine does NOT fill with tap hot water. It alternates between hot and cold...

LG I highly recommend an LG set! My grandparents replaced theirs after 13 years because of a leaky cold water inlet valve. It could have easily and cheaply been fixed, however they decided against it. No other issues at all. We have an LG built Kenmore Elite that has been flawless as well...

Citric acid I highly recommend citric acid. 1 cup should do. The clean washer cycle on your machine will likey work the best.

What a beaut! Very happy for you! I am jealous! Ours lasted 11 years with somewhat heavy use. It was a great machine, though not perfect!

None I have an older Camry Hybrid and love it. It honestly fits the bill perfectly. I have driven it to Florida numerous times and it is fairly easy to get 600 miles per tank and average 38 mpg with multiple people and our things. It is very comfortable, has decent power, and drives great...

Dryer lint filter Personally, I prefer the front filters. I had a Kenmore 29" dryer with the top mounted filter that kicked ass, though. My grandparents had the exact same dryer, but it was front mounted and there was no clear difference in performance between them. The biggest difference I...

EcoActive I figured it would use more water ~4-5 gallons because it does not spin and pull the water through the clothes like the Bravos/Cabrio machines do. So there needs to be a decent amount of water in the bottom of the tub as well. If figured top off would be about 10 gallons as well. I...

Oh no! I am. not sure how I am just now seeing this. This is actually very upsetting. Hopefully you can find some additional parts to keep this beaut running. If not, I might just have to take it off your hands! Lol.

Longevity Well, I’m gonna guess wash time and agitation speed will play a role in this. There is a potential case for washing in cold to keep the fibers tight, but that defeats the purpose of wrinkle free items that need a warm wash to relax wrinkles. I have a few shirts that are ‘wrinkle-free’...

Forgot to mention... The Whirlpool and Kenmore cousins would get 'excellent' CR wash test results, whereas the KA would only recieve 'Very good'. I never knew if it was due to the lightening spray arm, or because of these shorter pre- and mainwash.

Pre-Wash That 30 minute prewash is for the thermal hold up to 135ºF IIRC. That is the maximum time before it will automatically head into the mainwash. It will out clean a majority of dishwashers in the mainwash. Lmao. I found that the Antibacterial cycle was more conservative on dumping the...

Additives One piece of info they are missing is that lower wash temperatures cause people to use more additives such as Oxy Bleach, Chlorine Bleach, scent boosters, or more laundry detergent. That is just as wasteful as using a slightly higher temperature to wash. Not to mention, the number of...

Jeesh I am going to write a complaint. Not sure if anyone will read it or care, but enough is enough. It can't get any worse. Warm on these new machines is 75-80ºF. Water levels are already too low in many of them. We are nearly to the point where machines will wash for 3 hours and wash in...

Timer This is why we replaced our DD. It would perform a spray rinse second before the final spin ending. Clothes were coming out fairly wet.