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STPP STPP makes my towels softer.

Only hold soil in suspension for half an hour Do you know this from experience, or did someone tell you, or did you read it somewhere (where?).

Suds saver The federal test procedures still have provision for suds saver. Out-of-context excerpt: For clothes washers equipped with the suds-saver feature: X1=frequency of use without the suds-saver feature=0.86. X2=frequency of use with the suds-saver feature=0.14. ShH=fresh make-up water...

Possible reasons for special washer in submarine 1) Very tight spaces in submarine 2) In unfortunate event of water getting into the submarine, need to assure that the washer doesn't present a shock hazard Custom = expensive

US consumers aren't dumb, but... we've certainly been taken for fools, being led to believe that "government regulations" require manufacturers to make water-sipping, tepid-water-washing front-loaders. They're actually doing it for the tax credits. If we all knew this, maybe we'd insist on...

Energy Star is about water also If it were just about energy, we'd have all the unheated rinse water we wanted.

Tax credits I'd be satisfied if I could match the $250 tax credit (i.e. the manufacturer would get the $250 from me instead of the government), and buy a less frugal machine. It would still have to conform to the mandatory federal standard, but that's the same for top-loaders and...

Consumer demand isn't the force driving energy- and wate ...it's the manufacturer tax credits. http://energytaxincentives.org/builders/appliances.php

Everything you wanted to know about how they measure Go to the page below, search for "clothes washer" (with quotes) in the quick search box, and look at the second hit, titled "10CFR430-- PART 430_ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS--Table of" http://www.gpoaccess.gov/CFR/

Higher water factor in the table = more water usage overall http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=clotheswash.display_products_html

ATC makes life tougher for hoses Pre-ATC: Hoses are jolted once, when the wash fill ends. ATC: Hoses are jolted again and again during the wash fill, as the machine regulates the proportion of hot and cold water. Take a look at Floodchek hoses. I have a pair, and can vouch that they look and...

pre-wash use the same temperature setting as the main wash? Again, not my experience. During a custom cycle with wash temp set to sanitize, I've seen the heater switch on during prewash, and switch off after a few minutes. My guess is that it was heating to warm...my hot water lag is such that...

Turbidity sensor in Miele W4840? My W4840 sometimes drains after prewash, sometimes not. I think it's correlated with whether the load is really dirty. Why would I want to use prewash on a not-so-dirty load? Well, I wanted to use it to rinse household cleaner out of housecleaning rags. But the...

Miele water heating My Miele W4840 definitely extends the wash cycle on Custom, if needed to reach the target temp.

Miele Descaler box Mine has only citric acid

recommendations for descaling Miele's washing machine descaler is citric acid. Amazon sells 5 lbs of citric acid (sour salt) for around $25. Use maybe 1/2 cup on your machine's hottest, longest cycle.

doesn't like the plume of steam showing to the neighbors Is there a stigma attached to using a dryer in Sweden?

Those commercial washer/extractors have pretty unimpressive spin speeds and G-forces, judging from the specs on SQ's web site. Maybe they're paired with very powerful dryers in commercial use.

FWIW, they're being sold by a "Walmart Marketplace" retailer, CSNstores.com.

Stronger detergents for cold-water washing... will need more thorough rinsing to end up with the same level of residue, right?