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    Best laundry detergent and/or additive for food and oil stains?

    I am trying to find a better solution for removing food, grease and oil stains from certain, heavily soiled articles of clothing. This includes kitchen towels, as well as my chef coat and aprons from work (dishwasher). Currently, I use All Free & Clear Plus+ combined with OxiClean powder in my...
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    My Take on Laundry Pods

    Is there anyone on here that uses these single-use pods in their washing machine(s)? Personally, I don't use them nowadays, but I can draw from my personal experiences with them in the past. There was a time at my old house in the mid- to late 2010s, when all we used with our LG FL were pods...
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    GE FL Washer - Reducing vibration on the upstairs laundry room's vinyl floor?

    Here's an issue that I need to address with my GE GFW655SSVWW FL washer. It's not exactly major; the machine is still going strong nearly a year later. The problem lies within the spin cycle. Despite the washer being perfectly level with the vinyl floor in our upstairs laundry room, the thing...
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    FL Washers - Normal Cycle Warm Temp. Correlation to Soil Level

    Here's an observation that I've made with front-load washing machines. It has to do with how exactly warm the "warm" temperature option is on a Normal cycle, and how it correlates with the soil level that is selected. This applies to the LG at my old house, as well as my current GE UltraFresh...
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    Putting dish soap in a washing machine

    This may sound unorthodox, but have you tried using liquid dish soap in a washing machine intended for laundry? It is something that I have been experimenting with. I work as a dishwasher at a 55+ country club's restaurant close to my home. In this line of work, my chef coat and aprons...
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    GE UltraFresh Vent System actually works!

    I've had our GE GFW655SSVWW front-load washer, along with its matching dryer, for 4 months now; my family has been nothing but impressed with the set. Everything we throw in there comes out amazing clean. I'm here to discuss its hallmark feature, the "UltraFresh Vent System." This feature works...
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    Frigidaire Dishwasher OrbitClean Spray Arm Issue

    My current dishwasher, a Frigidaire Gallery model FGID2466QF4A, came with the house and is 8-9 years old. Despite having a plastic interior, it cleans dishes well for the most part. However, there is a persistent problem that baffled me for the longest time. A lot of dishes in the bottom rack...
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    Do you use heated dry on your dishwasher?

    This is a question that has been floating around in my head for quite a while now. I ask this because of potential energy saving concerns. Personally, I've been an advocate of heated dry for as long as I can remember. It significantly cuts down on the time I need to towel-dry the clean dishes...
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    GE GFW655SSV0WW Front-Load Washer & Matching Dryer

    This is our brand-new washer and dryer set; it replaced a low-end 8-year-old Frigidaire set that came with the house. That top-load washer was not the best; its long cycle times (1 to 1.5 hours), coupled with a lack of turnover, resulted in mediocre wash performance. And, to add insult to...
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    Frigidaire FFTW1001PW - Repair vs. a New TL?

    Our Frigidaire top-loader is having issues again. About a month or two ago, I noticed that the washer was leaking a tiny amount of water onto the upstairs laundry room floor, mostly beneath the machine. When that happened, I thought nothing of it, considering that my dad had screwed the drain...
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    Samsung Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator (RF29DB960012)

    I don't normally talk about refrigerators, but this one just came in today and it's quite different than any other fridge I've owned. Up until today, my family had been using a Frigidaire Gallery stainless steel French door refrigerator (FGHF2366PFAA), which was manufactured in 2016 and came...
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    Frigidaire TL leaving white residue on darks (FFTW1001PW)

    I've been having this ongoing issue with my newer Frigidaire top-loader (FFTW1001PW). It's around 8 years old and does a good job washing for the most part, but this is something that I just can't figure out. The machine leaves behind a white, linty residue on many dark clothes that are washed...
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    Are laundry sanitizers worth it?

    Here's a bit of a conundrum: My dad and stepmom have both tested positive for COVID after a cross-country vacation. As a result, my hand towels are becoming single-use to prevent the spread of the virus. And my Frigidaire TL washer, even when set to "hot," doesn't get hot enough (around 100°...
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    Frigidaire Dryer - Lint Build-up Under Filter

    My Frigidaire dryer, model FFRE1001PW0, still works great. However, I'm seeing quite a bit of lint build-up underneath the lint filter, which I can't reach with my crevice tool on my vacuum (Dyson DC17). What would be the best method of reaching down there to get all that lint removed? It's...
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    New Drain Hose for Frigidaire FFTW1001PW Washer

    Following up on the leaking issues with my Frigidaire washing machine, my dad finally fixed it yesterday. Over the past few weeks, we had tried a couple of "universal" drain hoses. One was a gray hose from Amazon, and the end which connects to the washer's drain pump was too small, and thus...
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    Why you should NEVER add water to a TL washer

    I learned the hard way that it's NOT a good idea to manually add water to my Frigidaire FFTW1001PW top-load washer, which automatically senses the right water level for a load. About a week ago, I was washing my bed pillows in there, and the water level was too low, so I decided to add more...
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    Do top-loaders truly wash clothes better than front-loaders?

    Sorry if this question has been frequently asked on this forum, but here's an observation that my family made the other day. My dad, his SO and I have declared that a top-load washer, like our Frigidaire, cleans clothes better than a front-load washer. I think it's due to the fact that...
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    Frigidaire FFTW1001PW Washer - Drain Issues?

    I found another issue with my washing machine yesterday, which was worthy of its own post. Sometimes, after the rinse cycle and prior to the final spin, the washer will stop draining the water, rapidly flash the "clean" light and periodically do a triple beep, as if the washer has gone off...
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    Frigidaire FFTW1001PW TL Washer - Frequent Out-of-Balance Problems

    I'd like to talk about this troublesome Frigidaire FFTW1001PW top-load washing machine, which came with my new house, built in 2016. While it does a good job of washing clothes, the machine goes off balance quite frequently. When it's thrown off balance, the status lights flash rapidly...
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    Frigidaire FFTW1001PW TL Washer / FFRE1001PW0 Dryer

    I've had this washer and dryer set for a couple months now; it came with my new house and I'm finally getting around to making a post about it. Right off the bat, I was glad to go back to a good old top-load washer with an agitator, as I honestly feel that this type of washer is more effective...
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