Jerome, I know how you feel at times but I’d put the “fabric softener destroys machines” subject on ‘cruise control’ if you will. Everyone has their own experiences, but I’d just put this topic/subject to rest for awhile.
I appreciate your feedback. I'll just put it on cruise control and not bother with this stupid dude, who has no idea what he's talking about. He's just spewing baloney.
The only one who can really comment on this is John Lefever since he’s been working on and servicing machines for the past 50 years or so. He’s seen it all from bad laundry practices to good laundry practices along with people who were meticulous with taking care of their machines inside and out.
It would be nice if when we mentioned someone by their
by their @ (eg @adam-aussie-vac) And it would show up in the message section “someone has asked for a demonstration, please reply to @Westihaus on T:123456 R:23”
T short for thread, R short for reply
I completely agree that proper use should always be practiced. Maybe that's probably why they have "smart" dispensers for laundry detergent and fabric softener to prevent over or under use. But again, there's something that can always go wrong. It would be nice if the bulk dispensers had water flowing through them to turn the above products into a solution that does an effective job.
I do have downy balls I use in the Speed Queen laundry. I always use heavy soil on the normal cycle to get a deep rinse and there's no softener residue. If anything, it's completely mixed through during final deep rinse.
The machine in the second video looks to me like somebody tipped it over to work on it, having forgot the draw was still full of fabric conditioner and liquid detergent.
Also from all that mould and bacterial sludge, I think they probably leave the door and draw closed between washes, so the insides stay nice and humid for mould and bacteria to grow, and probably use a liquid washing detergent, and quite likely not hot enough water.