American Top Loaders with auto-soak

[ozzie908]

Euro Washers

My FL has a pre-wash cycle which you can use on any temp cotton cycle I have only used on a really dirty whites wash as it removes the need to use stain removers and soakers etc just extra washing powder and everything comes out like new

Austin

 

[passatdoc]

My Frigidaire 2140 FL has a Soak cycle. I believe the only temperature choice is Cold water, and since the unit lacks Auto Temp Control, that could be rather chilly water in winter!! Its big brother model the 2940 does have ATC. Frigidaire recommends adding a half dose of detergent for soak cycle, which I do. It gently agitates the clothes every couple of minutes, but mainly they just soak. The cycle seems to take about an hour. There are no options to extend the cycle beyond the programmed time. At the end, clothes are spun out but not rinsed. At that point, the owner must return to the machine, add more detergent, and select a Wash cycle. The machine does not automatically advance from Soak to Wash by itself.