Another dismal fill level thread

[aladude]

My building recently got new machines. Things look good so far...

 

[aladude]

But when the fill is finished, not so great. This is 2 bath towels and 3 pairs of jeans.

 

[aladude]

And the rinse is even worse.

 

[aladude]

I'm afraid to even find out what the Small Load button does. Washes in no water at all? Or is it a fake where you push that button and get a full tub of water. This is pretty ridiculous.

 

[filterflo58]

whats the make on these pos (pieces of s..t)?

 

[logixx]

:-(

Is there an option for a Super Cycle? This might add more water.

 

[DirectDriveDave]

Brand

That machine is a Whirlpool make.

 

[sudssaver]

They put the same machines in my building last year with a Maytag name on. I called the 800 repair number and complained, They sent a tech out and he raised the water level,and now it also gives a true hot water fill. Stay away from the super cycle on the normal setting,or you will have shredded shirts,paper thin towels,ect.
I use the del. knit cycle,with the super setting. It washes,soaks,washes,soals,ect
and you will get 2 full rinses. I hate the washers,but this way I can at least get
clean,unshredded,well rinsed laundry. jim

 

[DirectDriveDave]

You will only get clothing damage (with full water level) if you use the wrong type of fabric in a regular cycle.

 

[peterh770]

There are 3 options for the operator to set for the Super Cycle (unless WP changed the options from the original MT programming):
1) increase wash time by 3 minutes
2) add a rinse
3) increase wash time by 3 minutes *and* add a rinse.
I will not raise the water level.

 

[peterh770]

Oops...

*IT* will not raise the water level...

 

[gansky1]

Is that a standard or super capacity Whirlpool? The water level lower than full is nothing new, the apartment complex in Phoenix I lived had Speed Queen toploaders - branded WEB for the giant coin-op company - and those machines only filled 2/3 full. That was 1990. If you pulled the tub to the front left corner of the machine and left it there before starting it, you could get a bit more water by tricking the pressure switch. They were in a communal laundry room at the front of the complex but on Saturday mornings, the sound of a roomful of those washers grinding out loads of poorly rinsed clothes carried for a whole block.

See? Toploaders will be gone soon. Make everyone hate them and the transition is easy. Stooping, bending and reaching for everyone

 

[aladude]

It's a Maytag "Energy Advantage" by Whirlpool. The new dryers don't work as well either. The old "real" Maytags were much better.

So on the topic of a Super Cycle, if there's not a Super Cycle button, is it not an option?

And I know my school won't raise the water level. They're on a vaguely irritating eco-kick right now... turning the lights off when you don't expect it, putting solar compactors in the walkways, limiting the shower hot water temp, and now these new washers and dryers. New Whirltag frontloaders would have been fine with me... but we're stuck with these.

 

[peterh770]

Standard capacity...

Seems to me that the water level is set by inches... Wash is set at 9 inches and rinse at 6 inches. They used to have short agitators for Whirlpool coin ops. The water would still be low, but would come to the top of the agitator. The little nubby barrel fins were replaced with paddles. They also had short post dual-action agitators for the TOL models.

 

[peterh770]

If the owner activates the Super Cycle, the display will blink between the regular price and the super cycle price. In my store, I have the regular cycle price at $2.00 and Super Cycle at $2.50. If only the regular price is inserted and a cycle is selected, while the machine is filling, it will blink .50 to allow the user to upsell to Super Cycle.

 

[mrb627]

Shrinkage

Wash smaller loads is the best solution here.

Malcolm

 

[supersurgilator]

Any chance you can get a pic of the tub empty? I'm more concerned that 5 items practically fills the tub full, than the amount of water used.

 

[aladude]

Certainly.