Any washers with a warm rinse?

[ptcruiser51]

Since I'm at work right now...

I walked through the showroom and found three models that have a warm rinse option.

Maytag Maxima FL MHW6000XW
LG WaveForce TL WT5101HW
LG WaveForce TL WT5001CW

We have a GE FL on the floor but I haven't been demo'd on it yet; I can't tell if it has that option.

My factory reps tell me that one of the uses for warm rinse is when washing rubberized articles (bathroom or kitchen throw rugs, for instance), the warm water helps to prevent the shock to the material that can cause cracking/flaking.

 

[passatdoc]

@ptcruiser51

Re: rubber backed rugs---interesting to know. I have a number of these (kitchen, garage door entry, etc.) and they only seem to last 2-4 years before the backing begins to flake off, at which point they are unwashable. I think I'll try the warm-warm option when washing these (usually on delicate cycle) and see if it helps. Thanks for the tip.

 

[pierreandreply4]

sad to see whats happening to washers to day

Its kind of sad to see whats happening to washers today i have a feeling if this keeps up that the consummers will turn toward older viontage washers that have all 5 wash rinse temp cold wash cold rinse warm wash warm rinse warm wash cold rinse hot wash cold rinse hot wash warm rinse me sometime when i wash my bed sheets i wish i could have the hot water wash option with the warm rinse option i remeber i use to have a whirlpool belt drive washer in my old home i use to live in i would wash in warm water but to get a warm rinse as it agitates i would change the temp knob to the hot water wash warm rinse option just to get a warm rinse.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Warm water keeps the rubber backing flexible so it does not crack at folds during spin.

 

[thor]

Warm rinse

I recently bought at Sam Stores a matched pair of export Whirlpool washer and gas dryer for 220V/50Hz. The washer has two warm rinse options and three cold rinse options (hot/warm, hot/cold, warm/warm, warm/cold and cold/cold). I'm delighted with the set (washer model is WTW5905SW, gas dryer model is 3XWGD5705SW). Both washer and dryer are fantastic, at least compared to what's available in these latitudes.

Emilio

 

[thor]

Same but for 60Hz

You could buy this same washer for 240V/60Hz at Piraeus International. Check their website at www.piraeusintl.com. I guess you can find this same washer for a much lower price in another export appliance store.
Emilio

 

[launderess]

Woolens

Wool fiber can be affected (read shrink) by sudden changes in water temperature. Thus if one used lukewarm or warm water to wash,then that is where the rinse temps should be as well.

Contrary to popular belief it isn't hot or even warm water that will cause most woolens to shrink or felt, but rather heat *and* movement such as agitation. Before disenfectants wool blankets and other items would be boiled as part of laundering without sufferng any side affects. Again long as movement is kept to minimum if at all there shouldn't be a problem.

 

[appnut]

I don't think the typical consumer gives a rats ass about their rinse water temperature. So it's a mute point for 90% of the market.

 

[combo52]

WARM RINSES

While it may be possible that warmer water may remove more detergent residue and dirt, the effect of raising the rinse temperature say 50 degrees at best is only going to remove another 1 to 5% more detergent Etc. If I had any type of detergent allergy or other need to rinse clothing more completely two cold rinses will remove far more detergent Etc than one warm rinse could ever hope to, and at one tenth the cost of heating the 18-30 gallons of water that the typical vintage TL washer will use for rinsing.   No modern FL washer gives all warm rinses even if it has a warm rinse setting, at best only one of two to four or more rinses will be slightly warmed.   Being as none of us can prove this issue I will listen the experts who manufacture washers and companies such as Procter & Gamble who is one of the largest makers of detergents and who has no vested interest in how much hot water consumers use but only that thier products work well and continue to sell well. Quoting from thier 1996 book on detergent usage and cleaning effectiveness they state [ COLD WATER IS EXCELLENT FOR RINSING ALL LOADS, REGARDLESS OF THE WASHING TEMPERATURE ] capitalizing is theirs.

 

[passatdoc]

In general, I wash sweaters in my FL on delicate cycle using cold water and Woolite detergent (just 1-2 tbsp/15-30 ml). It's the only liquid I use in my washer, and only 1-2 times per year.

Based on what I've read here, I would use warm-warm to wash rubber-backed rugs to minimize cracking of rubber.

Next time I run a load, I will select warm-warm and check the water at each rinse to see if all rinses are warm, or only rinse #1.

 

[tomturbomatic]

On warm/warm, it's probably the last rinse that is warm so the items will feel warm when unloaded.

 

[passatdoc]

Report: warm-warm selection on Frigidaire 2140

I ran a load of cottons this afternoon on Warm-Warm setting in my Frigidaire 2140. This model does not have Auto Temp Control, so Hot = hot water line only, Warm = both hot and cold water lines used, Cold = cold water line only.  I used Normal cycle with Extra Rinse enabled, so that there were three rinses in all. By touching the intake taps/hoses, it's easy to tell which lines are filling the washer on the rinses.

 

Results:

 

Rinse #1: COLD

 

Rinse #2: COLD

 

Rinse #3: WARM

 

So on this machine, at least, the Warm rinse comes last and does not prevent cold water being used for the first rinse and, if selected, the extra rinse.

 

However, on this machine, the clothes are spun only gently, not at high speed, while the rinse water is being drained. So if we accept the "rubber backed mat/rug" theory as being correct (rubber less likely to crack or flake if warm when spun at higher speeds), this strategy would hold true in my washer, since the high speed spin at the end would occur with the clothes warmed by the last (warm) rinse. However, if it's important not to have temp changes for wool, as Laundress suggested (and she's almost always right), it doesn't say much for my washer's ability to avoid fiber damage when switching from warm wash to cold rinse. Of course, one has the option of using Cold-Cold for wool, but what everyone I know seems to say is that you use warm-warm for woolens because the soap rinses out better. Who knows?

 

[arbilab]

Gotta consider that geographically/seasonally, "cold" can be anything from 45F to 85F. Even here where weather is relatively mild, it's 60F to 80F.

 

[AZREOspecialist]

Any washer in the State of Arizona during the months of May-September will have warm rinses as standard regardless of what temperature you select!