The faucets have two functional positions and many decorative or esthetic ones. The long faucet sports DRAIN and SUDS, marked on the chrome plate, while the short faucet reads FILL and RINSE. All of the operators I observed as a kid would move the load of wash from the tub to the spinner with the faucet in the SUDS position. They would then engage the SPIN lever or handle to shoot the sudsy water back to the washtub. Next the long faucet is moved to the DRAIN position over the sink or standpipe, and the short faucet is move to RINSE position over the needle jet spray cone. Open your faucets to your desired rinse temp, and here we go with one of the most unique and competent rinses ever engineered. It is so exciting.
But not so fast, says the manual. I will spare you all the directions since the manual is so micro-managed--"Now move the long faucet, now place the lid, now center the short faucet," now go to the toilet, blah blah blah ( a dozen directions)--and give you the gist.
Once the load is in the spinner, you DO NOT SPIN. Instead, with the long faucet in the SUDS position and the fill faucet directly over the cone, you open the HOT WATER TAP, and flush the spinner until the water now draining into the washtub reaches the load level line on the agitator. ( Not very green), smiling. After this flush you're directed, then and only then, to engage the spin and open the cold water tap, allowing a 2 &1/2 to 3 minute rinse. Haven't met anyone who rinsed that way, tempted to try it some day.
My Aunts Mickey (Lenore) and Margaret spun the suds back and rinsed "till the water runs clear" or "rinsed in cold and finished off in hot, depending on the content of the load." My name here is in Mickey's honor, not Mc Donald's, by the way. My Great Aunt Rita, Aunt Mary, Cousin Jill, Uncle Frank, and Neighbors, Mrs. Hawkes, Mrs. Dolan, and Frances Rheins all rinsed similarly.
And then there is the "Alternate" or "Power Flush" Rinse, a story for another day.
