givemehotwater
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Everyone, I assure you—I’m not overusing detergent. With these new machines, I’ve used no more than two tablespoons, sometimes as little as half a tablespoon. If you keep cutting the dose further, nothing will come out properly clean. A mere splash of detergent isn’t enough to wash everything away.
My most recent testing involved a GE GFW148SSMWW at a friend’s place and I was equally unimpressed with the Miele W1’s rinsing performance. Both machines run on NYC tap water (~1 GPG) and struggle with proper rinsing, leading to stiff towels—something I believe is due to inadequate rinsing.
I'm fortunate to own an old set of Whirlpool Direct Drive washers, which I purchased when I bought my home in 2004. I've never had a problem getting a clean rinse in them.
My most recent testing involved a GE GFW148SSMWW at a friend’s place and I was equally unimpressed with the Miele W1’s rinsing performance. Both machines run on NYC tap water (~1 GPG) and struggle with proper rinsing, leading to stiff towels—something I believe is due to inadequate rinsing.
I'm fortunate to own an old set of Whirlpool Direct Drive washers, which I purchased when I bought my home in 2004. I've never had a problem getting a clean rinse in them.