Extra Rinse..."Yes or No"

[yogitunes]

as for your switch replacement....go to an electrical supply store....take your old switch and knob with you....and they'll match a switch that will fit the machine and knob, and the same 90 degree turn.....

did this with a dryer switch that was NLA.....8 bucks later, and I was in action again....

just a thought

 

[mixfinder]

Suds in Rinse Water

I use liquid Tide HE or Sears powdered HE and use the recommmended dose, about 2 tablspoons. Being a Maytag I have no way of looking inside to see suds. The greatest difference I see in the texture or feel. With the front loader my SO began to break out with contact dermatitis from the sheets, towels and at his waist band. The extra rinse solved the issue. I happened into the room with the Maytag as it was doing it's last regular rinse. There were 17 minutes remaining. The washer sped up like trying to spin but the pump didn't activate. It made a lot of water and clothing noise which I suppose makes it efficient in moving water through the clothes. I was only surprised to hear it because it sounded as if it was trying to do two things at once.

 

[jons1077]

Yogi,

Thanks for the idea about the electrical store. I'll give that a shot and also will swing by the old Maytag store down the street. Sometimes they have older parts laying around.

As far as the digital Maytags, I'm surprised one of those is 1-speed. Interesting about the spray rinses too. Only the Kenmore and my 1-18 do a spray rinse during the final spin. It doesn't seem like much but I find it helps get some of that softener off the clothes too.

Kelly, those are great looking Maytags there! Too bad they never put windows on those!

Jon

 

[DADoES]

<blockquote>I happened into the room with the Maytag as it was doing it's last regular rinse. There were 17 minutes remaining. The washer sped up like trying to spin but the pump didn't activate. It made a lot of water and clothing noise which I suppose makes it efficient in moving water through the clothes. I was only surprised to hear it because it sounded as if it was trying to do two things at once.</blockquote>This is intentional behavior, one of the changes put in place on later models to help flush the outer tub and boot to ward-off residue and that gnasty mold/mildew stuff. As I recall, the retrofit kit for older models (new boot, etc.) included a control board with the changed programming.

 

[appnut]

Digital Maytags 1-speed

Jon, those are the stacked washer-dryer, top load. They were of the "fabric-matic" style. Even the original mechanical versions were the same way.

 

[gansky1]

Extra rinse? Of course!!

 

[revvinkevin]

Do I use the "2nd rinse" option?

In a top loader no (unless I over suds it by mistake), but in a front loader, ALWAYS! They use so little water that (I think) they do a poor job of rinsing.

Kevin

 

[jons1077]

Gansky

I got to get one of those agitators! Love the ramps!

 

[mickeyd]

Hardly ever.

With the Frigidaires, it unnecessary and a real waste of water. In the KM/WP's, a faint scent of Lilac Tide remains; and since scent is a must for me, it's great that the WP/KM's don't snuff it all out, less tight spinning, ya know. Very satisfying.

But I do love playing with all of the controls and using them as uch as possible, so......

I do confess to going up to a sleeping machine, the GE and the WP are my usual targets, and turning the extra rinse switch (GE) or pressing its button (WP), and watching the magic as they sit all quiet for a bit, and then click and whoosh, here comes the water. Then I just morph it into whatever cycle the waiting load needs.

My new washer guru, John Combo, insists that over-rinsing is bad for the machine's longevity, but I don't have the material mastered yet, so I'll let him explain if he's of a mind to it.

It involves total removal of lubricants which promote early corrosions of metal and mechanicals.

Speaking of GE rinse dials, I have an extra one. Your welcome to it. Light as a feather, it will cost pennies to send. It's so small I'll have to find a nice little troll coffin to send it in ;->

 

[jons1077]

MikeyD,

What would I do without you??? Gosh you are the nicest! I really appreciate that so much.

As far as the shortened life of a machine due to extra rinsing, I would imagine it would take years and years of non-stop extra rinsing to actually cause damage of that sort. But who knows?

I always sort of thought the GE Filter-Flos would do slightly better rinsing just with the simple fact that it's a water hog and could better dilute detergents, etc.

Jon

 

[mixfinder]

Mold and MIldew? Oh, No!!

Thank you so much for the insight. I am coming to a place of agreement with the front loaders and the results are acceptable. The 806 stands in the corner waiting to get back to work again.

 

[mickeyd]

" years and years of non-stop extra rinsing to actually

You are too funny Johnny.

I only have your old address, not the new Portland one.

Get it to me toute de suite and you'll have a nice shiny extra rinse switch by Friday to begin your experiment of "The Holy Perpetual Rinse."

 

[mickeyd]

Pretend it's yesterday

I wrote this on my way out--just like now--and forgot to press the post buzzer.

It's almost Friday, Johnny. Is your hand starting to twitch, itchin' to turn that extra rinse dial? "The mail must go through."

 

[jons1077]

Mickey,

Of course my hand's twitching! I've got a load of whites that need bleach and extra rinsing! I'm not sure how much longer I can hang on!!!

 

[mickeyd]

Did today's mail arrive yet?

;'D

 

[jons1077]

Mike,

I did get the knob you sent in the mail today. Thank you so much! However, I hate to say this but it's the actually switch I need. hehe...the part behind the panel. So if you need that knob for one of your machines I don't mind sending it back to you. I really do appreciate you doing that. Really so very nice of you! I'll locate a switch one of these days so no worries.

Jon

 

[danemodsandy]

Hardly Ever...

...I carefully measure detergent (original Oxydol), and I very seldom use chlorine bleach since my partner died; it's not needed for its disinfecting abilities these days. OxiClean is pretty much sufficient now.

I have some skin sensitivity issues, but they're not centered around laundry products, and maybe that has something to do with my perception that I don't need a double rinse. I tend to trust good appliances to do their thing; I've never felt a need to micro-manage them the way my partner did. Now, there was a double rinser!

Me, I like a nice clean machine with a decent set of features, then I like to measure the products I'm using, then I want to set the cycle and walk away, blessing the sound of the machine doing the work while I do something else.

 

[mickeyd]

G'day, Mister Shinn

This is Sister Mary Dominatrix. Michael can't come to the phone right now because he's standing in the corner wearing The Dunce Cap for his tomfoolery.
He will reach you later. LOL.

 

[jons1077]

Mike,

 

[qsd-dan]

Extra Rinse....?....

In a Maytag, with its solid 1 minute spray rinse coupled with a custom 3 minute deep rinse cycle?

 

[jetcone]

Absolutely

extra rinse every time for me

 

[cleanteamofny]

On my Electrolux by default it's 2 rinses, but you know me, my default is for 3!

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

"WARM Second (or Extra) Rinse!"

Not even a load that I HAVE to do this with, as a rule I DON'T!

And not just an EXTRA RINSE but an Extra (or Second) WARM RINSE...

Which is too bad that is only available with a Warm WASH, so some other time I will have to do a Hot Wash, and then go back to change the Temperature Selector's Rinse to Warm...

Yes, these clothes are going to feel VERY WARM,--EVEN HOT!--coming out, so just for kicks, show us yours...

Here is mine:

-- Dave

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Ooh, look how BUSY SHE IS!!!!

Here she is, hard at work & needing more water & gas, jus' doin' 'er job, not just a Second Rinse but a Second (or Extra) SPIN:

Stuff'll be pretty tepid, comin' out, too...

-- Dave

 

[mralex]

I don't use extra rinse, saving the planet here! lol

 

[frigilux]

Selected an extra rinse on front-loaders when liquid chlorine bleach was involved; otherwise no.

I've found no reason to use an extra rinse with the top-loading Speed Queen---even with loads given a dose of bleach.

Aside: I'm filling the SQ with warm or hot water on the Heavy Duty cycle, then cancelling and selecting the Normal Eco cycle more often than I thought I would. I get a hot wash but cut way back on the total gallons used. Win-win! Now that I have to watch every gallon or risk overwhelming the Culligan switch-out tank, I've lost my fear of the much-maligned Normal Eco cycle. Never, ever with loads of bleached kitchen/personal whites, of course.

I've been washing loads of bath towels with Rosalie's Zero Suds and even those are doing fine on the Normal cycle.

 

[gredmondson]

Extra rinse here, too, and the fastest spin speed available.

 

[revvinkevin]

 

With front load washers, yes I do an extra rinse, always have with FL's.  The little 18 year old Miele does 4 rinses by default with no option for more and I'm fine with that.

 

When using an older top load (non h.e.) washer however, I do not do extra rinses, UNLESS... I added way too much detergent (only happened once) or what I'm washing was SUPER dirty.  Just can't wrap my head around all the water they use, especially when filling the tub 3 times, plus the spray rinse.

 

Kevin  

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[mralex]

I don't think anyone needs several rinses? I mean.. no offence but my laundry comes out fresh and clean.. No detergent residue or anything. I'm using an importen US/Australian TL washer, it first sprays the laundry in the rinse and then fills with water and that counts as one rinse. It looks like a lot of water having grown up with only FL washers but I do love a TL! Which are so hard to find in Europe 

 

[DADoES]

 
1) Calypso - don't use it much, usually for chlorine bleach on whites.

2) Neptune TL - a little more often but not on every load, always with bleach.

3) Intuitive Eco - sets per cycle to either of whatever is the default rinse, or two choices for Shower Rinse (if that isn't the default).

4) Intuitive Eco - four choices for default rinse on all cycles, except some cycles are "hardwired" for Double Deep.  Muddy cycle runs two deep rinses and sprays in the final spin, plus a prewash (four water changes plus the sprays).

5) Whirlpool Gold - used Extra Rinse once that I recall.