Fisher and Paykel

[DADoES]

Interesting detail noted tonight. I was running five pairs of jeans on medium water level (manually selected) and "normal" soil level. Fabric sensing came up with a pretty aggressive agitation, Active Wash. Well, the jeans aren't really that dirty, so I dropped the soil level back one notch. The agitation action realigned to a slightly less-aggressive Firm+ Wash. So I cranked the soil level through the five levels (not including the maximum Stained selection). Agitation switched between Maximum Wash, Active+ Wash, Active Wash, Firm+ Wash, and Firm Wash. It seems that for a given load condition, the selected soil level can have a bearing on what agitation action is used.

 

[westytoploader]

Interesting! Even Firm+ wash, with another load of jeans, seemed aggressive and splashy.

I'm assuming Maximum wash is the most aggressive? I wanna see THAT in action!!!!

 

[DADoES]

There's a LifeCycle selection for "Maximum Wash Profile," I guess intended for forcing it into that mode on a small load or whatever, when the machine wouldn't otherwise choose it. I had not seen it use that mode on a 'regular' load, but I'd never set jeans on the highest soil level.

 

[DADoES]

Ran across another agitation profile when flipping through the soil levels on a load of casuals / Creasables. Caring Wash.

Soil Level 5 = Caring Wash
Soil Level 4 = Easy+ Wash
Soil Level 3 = Easy Eash
Soil Leve 2 = Soft+ Wash
Soil Level 1 = Soft Wash

Yes, the agitation did change on each one -- slightly faster/slower longer/shorter stroke.