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[rolls_rapide]

My first generation frontloading Panasonic machine from 2009, does the slow 'frothing' spin for about a minute. The idea being to thoroughly mix the detergent and water.

However, I found that liquid detergent in the drawer leaves a residue. Dosing devices make annoying clunks and rattles. So I employ the following method: I rotate the empty drum so that the paddles are at 12, 4 and 8 o' clock positions. I pour a capful of detergent along the 8 o' Clock position paddle. This seems to work fine.

 

[henene4]

Got the VG4, the up-to-date-Panasonic and it does the same. But liquid detergent is now flushed better than powders as the drawer got bigger. A drwaer tha is abeld to hold arround 400-500 ml mainwashdetergent

 

[logixx]

I add liquid detergent when my washer starts filling - no residue.

I also like Panasonic's system. Simple and effective way to desolve detergent. Better than the EcoBubble, I think. And even adds a little drama with the spinning tub.

 

[henene4]

Indeed, these Panis are worked out better than i thought. The ot-off-balance-system stopps not only spinning, the solving process is restarted up to 3 times if the load is out off balance and the reversing times can be changed if the load has balled up. And indeed, round about 60-80% of all EcoBubbles are produced by the same slow speed spin a the beginning.

 

[l86810]

henene4, congrats on the Panasonic!
I've been thinking about getting one...

Does it distribute with the 5 jets on at any point? any distribution whilst rinsing?

 

[henene4]

On the first distribution the jets are off. The distribution is after the first water intake and takes about a minute. Most of the clothes are soaked right after that, but water still needs to be adden to get really wet clothes. Just a couple of minutes later the sprays start and turn on and off with changing tumbling speeds.
On rinsing, i only recognized ones a spray-rinse and on this rinse, the jets were turned on. I think to remeber it was 60° Cottons rinse+ cycle with eco and 3/4 load...
Over all, the machine is genius. Takes only 2:01h for a 8 kg load at 40° with an extra rinse (3 rinses at all, i recomend this setting for every load). With its huge 70l drum and the 5 jets, it does a really good job. Silent, fast, well built. But if you are just a couple and do not have that big amounts of wash and the machine does not have to be that silent, the smaller machines are as good as the big ones.
No matter which washer, do NOT compare the drum capacity told by the manufactures, compare the drum size in liters. Overall you can say that 1kg of loading needs for a proper, fast and creasless wash 10 liters of drum volume. So our Panasonic takes 7kg real load, 8 kg are quite packed, so i dont recomend using the full 8 kg capacity.