Said: It does seem however many new front loading washers have dispensed with writing directions in their manuals,and just created special cycles to deal with all and sundry.
I find this interesting, in that we came away from that 50's and 60's mentality where a separate cycle was needed for each and every type of fabric or article to a basic 3 to 6 cycles /programmes.
Regular
PermaPress / EasyCare / Wash n' Wear
Delicate /Gentle
and the TOL fun stuff such as
Pre-Wash
Pre-Soak
(Automatic) Second Rinse.
I may like the quality or Euro-machines, but to me IMHO The limited capacity, the time factor and the multitude of cycles (read: overkill) just don't appeal to me.
I am actually sorry to see that we here are also going cuckoo with too many (ridiculous) cycles. How about some FUN cycles like:
Club / "Disco" (Cigarettes and booze, cologne perfume)
Beach (sand and greasy oils everywhere)
Holiday meal (stains, ya know)
Office (dark colors, maybe some wool, pencil and ink on cuffs)
Garage-wear/ painting clothes. Blue collar job (grease dirt, muck)
Gardening (mud,dirt, allergens) F&P has this already n'est ce pas?
SPANDEX-BE-GONE a cycle to destroy your family's really ill-fitting or inappropriate to age/gender/weight stuff.
OK'nuff said. LOL
We now return this thread to it's proper flow, already in progress.