Loading Does Make a Difference

[sudsmaster]

I found I had to wash a very full load of bath sheets the other day. These are big and fluffy, and normally only five will fit in the Neptune without causing spin balance issues.

However in the past I've been able to squeeze seven in by folding them neatly and stacking them between the big fins in the Neptune.

So I had six of these bath sheets to do. In the past whan I've done six,, and just tossed them in, the washer can take forever to balance the load for the final spin, and often aborts at a lower rpm, like 600, instead of ramping all the way up to 1000 rpm.

So this time I decided to fold the bath sheets neatly and stack them inside the washer. Not only was there more empty space in the washer before I closed the door, but the washing seemed to be quieter with less banging around. Best of all, it completed the final spin without a lot of fuss, and the towels
were as dry as possible before I loaded them in the dryer.

Plus, the towels were not as tangled as when loaded randomly, and were easier to transfer from the washer to the dryer.

So... loading does make a difference. Not only for GM Frigidaire top loaders, but also more modern machines like the Neptune front loader.

Just saying.

 

[ronhic]

I agree...

...the way you load a machine has a direct effect on both its usable capacity, how things clean/rinse and how balanced the machine is when spinning or attempting to spin.

Over 20yrs ago, I was shown how to correctly load the new ASEA that I had just bought for my folks and it has never failed me regardless of which front load machine I use.

Towels - grab in the middle and laid in the machine 'front to back'
sheets - grab in the middle and feed in. alternate directions with each sheet (fold first and the next one ends first)
Jeans/
trousers - grab above the knees
dresses/
overalls - grab at waist
Business shirts - fold at the pocket

Basically, the only things that get 'thrown' or 'shoved' in the machine are:

Socks, underwear, old (read light) t-shirts, face washers and tea towels.....

 

[appnut]

Rich, I can get 4 pairs of jeans in my Fridgemore just tossed in. But can get 6 pair in if i fold them up kind of like loading a Unimatic. Same way with kakhis, which I can get 8 pair in a load and they balance much better.

 

[rp2813]

I've found this to be true for TL machines as well. If I folded towels in half and laid them around the agitator, I could get a decent number of them into the old A206.

I'm going to try the folding technique next time I'm doing our king sized sheets, although I don't think I'll be going to the trouble of "neatly" folding the fitted sheet. ;-)

A more rigorous test will be towels. A big load of towels takes forever to balance, so maybe folding instead of just throwing them in will make a difference.

 

[sudsmaster]

It might be moot.

I see that the price on the Elux front loader has dropped to $699 (including rebates) at the local independent appliance store....

Oh, who am I kidding. I'm not going to shell out that kind of cash when the Neptune still works well, and I have a stable of Mieles in the workshop. LOL.