Look what arrived recently.... Duet

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like a jukebox. This isn't even all the lights when it is running.

 

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I'm choosing Normal and want the light soil

 

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push and hold to start

 

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water action. filling and turning. A better picture than I thougt i would get. I will have to remember this angle.

 

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At my friends their 2002 Duet had what I thought was a loud pump. Here it isn't much louder than a fountain pump. I suppose with age they make more noise. But it is easy to replace them I would think. Especially compared to say a belt-drive whirlpool. OMG.
I swear our Kenmore rotorack expelled more water after a wash than this did after a wash. Then again it is empty.
Also, it seemed like it did 2 rinses. A second rinse wasn't selected. Or should I say, "extra Rinse" I'll have to check that.
I must have installed it right because there was no vibration. The detergent bottle on top didn't even move. But then again, it was empty. we'll see how it does under normal circumstances.
During the last 5 minutes it steps up the spin speed giving the last 2 minutes the final maximum spin. Then finishes the last minute with a no pump out gentle back and forth to remove the clothes from the walls and help keep wrinkles from setting. Excellent.

So, now its connected. I want to try some stains and see how it does.

Where am I going to get stained laundry? lol
I'm too anal about keeping things clean. lol.

Maybe the neighbor. she has kids. And I bet she wouldn't mind having laundry done too. Then there is the Sweet Elderly couple at the end of the block. I hear they have a certain incontinence issue they are dealing with if you know what I mean. hmm. How far to take this? The hospitals morgue. the highway department people who pick up dead animals? zoo workers. construction workers at the nearby "water treatment" plant? the lesbian couple with 3 dogs and 4 cats and a kinky sex life? Ya gotta git me summ-tin' here !!!

So send your stained laundry in care of Erik ... Ah, I better watch what I start here.

 

[foraloysius]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the wonderful pictures! It's great to see how you set up the machine.

So you're all set for stained laundry? Earlier this week I polished my shoes in my underwear. Some nasty stains there!

But what's that with not washing on hot anymore? It's good for killing dustmites. And you'll have the whitest whites using hot or extra hot.

BTW that Tide HE with bleach, is that new?

Louis

 

[launderess]

Bleach "Alternative"

P&G does not have a liquid Tide with oxygen bleach, HE or regular. IIRC there is something difficult about formulating liquid detergents with oxygen bleaches. Any who, the "alternative" is either enzymes and or optical brightening agents designed to give wash the bright look of having been bleached.

 

[gansky1]

Great pictures - it looks like you have a very nice washer. I love my Duet and as long as you keep using that Tide HE, you'll love the stain removal ability of the washer, most are removed with no pre-treating. Grass stains are amazing - *poof* gone like magic! Keep the inquiring minds posted on what you think of the machine in the coming weeks, it's very exciting getting a new washer for all of us.

Great waterfall shot too - G

 

[washerfanatic]

I'm puzzled, too

I'm also puzzled as to why he decided to avoid hot washes. I always use hot and Clorox Bleach for whites and nasty white and chlorine safe towels we use daily. Just yesterday, my brother's bedding, which is black, was stinking so bad, I HAD to resort to hot washing just to remove the stench. And the cool part is that if I use my stain cycle on my whites setting, the first rinse is really hot as well.

 

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I know, I used to use hot for washing whites, towels, and bed sheets. But no more, most of the time.

I think what started it was my 300 thread count sheets that I bought new. The label said warm wash. but I didn't listen and within 6 months or so it was literally disintegrating. And it is true that the more stress you put on clothing, the faster it will wear out.

Of my clothing I have always pampered those items and I have pieces that are 15 years old plus and and are among my favorite and look great.

I don't like to waste, I don't need to waste, It isn't good for the environment. I don't have have the patented American fear of germs(amongst a whole sick list of other irrational fears) that are exploited by commercial interests.
And now that I know that the washer itself can make the difference in how clean an item is. I have a Duet.

As far as killing mites and the like.
I have found that putting items in the freezer works very good.
I have a bucket for food waste items before they go to the compost bin.
I put the vacuum bags in a bag and then in the freezer when not in use.
I trade off kitchen sponges and when the current one is completely dry I will put it in the freezer for a couple of days.
I would guess one could do the same for clothing/sheet/rugs etc. And it works great. No chemicals involved.(so you probably won't hear about it in the republican owned media). Also, throw pillows and childrens stuffed animals in and it kills germs and mites.

When I go to vacuum, you can smell the difference. What comes out of the exhaust smells clean and almost a hint of bleach.

Also as for washing, I tend to be a soaker. I liked the fact that the Duet has a soak cycle. Soaking is so gentle, no matter what it is. Let the water do the work. Again, you don't even need chemicals. Just patience, something not encouraged in the U.S.

So, as for the first test. I have these drop cloth type sheets. they are just old sheets that I use when ever I want to contain a mess. in the car. painting as splatter guard, to cover furniture, to cover carpet when moving something dirt, etc. Anyway today I moved several things in my car that were dirty. I had the sheets covering the seat so there is no mess in the car or the trunk. Now I have some sheets that have grease and dirt and rust stains on them. And as a special bonus- you also win... No.
I have rubbed some of them in grass and mud. I crushed a red flower in one, and spilled several food items on them as you will see. This was at 3:30 eastern time. I am going to let them set and hopefully dry and in about 2 hours put them in for the soak cycle and then a nice long wash. Any bet on what will come out and what won't.
These sheets I have had for a long time and always wash and fold when they are not in use. But they have rips and paint stains. They have certainly earned their keep.

So here is salsa

 

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jelly and A-1 sauce

 

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grass stains and mud

 

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grease and warehouse floor dirt, rust stains

 

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crushed red flower

 

[neptunebob]

Why not ask Michael Moore?

Here is a special offer from the movie "SiCKO" made by Michael Moore. If you can get a Republican to see "Sicko", you can enter a drawing to have Michael Moore come and do your laundry (It turns out that in France, their health care system will provide someone to do your laundry while you are recovering from surgery). Think he would like using the Duet?

http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/news/article.php?id=10063

 

[rp2813]

Erik, I can't wait to see the results. Keep in mind that while it can provide amazing results, the Duet is not a miracle worker and needs you to work with it by making the right cycle selections. I'm assuming you'll use hot or super hot (sanitary cycle only) for these tarp/sheets. If you only use warm, the machine may not get the stains out completely. Recently my partner ran mattress pads from both of our king size beds through (separately) on sanitary. They came out looking like new and all stains were gone. These pads had been washed (more like barely swished around) and dried in our Amana pair ('97 TL) a number of times before and the stains remained. Even after being cooked in and set by the overheating Amana dryer, the Duet managed to get rid of every last stain. I don't think my partner even used bleach because we had none on hand at the time.

As I said, I can't wait to see how your stuff turns out. I do love my Duets!

Ralph