jerrod6
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Thanks for the German water hardness levels since I don't know what to look for online.
I thought about the possibility of the heater not activating near the end of the wash and I am Ok with that. The thing is that when I first got the machine I measured the exit water for each program I ran, and it was on the Normal program that the difference was 10 degrees or more. On normal 105F, wash water came out at 82F! On other programs, the difference is small or equal to the setting of the wash temp. I understand why since it is the program used to get the energy measurements, and the manual even states so. Normal also won't use as much water as the rest if you select a max rinse setting. I get it. I don't mind doing a 120F and having the water exit at 110F it is that 1600rpm spin that really keeps me from using the Normal program on some things.
One common habit people seem to have( does not apply to people who are on this forum) is that they do not read any user manual, so simply stating not to use chlorine bleach in the manual is not enough to stop them from trying it. The washer does allow the use of chlorine bleach in a wash, but that use must be activated in the settings to work. I don't use chlorine bleach so the setting is off. I am glad I can still use whatever detergent I want to by putting it in the dispenser, but so far the Twin Dos detergent is performing very well. It is not foamy and there is not much of any scent that I can detect. I have suffered from detergent allergies so I am very glad that I can use a machine that will give me enough water for what I think is adequate rinsing.
I thought about the possibility of the heater not activating near the end of the wash and I am Ok with that. The thing is that when I first got the machine I measured the exit water for each program I ran, and it was on the Normal program that the difference was 10 degrees or more. On normal 105F, wash water came out at 82F! On other programs, the difference is small or equal to the setting of the wash temp. I understand why since it is the program used to get the energy measurements, and the manual even states so. Normal also won't use as much water as the rest if you select a max rinse setting. I get it. I don't mind doing a 120F and having the water exit at 110F it is that 1600rpm spin that really keeps me from using the Normal program on some things.
One common habit people seem to have( does not apply to people who are on this forum) is that they do not read any user manual, so simply stating not to use chlorine bleach in the manual is not enough to stop them from trying it. The washer does allow the use of chlorine bleach in a wash, but that use must be activated in the settings to work. I don't use chlorine bleach so the setting is off. I am glad I can still use whatever detergent I want to by putting it in the dispenser, but so far the Twin Dos detergent is performing very well. It is not foamy and there is not much of any scent that I can detect. I have suffered from detergent allergies so I am very glad that I can use a machine that will give me enough water for what I think is adequate rinsing.