Well with the faster fill that I have going on the washer fills in about 4 mins to the very top row of holes when Deep Fill is selected. Now here is something that I was not expecting , well there are multiple things not expecting on this washer...the Normal cycle defaults to the Auto Fill no matter if Deep Fill is selected. That cycle is also stingy with water temps and it will add just so much hot water then the rest is cold. Granted that our water in FL is not anywhere near the cold water that I had back in Mass. The water coming out off the tap is a balmy 72F for cold water. My water heater is set at 140F. The Normal cycle is also cheap when it comes to using water for rinsing ...no spray rinsing here before the first spin after wash and no spray rinse after the deep rinse. If all the cycles acted like this I think that this washer would be returned. But, when I use the SuperWash cycle this washer is completely different animal. It will default to Deep Fill and use water temps straight from the tap, no dumbing down of water temps here, so a hot wash temp is just that, tap hot. Same with warm water as well. Seems like a 50/50 mix here and the water temp is a nice and toasty 100F. This cycle also gives a nice spray rinse before the first spin to wash off any suds on top of the load after the drain portion. Then the washer will spin for a bit then go into deep rinse and fill right to the top row of holes in the wash basket. Half way thru the rinse cycle the washer will add even more water to the rim of the wash basket. Deep rinse will last about 10 mins, then drain and into spin it goes for about 4 mins , it will slow down and spray rinse the load again, then go into high speed spin at 700 rpms. Now the clothes emerging out of the washer are no where near how damp dry a front loader would leave them. I think that if Whirlpool put the fully perforated wash basket into their machines and got rid of the spiral hole pattern , then extraction would be better in my opinion.
Washability with that dual action agitator is well not what a direct drive washer would give. I find that some items like socks hold onto grime rather than give it up. Plus some stains this washer struggles with where my Electrolux washer would have vanquished with no issues. So I had on hand the 5 vane Super Surgilator and that made a world of difference in washability.
The dryer I am liking very much and I am liking the fact that most items coming out of the dryer does not need any ironing. This dryer also keeps up with the washer, load for load. Overall I am happy with them. So far.
