Re-program water level - 2007/2008 GE FL Washer

[rp2813]

Bulky Items Cycle

On my Duet the bulky cycle did not add more water. Instead, it would provide breaks in the tumbling action to make sure the entire item got saturated. I only used that cycle once. I want my king sized mattress pads CLEAN, not just soaked.

On that same machine, it was either the "Active wear" or "Quick wash" cycle that used more water.

With the Affinity I have now, which is teetering on the brink of POS status for cleaning ability due to its skimpy water levels, the "Permanent Press" cycle is the shortest at 36 minutes. Otherwise, you're looking at just about an hour to run a load through, and that doesn't count all of the BS rebalancing time.

 

[yogitunes]

Called Frigidaire/Electrolux...what a waste of freakin time....they want to send a tech out to adjust my level again....which I know can't be done......customer service from them is another shot in the dark...they don't even know their product or what it does!!!

have to wait and see what happens!

 

[logixx]

Too low a water level isn't really a problem in Europe (any more!). At least from what I've seen on YouTube, there are plenty of Euro washers that use visible amounts of water during the rinse.

Today, more and more manufacturers offer special cycles, Sensitive cycles, which rinse multiple times. Some offer more than just one extra rinse. Others use turbidity sensors.

Check out this YouTube channel from ad1996it. He's got the newest washers. The first five videos show the brand new Bosch washer from the varioPerfect range. varioPerfect can be added to most cycles. The three settings are default, SpeedPerfect and EcoPerfect.

On EcoPerfect, the cycle is extended to save energy. It might also lower the temp and add soaking periods during the main wash. On SpeedPerfect, the washer heats up faster and tumbles more aggressively and the cycle is faster.

Besides the videos of the BOSCH WAS 24422 he's also got videos of a Whirlpool AWOE 8104. Both are modern European machines and yet look at those water levels on the rinse cycles! Okay, he did use options to raise the water level (-> like Sensitive) but still... I don't think any US front loader would fill that high on any cycle.

Alex

http://www.youtube.com/user/ad1969it#g/u

 

[washabear]

This is why I like my Frigemore. It uses sufficient water and will add more about a minute into the wash cycle if it thinks it doesn't have enough. Works really well. I had a newer Frigidaire before this and didn't like it for several reasons. I just happen to think the "old-tech" Frigemore works better. I should get another one as a backup in case they decide to stop making them before mine blows up!

 

[thomasortega]

Mark, that's a No-No and NO...

the idiots that created the standards know that if the machine has an option to raise the water level, everybody would use it always.

the "water raise" can be made... instead of a spoon, with the option selected the machine will use a spoon and two drops of water.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Thomas

I'm not so sure about that. Most people don't give a crap about laundry and just throw it in and let it go and then when done, throw it in the dryer. The few of us that are obsessive about it and want clean laundry will use the extra water but I don't think most people would quite honestly. Maybe I'm wrong. LOL

I do know that Whirlpool machines are starting to add a feature called Max rinse or skincare rinse to their machines, which they did NOT used to have at all....I still don't know how much MORE water this uses, but it's a step in the right direction.

 

[askomiele]

Key to clean laundry...

Is not how much water you use, but it's used in a efficient way! Any idea's how to do it? (reusing rinsewater?)

 

[launderess]

Just So You Know

Energy Star is a voluntary program. Manufacturers are free not to make appliances that do not meet that particular standard, though not sure how many of the populace brainwashed to look for that darn yellow label, would purchase such items.

 

[yogitunes]

O K......I think I have it.....

I took off the old pressure switch hose......replaced it with a similar hose from the garage, first a real long one ( about 30 feet) to diplace some AIR to add more water....no luck

several other tries....no luck

BUT....I put a "T" in the line and routed another hose to an empty 3 liter soda bottle with a port installed in the cap, and layed all this in the bottom of the machine.....the result had added water just slightly to the edge of the door opening....about 2 inches more water....with a load of clothes I would really want more....but, the clothes are really soaked and I have suds spashing on the window.....next attempt is to put 2 bottles linked together to see how much water is added...don't want to come too far up on the window, just incase the power goes off and "pops" the door open and have a flood......

so far so good