candyricky
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hi guys i just want too know what is stain vanish button on my machine and what it does if i press it
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Hi Ricky,
from candy-domestic.co.uk I cut-and-pasted this :
"The Stain Vanish option, selectable on all cotton cycles, helps tackle stubborn stains by maintaining wash temperature and varying spin speed throughout the wash cycle."
The translation from italian to english for sure is not the best one ..... they mean the machine will hold the target temp for a longer time and will use longer tumbles with shorter reverse pauses.
Whatever current frontloader maintains the target temp. during the wash part of the cycle. NTC/PTC temp probes are very accurate and no matter the temp drop is little the heater will engage again for a while to cover the temp drop
www.candy-domestic.co.uk
from candy-domestic.co.uk I cut-and-pasted this :
"The Stain Vanish option, selectable on all cotton cycles, helps tackle stubborn stains by maintaining wash temperature and varying spin speed throughout the wash cycle."
The translation from italian to english for sure is not the best one ..... they mean the machine will hold the target temp for a longer time and will use longer tumbles with shorter reverse pauses.
Whatever current frontloader maintains the target temp. during the wash part of the cycle. NTC/PTC temp probes are very accurate and no matter the temp drop is little the heater will engage again for a while to cover the temp drop
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passatdoc
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On some machines, the "stain" function now means a soak (no agitation) at the set wash temperature in the middle of the wash cycle. My somewhat vintage Frigidaire 2140 (four years old but design is about six years old) has a separate Soak cycle. You use half a dose of detergent, it soaks them in cold water for like half an hour with minimal agitation, then spins them out. Cycle is over and now clothes can be put through a wash cycle with full detergent dose. (you have to set up the second cycle yourself, it won't go from Soak to Wash automatically). Fancier machines have had similar Prewash cycles that dose the correct amount of soap from a separate dispenser compartment, then they advance automatically to the wash cycle.
The trend seems to be away from Soak or Prewash cycles, because they involve an extra fill/rinse and use additional soap. The current line of Frigidaire Affinity machines (considered more upscale than my 2140 or the higher end 2940) no longer have the Soak cycle. Instead, there is a Stain Clean option which provides 6-12 minutes of no-agitation soaking within the wash cycle. No separate soap compartment, and no prewash/soak in which the machine fills, soaks, drains, spins out, and then begins a full wash cycle.
From experience, I know that my Soak cycle works VERY well. I have saved dress shirts with ink stains from leaking pens using Soak cycle and Persil or equivalent. If my machine died today and I replaced it with another Frigidaire (I have a stacked configuration and only a Frigidaire washer below would allow re-use of the gas dryer), I'd have to think twice whether to move up to an Affinity or use a 2940, which still has the Soak cycle (if I had to choose again, I would get a 2940 over a 2140 because it offers Auto Temp Control and variable delay wash, vs. 2140's lack of ATC and only a fixed 8-hour delay wash, which can be turned on or off). The Soak cycle is useful now and then, so fans of the feature might avoid Affinity for this reason.
FYI, I received a water rebate on my 2140 in 2006, but today it would not qualify because it does not meet Tier 3 water efficiency. Some of the Affinity's do meet the requirement, as does Electrolux. This tells me that 2140/2940 use more water, which may explain why owners are generally pleased with their cleaning ability, and why 2940 has ranked among the top three choices on Consumer Reports' ratings for four years in a row.
(CR does not test long term durability, so you take their ratings with a grain of salt, but their evaluations of cleaning ability are reasonably accurate. They also consider price when making their "Best Buy" recommendations, so a washer like the 2940 @$650 will beat washers @$1000-1200 that clean the same or only marginally better, even if the pricier washers have features that some buyers would prefer or need).
The trend seems to be away from Soak or Prewash cycles, because they involve an extra fill/rinse and use additional soap. The current line of Frigidaire Affinity machines (considered more upscale than my 2140 or the higher end 2940) no longer have the Soak cycle. Instead, there is a Stain Clean option which provides 6-12 minutes of no-agitation soaking within the wash cycle. No separate soap compartment, and no prewash/soak in which the machine fills, soaks, drains, spins out, and then begins a full wash cycle.
From experience, I know that my Soak cycle works VERY well. I have saved dress shirts with ink stains from leaking pens using Soak cycle and Persil or equivalent. If my machine died today and I replaced it with another Frigidaire (I have a stacked configuration and only a Frigidaire washer below would allow re-use of the gas dryer), I'd have to think twice whether to move up to an Affinity or use a 2940, which still has the Soak cycle (if I had to choose again, I would get a 2940 over a 2140 because it offers Auto Temp Control and variable delay wash, vs. 2140's lack of ATC and only a fixed 8-hour delay wash, which can be turned on or off). The Soak cycle is useful now and then, so fans of the feature might avoid Affinity for this reason.
FYI, I received a water rebate on my 2140 in 2006, but today it would not qualify because it does not meet Tier 3 water efficiency. Some of the Affinity's do meet the requirement, as does Electrolux. This tells me that 2140/2940 use more water, which may explain why owners are generally pleased with their cleaning ability, and why 2940 has ranked among the top three choices on Consumer Reports' ratings for four years in a row.
(CR does not test long term durability, so you take their ratings with a grain of salt, but their evaluations of cleaning ability are reasonably accurate. They also consider price when making their "Best Buy" recommendations, so a washer like the 2940 @$650 will beat washers @$1000-1200 that clean the same or only marginally better, even if the pricier washers have features that some buyers would prefer or need).
Jim,
Ricky has a Candy Grandò machine (check his profile).
That's why i referred specifically to Candy british website.
What you said fits to american models.
Euro models stain option( be Candy/Hoover, BSH, AEG-E'lux or Ariston/Indesit/Hotpoint ) don't soak but extend times, change heating profiles and tumbling cadence, flush oxy bleach after enzymes has worked during low temp wash step in profile routine (guess it's an AEG patent)
Have to say I'm rather skeptic about the effectiveness of a 12 minute soak, yet I understand that non-heated frontloaders can't soak up to two hours during the main wash (mine does if i press "soak") otherwise suds would get rather cold
Ricky has a Candy Grandò machine (check his profile).
That's why i referred specifically to Candy british website.
What you said fits to american models.
Euro models stain option( be Candy/Hoover, BSH, AEG-E'lux or Ariston/Indesit/Hotpoint ) don't soak but extend times, change heating profiles and tumbling cadence, flush oxy bleach after enzymes has worked during low temp wash step in profile routine (guess it's an AEG patent)
Have to say I'm rather skeptic about the effectiveness of a 12 minute soak, yet I understand that non-heated frontloaders can't soak up to two hours during the main wash (mine does if i press "soak") otherwise suds would get rather cold
passatdoc
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Well, the Soak cycle on my nonheated 2140 uses cold water only. There is no option to use warmer water. The Affinity washers do have on-board heaters, but I believe they use hot + cold water intakes plus Automatic Temperature Control for all but the Sanitary cycle (i.e. unless you choose Sanitize, the heater stays off and is not there to heat the water in case the machine fills with water cooler than was specified by the person who set the controls...and if you choose a "hot" water wash, the heater does not jump in to boost temperature if the hot water supply is depleted).
So choosing "Stain Clean" on an Affinity means the wash soaks for about 12 minutes in whatever temperature you selected for the wash, and yes it would cool down somewhat in winter if the wash room is cold or not heated.
The Soak cycle in my 2140 uses about 45 minutes. No matter what temperature you set the dial for, it only fills with cold water on that cycle. If you select "hot", the machine's circuit boards override your choice and still fill with cold water. But it does soak the clothes for a long 40-45 minutes in cold water with half dose of detergent. It works well enough to have saved a few expensive dress shirts with ink "accidents". It also works well on red stains from MARINARA sauce!!
So choosing "Stain Clean" on an Affinity means the wash soaks for about 12 minutes in whatever temperature you selected for the wash, and yes it would cool down somewhat in winter if the wash room is cold or not heated.
The Soak cycle in my 2140 uses about 45 minutes. No matter what temperature you set the dial for, it only fills with cold water on that cycle. If you select "hot", the machine's circuit boards override your choice and still fill with cold water. But it does soak the clothes for a long 40-45 minutes in cold water with half dose of detergent. It works well enough to have saved a few expensive dress shirts with ink "accidents". It also works well on red stains from MARINARA sauce!!
passatdoc
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I wonder if Anna Magnani ever owned a Candy....
una bella bambina!
And also, a rare video from her appearance on the US game show "What's My Line?" (Line of work = occupation or job).
In the final portion of each weekly show, the four panelists were blindfolded (so that they would not recognize the "mystery celebrity guest") and then the mystery celebrity guest came on the set and "signed in" (wrote her or his name). Of course the audience recognized the person and would applaud. They had to "sign in" in order to avoid speaking their name aloud.
The panelists then had to ask 'yes-no' questions to the celebrity, who was allowed to disguise his or her voice. The panelists were allowed ten wrong (answered as "no") questions, but unlimited numbers of questions to which the answer was "yes" while trying to guess the guest's identity.
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RBRrmKCfho
una bella bambina!
And also, a rare video from her appearance on the US game show "What's My Line?" (Line of work = occupation or job).
In the final portion of each weekly show, the four panelists were blindfolded (so that they would not recognize the "mystery celebrity guest") and then the mystery celebrity guest came on the set and "signed in" (wrote her or his name). Of course the audience recognized the person and would applaud. They had to "sign in" in order to avoid speaking their name aloud.
The panelists then had to ask 'yes-no' questions to the celebrity, who was allowed to disguise his or her voice. The panelists were allowed ten wrong (answered as "no") questions, but unlimited numbers of questions to which the answer was "yes" while trying to guess the guest's identity.
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RBRrmKCfho
candyricky
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thank guys for the message
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