ultrawash
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Who do you think did it better: Whirlpool's/Kenmore's Catalyst Cleaning Action or Fisher & Paykel's EcoActive?
Stain Removal
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I think the Kenmore Catalyst design was better at saturating all the items, mixing the detergent solution, pretreating the stains with the detergent solution, and potentially removing some of those soils before the wash even started.
The EcoActive system is beneficial in different ways. The load was showered with a concentrated detergent solution at the selected temperature. This would allow for highly active enzymes and good stain treating and removal. However, there was no fast spin type motion of the tub to recirculate all of the solution and ensure all items are completely saturated. Though, this was make up for with additional soak time.
I think the Kenmore Catalyst design was better at saturating all the items, mixing the detergent solution, pretreating the stains with the detergent solution, and potentially removing some of those soils before the wash even started.
The EcoActive system is beneficial in different ways. The load was showered with a concentrated detergent solution at the selected temperature. This would allow for highly active enzymes and good stain treating and removal. However, there was no fast spin type motion of the tub to recirculate all of the solution and ensure all items are completely saturated. Though, this was make up for with additional soak time.
Catalyst process uses less water than Eco Active, if that's a consideration to the positive or negative.
Eco Active
I coincidentally videoed an IWL12 cycle this morning. Stained-Chocolate Lifecycle with Creasables option. Some other stains involved but no chocolate. A couple of the shirts were worn for yard work. I like the cycle, it has a longer Eco Active and the wash alternates several agitation and short soak periods. Programmed temps are warm/hot (122°F) for Eco Active and warm (115°F) for wash. Creasables is limited to maximum of warm for all of it but that's nice enough. It didn't run the cool down rinse that normally occurs before the first spin on Creasables.
21 shirts. 3 tbsp STPP, 10 tbsp Cheer powder, 5 tbsp Biz powder.
Agitation is Medium Wash profile.
I coincidentally videoed an IWL12 cycle this morning. Stained-Chocolate Lifecycle with Creasables option. Some other stains involved but no chocolate. A couple of the shirts were worn for yard work. I like the cycle, it has a longer Eco Active and the wash alternates several agitation and short soak periods. Programmed temps are warm/hot (122°F) for Eco Active and warm (115°F) for wash. Creasables is limited to maximum of warm for all of it but that's nice enough. It didn't run the cool down rinse that normally occurs before the first spin on Creasables.
21 shirts. 3 tbsp STPP, 10 tbsp Cheer powder, 5 tbsp Biz powder.
Agitation is Medium Wash profile.
A technical problem occurred at start of the rinse fill. I hadn't watched the video fully through until now, didn't know that it re-sensed the water level for the rinse. That was related to the technical issue, it normally doesn't do that, fills directly to what was the wash level.
A Whirlpool Catalyst for comparison (to end of the wash period).
