bestcleaning
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Wow. Beautiful machine, congrats. The impeler agitator wash very well.
Waiting the video.
Rodrigo
Waiting the video.
Rodrigo
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Rodrigo and Terry I will make a video this weekend, and attempt to post it on YouTube. Don't know how well it'll work as I've never posted a video before, but I'll try anything once! It's a pretty big machine and holds quite a bit of laundry. Maybe I'll run it on a smaller load and lower water level if you like VIGOROUS action.
I don't understand how impeller action washers can give very uniform cleaning if items get knotted up so that water cannot flow through the fabrics. Consumer Reports used to grade washers on cleaning uniformity.
The 4 graduated spins are designed to cope with the water spun out of the load in incremental amounts so that the pump does not air lock. Drag on the spinner basket from water trapped between it and the outer tub would give poor spinning and cause great wear on the motor. Each spin removes a percentage of the water. Stopping or slowing the basket allows the water to settle in the bottom of the outer tub so that it can be pumped out. When the machine goes into the high speed spin, there is not enough water left in the load to impede the spin action, nor too much for the pump to handle in the deceleration after the spin. My Creda and Duet, and to a certain extent the W1918, use the same principle for handling the water extracted during spins.
The 4 graduated spins are designed to cope with the water spun out of the load in incremental amounts so that the pump does not air lock. Drag on the spinner basket from water trapped between it and the outer tub would give poor spinning and cause great wear on the motor. Each spin removes a percentage of the water. Stopping or slowing the basket allows the water to settle in the bottom of the outer tub so that it can be pumped out. When the machine goes into the high speed spin, there is not enough water left in the load to impede the spin action, nor too much for the pump to handle in the deceleration after the spin. My Creda and Duet, and to a certain extent the W1918, use the same principle for handling the water extracted during spins.
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Tomturbomatic, it washes very well, and Consumer Reports rated it as GOOD in washing, but only FAIR in water consumption, and POOR in gentleness (although everything comes out OK). If you mix the load with different types of items, it won't tangle or knot, but put 4 pairs of jeans in--the legs WILL tangle together. It's a very nice machine, and I'm quite happy with it.
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And what was packed inside the washer?
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YES ROSS!!! We CAN do a load of laundry with the Chinese TIDE that came inside the machine. And while it's washing, you can read me excerpts from "Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung" which I received via UPS GROUND from a very dear friend of mine in Tucson! Next weekend?
Graduated Spin
It is called on my Miele, and yes it prevents suds lock and or more water from being extracted than the pump can handle. Many Amercian front loaders simply start the final spin cycle, then if sensors detect suds lock and or too much water slow the spin down until the situation corrects itself. Trouble is if the situation does not change, machine never reaches final spin speed, and one is left with under extracted laundry.
On one's Miele, another advantage of the graduated spin cycle, is laundry is redistributed several times before final high speed spin (if chosen), thus much less chances of an unbalanced load.
As for the merits of impeller washers, have been there and done that with the Hoover. While the desgin is different, still they aren't my favourite design. Too much tangling.
L.
It is called on my Miele, and yes it prevents suds lock and or more water from being extracted than the pump can handle. Many Amercian front loaders simply start the final spin cycle, then if sensors detect suds lock and or too much water slow the spin down until the situation corrects itself. Trouble is if the situation does not change, machine never reaches final spin speed, and one is left with under extracted laundry.
On one's Miele, another advantage of the graduated spin cycle, is laundry is redistributed several times before final high speed spin (if chosen), thus much less chances of an unbalanced load.
As for the merits of impeller washers, have been there and done that with the Hoover. While the desgin is different, still they aren't my favourite design. Too much tangling.
L.
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Hi John. I would like to know Chairman Mao's laundry hints.
Does Chairman Mao have a guide to stain removal?
Ross
Does Chairman Mao have a guide to stain removal?
Ross
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Launderess,there is NO comparison to this machine and a Hoover. I also own a Hoover, and the wash action is totaly different. As I mentioned earlier, if you mix the load with different items of clothing, and don't overload the machine, everything moves around freely and washes well, without tangling. If you don't, well yes, you have knots. It's all how you load the machine, just like any other type of machine.
