Tumble reverse time

[Chetlaham]

What is the longest tumble time known in a FL washer? I see most FLs tumble for 7 seconds, pause for 3 seconds, reverse tumble for 7 seconds, pause 3 seconds and so on. Are their any FLs that tumble for longer periods before pausing and reversing? Like 30, 60 or 120 seconds?  

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Can you also include the horizontal axis washers,

As mine rotate for about 11 seconds possibly longer before changing direction, my Nova mini wash changes direction every 10 seconds

 

[Chetlaham]

Thanks.

 

I have the feeling that reversal needs to happen often.

 

[jeb]

most early front loaders didn't reverse at all

 

[Chetlaham]

Neat! Why did they start reversing?

 

[washdaddy]

I would think the reason they started to reverse tumble front loaders was to help with tangling.

 

[Chetlaham]

Would 60 seconds cause to much tangling?

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Duet

Our old Duet would tumble for about 27-28 seconds at low speed, and reverse after about 2-3 seconds during the Normal cycle. It would do this for the filling portion and for about 5 minutes afterwards. Clothes would tangle up, but it seemed to do a decent job scrubbing.

 

[seedub]

Neptune owners may correct me if I am mis-remembering, but I seem to recall that my buddy's Neptune varied the pause between tumbling: the cycle for delicates had the longest pause; the cycle for sturdy fabrics or heavy soil had one second pause or less.

 

[Chetlaham]

This is true, the service manuals for the Neptunes shows varying pause times based on the cycle.

 

[Chetlaham]

Thanks Everyone.

 

Reason I ask about this and reverse tumble time is that I'm drawing up a FL timer program that can fit into a 73 increment timer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gelaundry4ever]

my lg/kenmore

tumbles for 18 seconds, pauses 10 seconds, then reverses on the normal cycle.

 

[Chetlaham]

18 seconds- that gives me some hope. I'd hate to have a separate or multi drum timer.