THREE loads: The huge green ones and the blue set, plus the smaller misc. stack...
Going on tonight... (Stay Tuned!)
-- Dave
Going on tonight... (Stay Tuned!)
-- Dave
Your ONE-SIDED Wash Loads
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Dave, your washer isn't as "little" as you seem to believe.
There's no need to split that into three loads.
Bit tricky to judge the size of those towels but this (white outline) probably constitutes a full load.
That other little pile looks like kitchen linens? I'd put the dark piece(s) with the other piles and either 1) wait for more white kitchen stuff to accumulate, or 2) if the stuff is urgently needed, go ahead and do it (SMALLest load, which it's not even that), WITH bleach.
The best way to get a consensus opinion on your load size / water level selection is take a video of the machine washing and post it to YouTube so we can SEE how it's operating.
Oh my...
It`s not that difficult to set the correct water level in a TL.
First you drop your clothes loosely and unfolded into the tub. Then you press them down with your hands, but not too hard.
Next you fill the washer at maximum load setting and keep a eye on the water level.
As soon as your clothes are completely covered with water (or maybe an inch or two more for good measure) you slowly turn the water level selector towards the small size setting until filling stops.
Now you have the perfect setting for your load size. You`ll learn and adapt quickly and soon you`ll find the perfect setting without any guesswork.
Towels BTW are usually color fast and unless they are brand new or white there shouldn`t be any need to separate them by colors.
It`s not that difficult to set the correct water level in a TL.
First you drop your clothes loosely and unfolded into the tub. Then you press them down with your hands, but not too hard.
Next you fill the washer at maximum load setting and keep a eye on the water level.
As soon as your clothes are completely covered with water (or maybe an inch or two more for good measure) you slowly turn the water level selector towards the small size setting until filling stops.
Now you have the perfect setting for your load size. You`ll learn and adapt quickly and soon you`ll find the perfect setting without any guesswork.
Towels BTW are usually color fast and unless they are brand new or white there shouldn`t be any need to separate them by colors.
eurekastar
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I always include a microfiber cloth with each load then use it to wipe everything down when the load is done.
That washer should be able to handle 8 large bath towels without breaking a sweat.
A steam cleaner there would make wonders.
I don't understand why keep the washer so dirty after so many people mentioned it.
If it was me, I'd immediately manicure it and post a picture of it pristine.
I didn't really understand why (maybe you explained it before but I didn't have the chance to see it) but i'm sure you have a good reason to have all those writings and stickers on the control panel.
I don't understand why keep the washer so dirty after so many people mentioned it.
If it was me, I'd immediately manicure it and post a picture of it pristine.
I didn't really understand why (maybe you explained it before but I didn't have the chance to see it) but i'm sure you have a good reason to have all those writings and stickers on the control panel.
Well, that small pile of clothes shouldn’t have gotten circled... Those are my wife’s and daughter’s that weren’t going to be included...
The washer filled and started agitating in no time, so I hope I’m getting this right...
Okay, if I can find something to wash that agitator that will actually clean it and the rest of the surroundings and can take the time, then I will...
So here are those two piles of bath linens I had to quickly do, as I have to work today, and want to get my work clothes done next:
— Dave
The washer filled and started agitating in no time, so I hope I’m getting this right...
Okay, if I can find something to wash that agitator that will actually clean it and the rest of the surroundings and can take the time, then I will...
So here are those two piles of bath linens I had to quickly do, as I have to work today, and want to get my work clothes done next:
— Dave
Oops, missed the Rinse! The load is actually done:
And that third pile of linen will go back in the basket and wait for more to accumulate...
(Yes, the washer had to be a Kenmore (house came with) and if so, I wanted a LETTERS machine!)
— Dave
And that third pile of linen will go back in the basket and wait for more to accumulate...
(Yes, the washer had to be a Kenmore (house came with) and if so, I wanted a LETTERS machine!)
— Dave
Work clothes, consisting of a company-logo’d polo shirt, long sleeve shirt to wear underneath it, apron, and a pair of jeans:
These are washed on the rarely-used Hang Dry (fast agitation, slow spin) and in Cold...
And, it, too, started in no time!
(Note new water level setting)
— Dave
These are washed on the rarely-used Hang Dry (fast agitation, slow spin) and in Cold...
And, it, too, started in no time!
(Note new water level setting)
— Dave
Now a full load of my clothes (a vest I wear at work, a company-logo’d fleece) is also here:
[Edit: Rinse photos added]
— Dave[this post was last edited: 11/12/2019-10:00]
[Edit: Rinse photos added]
— Dave[this post was last edited: 11/12/2019-10:00]
Water levels are better. Load in Pic #38 can go all the way on Small.
Avoid the Fast agitation speed for small loads unless they're very dirty and very sturdy fabric. Fast speed is very aggressive, which is what led to the infamous ShredMore nomer.
Better results and less fabric wear with Slow agitation and a longer wash time. Slow/Fast is labeled as "Regular" for a reason.
Your machine has a fully variable water level control. As Reply #32 details, you can get a handle on adjusting the level by setting it initially to a higher level than you think is needed. Press the items down *lightly* (don't stomp with your feet!). Start the machine filling and watch it. When the water reaches to the top of the load and a *little* more, turn the level control back toward small until agitation begins.
Wondering why you're not using the ATC temp choices. You're in MI so tap water is presumably considerably cold this time of year ... which makes for the non-ATC 40% hot / 60% cold Warm temp being kinda cold. ATC should help moderate it from being too cold. Same for the ATC Cold setting, which will add some warm so the cold temp isn't too low for detergent to dissolve and be effective.
Okay, so use the Auto Temp,—Check!
I forgot about the water level starting out High, then going Low...
As for no longer using Fast Agitation, that will be something I will miss...
I have an old bed spread with a matching pillow case that I quit using it on, but what about bath sets and rags?
All of my laundry on Normal Agitation, then...
Oh, to be mechanically inclined to tear my washer (& dryer—and OTHER APPLIANCES?!) open let alone devote the time—I hate doing yard work...
— Dave
I forgot about the water level starting out High, then going Low...
As for no longer using Fast Agitation, that will be something I will miss...
I have an old bed spread with a matching pillow case that I quit using it on, but what about bath sets and rags?
All of my laundry on Normal Agitation, then...
Oh, to be mechanically inclined to tear my washer (& dryer—and OTHER APPLIANCES?!) open let alone devote the time—I hate doing yard work...
— Dave
More AMKrayo Koaching in the Laundry:
Some more loads (wash and rinse) my washer has done:
And I probably still need to get the hang of where the water level's set...
But of which, along with more laundry getting done at once, the washer survives, not in the least of which is the real great news:
NO Unbalanced Loads!!!!
-- Dave
Some more loads (wash and rinse) my washer has done:
And I probably still need to get the hang of where the water level's set...
But of which, along with more laundry getting done at once, the washer survives, not in the least of which is the real great news:
NO Unbalanced Loads!!!!
-- Dave
Ditto:
The clothes (w/ some help from my dryer sheets) do look and smell clean!
— Dave
The clothes (w/ some help from my dryer sheets) do look and smell clean!
— Dave
My clothes:
Perfectly loaded in the washer at AMKrayoLaundryLand:
— Dave
Perfectly loaded in the washer at AMKrayoLaundryLand:
— Dave
lakewebsterkid
Well-known member
Hot wash
Using that cheaper detergent, those towels would love a nice hot wash as long as they have been washed before. It will keep your machine cleaner too! Our old Kenmore would take exactly 10 bath towels. Always ran Heavy Duty agitation for 6 mins with a warm rinse. Always came out clean and fresh.
Using that cheaper detergent, those towels would love a nice hot wash as long as they have been washed before. It will keep your machine cleaner too! Our old Kenmore would take exactly 10 bath towels. Always ran Heavy Duty agitation for 6 mins with a warm rinse. Always came out clean and fresh.
yogitunes
Well-known member
there should be a SPCA for washing machines....this is like a commercial for neglected appliances...
that machine would choke if HOT was selected....
as usually posted in SS....."Somebody should save that machine!"....
no point in cleaning the machine now, chances are, the grime is what's holding it together!
that machine would choke if HOT was selected....
as usually posted in SS....."Somebody should save that machine!"....
no point in cleaning the machine now, chances are, the grime is what's holding it together!
Dave, how has your "one-sided wash load" situation been after tweaking-up your technique via not bypassing neutral drain and/or reducing water levels or correspondingly increasing load size?
nmassman44
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As much as I don’t want to be that person that points out what others have here....if the washer is that filthy, imagine what the rest of the house is like. I wouldn’t let a washer get that cruddy and then take a picture of said machine....I would be embarrassed to say the least....but that’s just moi....
Yes, I’m getting the hang of how much (how LITTLE really) water to use—if only you could see a load of pajamas I did after, actually waiting to go in the dryer I could just do a 2nd Rinse for...
In turn I would like and hope to see my water bill go down...
Unfortunately we are not the greatest house cleaners, so I surely long needed to have gotten someone hired to do for me, or at least taken up with someone who’d long beaten me at the washer use and CARE given it’s only USE (& ABUSES ) that I can do...
— Dave
In turn I would like and hope to see my water bill go down...
Unfortunately we are not the greatest house cleaners, so I surely long needed to have gotten someone hired to do for me, or at least taken up with someone who’d long beaten me at the washer use and CARE given it’s only USE (& ABUSES ) that I can do...
— Dave
If you want to see your water bill go down, fill that machine up and wash nice full loads on the highest water setting. Washing multiple loads at a lower water setting is a waste of water.
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