Perhaps, many of you here "modify" your washers' cycles by changing the timer, and moving it to specific settings to achieve your own special results. I have done this with the timer on my little Whirlpool portable.
The washer normally has a 10 minute wash, and a 4 minute rinse cycle on the normal wash setting. What I typically do is start the machine on normal wash, let it fill up and agitate for about 2 minutes, then I turn the time off with a full tub and let the wash soak for another 2 minutes or so. I then start the timer back up to go through it's complete procedure. I typically use the warm/warm water temperature settings. After the complete cycle is over with, I like to give the clothes an extra cold-water rinse to get out any remaining soap. Since there's no second rinse cycle, I will set the timer to "wash" and the water temperature to cold and let it fill and agitiate for about 4-5 minutes. I then set the timer to spin/drain. Once that's finished, my "custom cycle" is done and I'll dry the clothes.
Yes, it does take a little attention to the machine to start, stop and reset the timer.....then again, I could always build a custom timer like Unimatic did! If you were desiging a timer for a washing machine, what type of interesting, unique cycles would you make the machine do?
The washer normally has a 10 minute wash, and a 4 minute rinse cycle on the normal wash setting. What I typically do is start the machine on normal wash, let it fill up and agitate for about 2 minutes, then I turn the time off with a full tub and let the wash soak for another 2 minutes or so. I then start the timer back up to go through it's complete procedure. I typically use the warm/warm water temperature settings. After the complete cycle is over with, I like to give the clothes an extra cold-water rinse to get out any remaining soap. Since there's no second rinse cycle, I will set the timer to "wash" and the water temperature to cold and let it fill and agitiate for about 4-5 minutes. I then set the timer to spin/drain. Once that's finished, my "custom cycle" is done and I'll dry the clothes.
Yes, it does take a little attention to the machine to start, stop and reset the timer.....then again, I could always build a custom timer like Unimatic did! If you were desiging a timer for a washing machine, what type of interesting, unique cycles would you make the machine do?
