A whole new spin on laundry - no rinse - delicate wash for your quilts and wool mats
#21
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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that would be great except most modern washers don't let you fill the tub with water.
mine will not let me decide for myself how much water i want to use.
even the so-called "deep water wash" is a bad joke.
i tried filling it manually, using a garden hose.
did not turn on the washer.
after a few minutes, the washer turned itself on and drained/spun out all the water.
mine will not let me decide for myself how much water i want to use.
even the so-called "deep water wash" is a bad joke.
i tried filling it manually, using a garden hose.
did not turn on the washer.
after a few minutes, the washer turned itself on and drained/spun out all the water.
#22
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Tavistock, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,071
Yeah the fancy he washers are a pain. Bought one (Maytag he) to replace my old 30 year old Maytag top loader. Hate it! I like to decide how much water goes on my clothing and if I want it soak or scrub a tub mat … or wash cucumbers for pickling! And can't really tell when the washer if full...
#23
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Location: Illinois
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Yeah the fancy he washers are a pain. Bought one (Maytag he) to replace my old 30 year old Maytag top loader. Hate it! I like to decide how much water goes on my clothing and if I want it soak or scrub a tub mat … or wash cucumbers for pickling! And can't really tell when the washer if full...
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#25
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While I appreciate modern appliances, I DO WISH appliance makers would let us make choices for ourselves!!! Granted, some of us need to be protected from ourselves, but most of us manage on our own without over-zealous manufacturers trying to think for us.
#26
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: West Texas
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This is a fun thread! I think I will keep my early marriage era washer (late 1970's), basic Maytag. There is a little rust on the lid, and I think it should spin a little stronger. However, I just run the ending spin cycles twice (I can control the dial). I was so happy to get this washer -- it was my very first, and I hope it will be my last.
#27
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Colorado
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Just checked the Eucalan website and they are celebrating their 25th Anniversary! Great product that's been available some time.
I must agree with the "intelligent" washing machines. I cannot get the machine to cover two king size sheets (for that matter any load) in a high capacity machine with sufficient water to wet the sheets! The machine weighs the contents and adds water, so I faked out the machine by wetting my loads with water (I, too, had to attach a garden hose to the utility sink to wet the laundry but not add so much water that the machine empties it....lesson learned too.) and then I can get barely enough water to adequately clean the sheets. If I had a way to get home my basic Sears model (many years old) from my cabin in the mountains I would definitely trade the machines. Expensive lesson learned!
Where I live, we start our water bill at $50 per month before using a single drop of water! It can get quite expensive if you aren't smart about water usage.
I must agree with the "intelligent" washing machines. I cannot get the machine to cover two king size sheets (for that matter any load) in a high capacity machine with sufficient water to wet the sheets! The machine weighs the contents and adds water, so I faked out the machine by wetting my loads with water (I, too, had to attach a garden hose to the utility sink to wet the laundry but not add so much water that the machine empties it....lesson learned too.) and then I can get barely enough water to adequately clean the sheets. If I had a way to get home my basic Sears model (many years old) from my cabin in the mountains I would definitely trade the machines. Expensive lesson learned!
Where I live, we start our water bill at $50 per month before using a single drop of water! It can get quite expensive if you aren't smart about water usage.
#28
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: ND
Posts: 2,817
that would be great except most modern washers don't let you fill the tub with water.
mine will not let me decide for myself how much water i want to use.
even the so-called "deep water wash" is a bad joke.
i tried filling it manually, using a garden hose.
did not turn on the washer.
after a few minutes, the washer turned itself on and drained/spun out all the water.
mine will not let me decide for myself how much water i want to use.
even the so-called "deep water wash" is a bad joke.
i tried filling it manually, using a garden hose.
did not turn on the washer.
after a few minutes, the washer turned itself on and drained/spun out all the water.
Last edited by sJens; 12-14-2018 at 12:42 PM.
#29
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 818
This is a fun thread! I think I will keep my early marriage era washer (late 1970's), basic Maytag. There is a little rust on the lid, and I think it should spin a little stronger. However, I just run the ending spin cycles twice (I can control the dial). I was so happy to get this washer -- it was my very first, and I hope it will be my last.
#30
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 818
Mine are on the second floor and it took us awhile to get the right heavy-weight pan to set them on. The washer doesn't go out of balance and doesn't even have an off-balance switch, so some cycles are indeed noisier. But it's very sturdy, and you can set the water to wherever you want. It has a transmission and a heavy pump, so compared to my earlier flimsy water-saver, it's quite satisfying. And, like my older Whirlpool, the water doesn't sit in the lines to cause trouble.
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