The HE washers are a special pet peeve of mine. Engineered to use very little water by people who don't realize that all of us don't live in water restricted areas, and some of us have husbands (Note to angry feminists -- YES _ I DO THE WASH HERE) who work outside, aren't soyboys and actually get dirty doing so.
I threw a pod in one time and it came out dry, somehow made it through the dryer, and I found it still quite warm when I unloaded the dryer. We’re going to make things work less well for the common good.
We’re on our second new machine, cloths still come out with dry spots, have to rinse a second time to get the soap out. Drives the wife nuts.
Remember, you are talking to people that don’t wash their Levi’s.....