Low water washing machines are the same... Everything is washed twice to get the detergent out.
I guess we have to do this so John Kerry and Al Gore can keep the swimming pools are their various mansions filled to the brim.
It’s not just detergent that’s hard to get out. We had a family member with c diff. When we talked to our doc about laundry protocol we discovered consumers aren’t the only folks who hate so-called high-efficiency washing machines.
had similar problem: try using less detergent.
We were advised to use only a tablespoon and not use the fill line provided in the machine.
Works great, saves money. Puts efficiency in the term high efficiency.
“Low water washing machines are the same... Everything is washed twice to get the detergent out.”
I had to replace the “suds sensor” on my front loader. I was putting in the recommended full scoop that the detergent people say to use. Was making it too sudsy.
Went online (applianceguru.com) for the repair. He explained how the front end loaders need WAY less detergent. I use 1/3 of a scoop now. No sensor problems, no rinse problems, clothing is clean.
Sometimes I’ll run extra dirty clothes and I put a half-gallon of water into the machine. This not only adds water, but also weight - so the machine thinks there is more clothing and will also had more water.
I’m more disappointed with all of the electronics and crap that the new machines have and makes it more difficult for a do-it-yourselfer to repair.
My “bleach setting” is supposed to do a longer rinse. But that broke for some reason. Instead of fixing it, I just set it to rinse/spin that runs for another 10 minutes.
Oh - and how they meet the “energy guidelines”. Remember the days when you could do a load of laundry in 15 minutes? Well, that might have used energy at a rate of 1500 kwh or whatever. But the new rules say you can’t exceed 750 kwh. So - the new machines take twice as long.
Still the same total amount of energy though! (But at least they meet the government rules!)