Posted on 03/17/2011 6:27:15 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
...In 1996, top-loaders were pretty much the only type of washer around...Consumer Reports tested 18 models, 13 were "excellent" and five were "very good." By 2007, though, not one was excellent and seven out of 21 were "fair" or "poor." ...The culprit is the federal government's obsession with energy efficiency...washer standards demonstrate the harmfulness of the ever-growing body of efficiency mandates.
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It has a nice prewash soaking cycle for filthy stuff, and it certainly uses more than a quart of water. It handles nasty stuff like dog beds, muddy towels, work pants with oil etc. on them and gets them nice and clean.
Sounds to me like you have a blockage in the supply hose or the intake valve. Have you had a repairman look at it?
The interview on Fox Business is worth a watch.
The book is hilarious if you are into doing what you want, regardless of what Big Brother thinks you oughta be doing. Statists would likely put it in the same class with the Bible, to be read later.
There is no power in the government at Washington to do any of these things, either enumerated or reasonably inferred.
Regulations passed by liberal elites - and there’s more if you want them:
http://www.rdosmaps.bc.ca/min_bylaws/building_inspect/forms/low_flow_brochure_withlogo.pdf
Effective January 2007, all new
toilets installed in electoral
areas A,C,D,E, F & H within the
Regional District Okanagan-
Similkameen must have a flush
cycle no greater 6 litres per
flush.
In areas not specified for low
consumption toilets, the Regulation
requires that new installations
of toilets use fixtures with
a flush cycle no greater than
13.25 litres. Building owners may
opt for a low consumption or
ultra-low consumption toilet.
I know what you mean- I hate those low-flow shower heads. (This solved the problem in my bathroom: Just take a Dremel tool with a grinding bit and ream out the narrowed opening inside the head- presto! a nice strong hot shower.)
I found the real thing at Home Depot in the paint aisle. About $4.00 for a large box! I give it a little shake right before I use Cascade gel. Voila! Clean dishes once again!
You can’t buy gasoline cans in California???
Ed
Spend your $1500 bucks on one of these:
One of the most amazing things I saw over in Europe were their washing machines in the laundromats. It was like seeing a whole new invention. They sound like they could take off down a runway and are amazingly economical.
They have built-in thermostats - you can actually boil laundry. You can program spin cycles with the built-in computer.
Miele is a German washer brand. You can read more about them here - course they cost about a thousand bucks more than the tub spinners we got. But they last for decades. And you feel your clothes are really really clean.
Glad you’re happy!
We’re down to my and my wife in the household and we’re retired so we don’t have all that much laundry anyway.
That top load Maytag is like my old Wheel Horse tractor, there’s newer but not better.
Yes, but they are these new self-sealing models to prevent fumes from leaking out during refilling and for the few moments you sit it on the ground after you are done fueling and haven’t put the cap back on. They have these spring-loaded spigots that don’t work worth crap and leak all over the place. The irony is that the new versions have leaked FAR more gas all over my property than the old version ever did.
(I hope it holds up like the old 400 dollar toploader)
I think it’s operating as designed, to use less water but if I have to wash half loads it really is no better and a lot less useful than my old top loader.
Both my daughters are on first name basis with the washer repair guy, since they’re on warranty.
One is a Maytag Neptune, the other a Frigidaire.
Frigidaire daughter left hers behind when she moved and bought an old Maytag for the new house, LOL.
Shower heads are no problem.....except for the inept New Yorkers on Seinfeld.
The orifice can be drilled out larger and the normal flow/force obtained. It is an easy job
http://www.appliance.net/2010/states-ban-phosphate-laden-dishwasher-soap-1988
According to USA Today, July starts a ban in sixteen states of the sale of dishwasher detergents that contain high levels of phosphates, a source of pollution in lakes and streams.
Stores will not be allowed to sell detergent with more than 0.5 percent phosphorous.
How irritating!
My idiot Republican state senator wrote a bill to outlaw grocery stores from giving out plastic bags, that is going to be another Nanny Statist bill that will greatly affect us, too...
Ed
Thanks for the info. I know some people who tried the TSP, but they were not sure how much to use. I have found that the Finish Gel Pacs work well, but they are expensive to use. Since we are empty nesters, it’s not bad for us.
I will pass along the info about STP to others who are still looking for a good solution to this problem and I may add some to my laundry.
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