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Hot and cold fill washing machines

but, does it rinse as well as the old one?

Reply to
charles
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Mine does -

Reply to
Tim Watts

So why does the US market use hot and cold fill machines?

Our most recent US washer has an internal heater which only functions on the 'sanitize' program - otherwise it simply mixes hot and cold.

Reply to
S Viemeister

No. US _dryers_ are normally 240v. Washers are normally 120v. Perhaps commercial machines are different, but US home washers are generally _not_ 240v.

Reply to
S Viemeister
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Better, more rinses with less water per rinse works better.

Reply to
dennis

I'm inclined to agree (with what I've read recently) that fabric softeners reduce the absorbency of towels. I think the best towel "performance" comes from washing without fabric softener then tumble-drying at least partially (I think towels that are tumble-dried for half an hour then air-dried as needed are OK).

Reply to
Adam Funk

I think that's unusual (but certainly not implausible). Does it run on a 240 V plug?

Reply to
Adam Funk

Yes, it is unusual. No, it doesn't use a 240v plug. I didn't buy it for that function - I only discovered it when reading the manual.

Reply to
S Viemeister

They used to recommend not using softening on towels since it reduced their effectiveness. Not sure it has much detrimental effect with modern softeners though.

Reply to
John Rumm

OK, corrected. My experience has been all at 240V but I haven't looked at the current offerings in any detail. I'll check again at Xmas.

Reply to
Capitol

The theory is absolutely correct, but the Which tests showed otherwise in practice. The problem is with the much less water. Like most theories there are boundary limits.

Reply to
Capitol

I imagne there is some crossed logic here. A low temperature wash (most likely filled by a cold supply) works better with bio powders. That doesn't mean a cold fill needs bio powders - as stated.

Some time back it was the Americans who had cold-only fills and lower temperature washes than Europe. Maybe that's changed now.

Reply to
pamela

Few, if any US washers have ever had cold-only fills.

Reply to
S Viemeister

Getting washing machine manufacturers to quote really long cycle times is just another way the EU is improving our lives. If you haven't had to buy a WM for some years you will be surprised at how long the cycle times are these days. To achieve low energy figures required by the EU the machines have very long, low energy cycles.

However, you may well find that there are options for faster, higher energy cycles. For example, a WM I bought early last year offers cotton cycle options from 1hr 6' to 3hr 25'.

Reply to
Graham Nye

Miele is 1:30 to 3:mumble

Interestingly, Miele, whilst complying with the lower energy settings, seem to offer "defeat" devices for all the settings. I can wash at 90C with extra rinses and extra water if I want.

Reply to
Tim Watts

The must be using the same software supplier as VW.

Reply to
alan_m

What's the max power they can normally support at 120v?

Reply to
bert

15A seems to be a general rating for a circuit.

so 1.8KW more or less.

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

AISB, mine was 240V. OTOH, it was a combo so a single machine with separate washer and dryer.

The dryer was a bit unimaginative. Sometimes I spent 20 mins untying the sheet it had knotted up with the pillow cases and duvet cover inside.

Reply to
Tim Streater

Yes, the combos can be 240v, but free-standing washers are generally 120v.

I assume it didn't periodically reverse direction?

Reply to
S Viemeister

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