HE washer? I'm a frayed again...
The condo I bought had an old washer & dryer. I didn't expect them to last long and I was right. Small capacity, they actually worked well, but they were too small to handle 10 bath towels in a load or a medium weight comforter.A few months ago, the washer started leaking with a few cupfulls of water on the floor each load. Not alarming, but important to monitor as I'm on the 2nd floor and don't want any issues with the tenant below me. The dryer would squeal at the startup and sometimes require re-balancing the load to coax it to work. last month, it died.
Timing was manageable as we were able to do laundry in the Miami house. Home Depot had sent out offers of no interest financing and they were running a few 30% off sales so it was time to shop.
We ended up with a large-capacity pair made by Samsung. Unlike the washing machines I've owned in the past that had a center agitator, this model has a impeller at the bottom to turn the clothes.
Sophisticated computer control, I used the automatic setting that senses the height and weight of the load to determine the correct amount of water. First mistake. Doing a load of jeans I found in the water setting was so low that the clothes on top remained on top and 10 minutes into the wash I could see a dry spot where one pants leg didn't get into the undertow. I stopped the sequence to override and add more water. That didn't work as it appeared to abort the load, drain the soapy water and start another wash load that I had to stop and add more soap.
User friendly wasn't an option in it's program!
Yeah, I read the book (twice) before getting started with this new machine.
After that first load I noticed the corners of the stitched pockets were beginning to fray... this is something I blogged about with a previous HE model that had the agitator.
At this point it doesn't matter that this new model comes with an impeller, as figuring a way to wash clothes with the correct amount of water and not having them wear out from friction has become an agitating issue to me!
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I shower daily and so does my wife. That's 14 towels a week.
Add the use of hand towels with face cloth as supplement only a few a week.
Jeans, depending on the tasks, I'll wear twice and put aside. If I'm doing something outside like yard work, the pair on the side gets a 3rd wear.
Here's a photo from the other washer back in 2018. After a few washings, it became apparent how abrasive a High Efficiency washer can be. It took the label off and frayed the pockets.
I did some internet shopping and read customer reviews for several different HE models and the impeller style has become the standard. The model I bought was in the top range of the mid-priced models.
Like the other washer, it was a setting change that resolved the issue with fraying. I'll reread the instructions and go over more of the user comments to see if anyone else experienced this and what the recommended settings are to resolve the problem.
I don't like being a frayed!
When I have shower you see I have final rinse === no bugs left.
I am just OCD about saving energy
It's okay red, I know that if I skip a day, chances are I'll be itchy and have to swab down with alcohol.
Clean towel is the best choice for me!