|
Posted by Phaedrine on June 19, 2006, 12:55 am
> > What concerns me:
> >
> > Some articles come out quite twisted and knotted up--- shirt sleeves,
> > short 1 yard lengths of fabric and other things--- and somewhat more
> > wrinkled that with my top loader. I am not pleased about that and
> > contemplating how to prevent that.
>
> For yardage, use a cycle with more water and less movement, "delicates"
> or "wool" are good choices. You don't want too much agitation,nor is it
> required. If the egdes are not pinked, or even if they are, to cut
> down on fraying try using a mesh bag in additon to the above
> suggestions.
My manual gives no clue about water--- only that it calculates the
amount for each load. I do serge my raw edges but I will definitely try
a different cycle next time--- delicate or wool as you suggest.
> On my Miele, both the delicate and wool cycles fill with lots of water,
> but the drum moves barely a 1/3 turn with long pauses. There are no
> spins between rinse fills nor after the main wash, and only a final
> brief spin. In fact for some items find this action too gentle. *LOL*
> Shirts: better to use small loads and try buttoning cuffs to front.
That a great idea and I will try that. My DH wears a 35/36 sleeve so
they are more apt to get wound around things. Thanks for the info!
>
> > Another problem, now resolved, was that despite the very long drain
> > hose, it popped out of the drain pipe on the second run spreading
> > water everywhere. Fortunately I happened to be in the room at the
> > time and was able to stop it before the flooding got out of hand.
> > We used duct tape to secure it. It's a flexible, not stiff, hose
> > unlike the one for my previous 20+ year old top-loading Maytag.
> > Seems like they should have designed a clip to prevent that from
> > happening. After all the troubles we've had this week, that was
> > just another hassle we did not need.
> > We also cannot find a lint filter. I find that weird.
>
> Front loading washing machines do not have lint filters per se, as they
> do not recalculate wash water the way top loading washers. Whatever lint
> is dislodged during the wash/rinse cycles is pumped out with the water.
>
> What most front loaders do have is a "coin trap" designed to catch
> pins,coins, and other objects before they enter the pump, where they can
> cause damage. Also called a "lint trap", but in my years of owning front
> loaders have never found much lint in any, even after letting cleanings
> go for months, but IIRC Bosch does not have this feature. Rather there
> is a coin trap/lint filter but is not user accessible, one has to
> contact Bosch service to find out how to get to the darn thing.
>
> Candide
--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap