Stuff you need for detailing, BUT beware what you chose

[Ronkh]

There is all kinds of equipment we need, but we need to be careful on what we chose.

This is the place to post that kind of thing.


Below, is a 1 year old Samsung washing machine. Top load. Doesn`t clear dirt out when it drains..........................

[Ronkh]

Really want to put your micro in there ?

[trashmanssd]

Is that yours or Friends or just nightmare you heard about. On side note great washing machine for stone washed jeans!

[ShakingHorizons]

There is all kinds of equipment we need, but we need to be careful on what we chose.

This is the place to post that kind of thing.


Below, is a 1 year old Samsung washing machine. Top load. Doesn`t clear dirt out when it drains..........................

We must have the same Samsung washing machine, as mine does the same thing.

[Ronkh]

Is that yours or Friends or just nightmare you heard about. On side note great washing machine for stone washed jeans!

Mine..... Washed the clothes yesterday, from beach trip on Saturday.

This was after I wiped it out with damp paper towels, and running self clean cycle 3 times, and rinse/spin/drain cycle a few times too.

[Ronkh]

We must have the same Samsung washing machine, as mine does the same thing.

I also hate that I can`t select how much water I want.

[RaskyR1]

I miss my old, cheap, non (HE) washing machine. We have a front load LG now and while it`s quiet, I hate the mildew smell it can get and dislike it for doing towels because of how little water it uses.

[SYMAWD]

I miss my old, cheap, non (HE) washing machine. We have a front load LG now and while it`s quiet, I hate the mildew smell it can get and dislike it for doing towels because of how little water it uses.

Keep the door open when not in use and it shouldn`t smell.

[Accumulator]

Get me going on washing machines....we`re on our second HE for household textiles, it`s somewhat better than the first one but still lousy for really dirty stuff. I keep an old direct-drive toploader in the shop for things that really need the agitation or otherwise truly need to get clean.

The HE *is* good for running MFs through the Sanitary Cycle, but I still aways wash them in the old unit first to get the dirt out. It`ll do household towels OK as long as I do relatively small loads, but that`s with a PreWash, Sanitary Cycle, Extra Rinse, and yet another rinse cycle after that. Probably ends up using a whole lot more water and electricity than the old-tech one, but it is very gentle on whatever`s being washed (well, other than stuff getting all twisted up, which can also lead to things not getting clean...).

[ZimRandy]

I miss my old, cheap, non (HE) washing machine. We have a front load LG now and while it`s quiet, I hate the mildew smell it can get and dislike it for doing towels because of how little water it uses.

Same here. I do keep a plastic pitcher near the washing machine and will add a few pitchers of water to the towels when I wash my detailing stash.

When I get my garage set up, I plan an having a non HE top load in the garage for my detailing stuff.

Randy

[Accumulator]

When I get my garage set up, I plan an having a non HE top load in the garage for my detailing stuff...

You`ll wonder how you ever got by without it

It`s getting hard to find good (new) non-HE washers though, the water use regs keep getting tighter. I`d maybe look for a used Whirlpool direct drive in good shape.

[RaskyR1]

Keep the door open when not in use and it shouldn`t smell.

We try to but the room is narrow and it`s hard to walk by with it open. :/

Same here. I do keep a plastic pitcher near the washing machine and will add a few pitchers of water to the towels when I wash my detailing stash.

When I get my garage set up, I plan an having a non HE top load in the garage for my detailing stuff.

Randy

Same here....wife will be happier this way too!

[Angus]

Really want to put your micro in there ?

Heck no! Not rinsing all of the dirt out seems like a design flaw. Which model # is it Ron? We`ll need to replace our non-HE machine eventually and I`ll keep your experence in mind.

[Ronkh]

gonna look for receipt to find model #

[bigfish528]

Are thoses steam washers any better for the tough stuff or is agitation needed?