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@santorini wrote:

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

Is there any way you can add more water?  Like using a large jug or pitcher of water?

My last two washers were new, but give me plenty of water and they aren't Speed Queens.

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Not if it's a front loading machine. 

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I do all the time, my Maytag has a warm/warm cycle, and a hot/cold cycle. I never want to rinse clothes in cold water, it simply doesn't get all the detergent out. So I often put a gallon of hot water in the rinse cycle. I keep an empty bleach bottle that I use and I pour the water into the drawer where you put detergent/softener/bleach.   I also will set the washer on two rinses. 

[deeva]

My one year old Lg washer( top loader) uses less water, but I haven't noticed any difference in the cleanliness of my clothes. 

[Kachina624]

I have a washer I bought in 1995.  I baby it like it was my first-born.  I'll feed it anything it wants and give it lots of love and affection.  It uses lots of water and vigorously agitates.  I say a little prayer every time I turn it on.

[on the bay]

@Kachina624,

That's pretty amazing! It must know how much it is loved😄

Congratulations!

[Lostandscared]

Mine has a glass see thru top, and a deep water load which is still not much water !! I know you are gonna laugh, but i have a water sink  next to the washer, i got a short hose and attach to it. But I have to start washer, lift lid add water from hose, then close. I haven't figured out the rinse cycle cause it locks..... i guess i can just do a rinse cycle to add water. These new washers suck. There is no way to do towels and bedspreads with the water saver mode, even on deep water setting. i have stood and watched thru glass top and they do not add enough water.

[wakefield64]

Thanks for all the tops, really helpful.

[SilleeMee]

My Maytag is around 35yo. I don't know how much longer it will be around. Still works really well. But I hat that feeling of 'uh-oh-what-was-that-noise-?' or finding water on the floor beneath the washer. Anxiety abounds.

[RedTop]

I bought a new GE washer, used it 2 days and knew it was not for me, due to no full fill water option.  The filling by sensor options are quite misleading.  

I chose a Whirlpool commercial washer, no frills, exactly what you will find in a laundrymat.  Basic wash cycles, water temp choices and a push button start; works great.  Definitely a good choice for me and I would choose the same machine again in a heartbeat.    

[BlueFinch]

@wakefield64 Nope, you're not alone. I had a large load Whirlpool for about 20 years that performed fabulously. When it conked out, I searched and searched, finally settling on a top loading Maytag with an agitator. Top load with agitator was harder to find.

It's a really nice looking machine compared to my old Whirlpool, but for function --- it's a trial to adequately wash my clothes. On any sensor presets, I will have some clothes come out of the wash with dry spots on them. They don't even get fully wet.

I spend lots of time with workarounds to get more water. Including soaking the clothes with a bucket of water to trick the sensors for a higher fill. Also, for 'bedding' setting, it has higher fill, so I use it most often. I also use Lysol laundry sanitizer often now, when I never felt a need for such with my old machine.

I get why suddenly we're being bombarded with adds for all the products for making our laundry smell good. It's to cover up the fact our clothes are not fully cleaned with these water saving machines. I long for the day I used to love to smell my freshly washed laundry. Not now. 

[happilyretiredgirl]

Sometimes all the new technology is not as great as we think or at least me, I am old school and sometimes just prefer to turn a knob instead of everything digital and/or  programmable....LOL