front loader washing machine question

[escavader]

Our old washer went to pot after 15 years,and we bought a new sears front loader,suppose to spin em dryer,save water,soap etc.My wife washed the first load in cold water,rinse in cold,but when it was done spinning the clothes were warm! i didnt hooked the hoses wrong,is this normal?Only other thing i can think would possibly do this is the cold water pipe runs through the cieling above the woodstove.I do notice in the shower the water is extremely hot for the first 30-40 seconds.Where this washer doesnt use alot of water,could this be whats happening?Or is it friction from spinning at 1100 rpms? Help its not a wringer washer so im lost /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
ALAN

 

[tillerkiller]

Took me a while to figure out your subject line.

my brain converted it into:

Front End Loader washing machine question.

I was trying to figure out what contraption there was that washes front end loaders. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Highbeam]

Is there a heat booster like on dishwashers where the incoming hot water gets superheated by the appliance?

 

[Bird]

Alan, we bought a new front loader Maytag washer and dryer this past year. My wife says when she washes with cold water, the clothes come out of the washer cold, so I don't think friction from spinning is the cause of your warm clothes.

 

[bmac]

Alan,

We have a front loader so I posed your question to my wife (I'm happy to report that my experience is minimal). She has never had the clothes come out warm after spinning. So, its not likely due to the high RPM. Must be something else.

As an aside, some people have noticed that the spin speed is so high that, while the clothes come out much dryer than they do in a top load, they also come out tightly twisted, almost in knots. When they then come out of the dryer, the clothes are often wrinkled. My wife's tip for you, should this be a problem you have had, shake the clothes to loosen them up before putting them in the dryer to reduce the wrinkles.

There is no charge for this laundry tip-o-the-day. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[escavader]

WE will try another load,tommorow,mabey she thought she had it on cold,but was mistaken,its a computerized gismo.
ALAN

 

[Bird]

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Yep, my experience with doing the laundry is a bit limited also, but I did learn that long ago. You know there are machines made that do both the wash and dry in a single front loader machine. We had one in the motorhome when we were full time RVers. It could be programmed to do the wash and then the dry cycle without ever opening the door, but it didn't work too well that way for that very reason. Fabrics would often be so tightly packed against the drum during the wash spin dry cycle that they'd stay stuck to the drum during the dry cycle. They'd get dry alright; one hard lump. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif So my wife always shook them out after the wash cycle and put them back for the dry cycle.

 

[Jagmandave]

We have one as well, and I can honestly say the clothes come out cleaner, even when I wash them! As to saving water and soap and so on, I can't say I've noticed any noticeable difference......

But, the clothes will come out cold if washed and rinsed in cold water, so I think you have figured out your answer, something wasn't set right?

 

[dmccarty]

tillerkiller,

Our brains work alike I'm afraid. I was trying to figure out why you would need a washing maching on a FEL as well. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Back to the origional question. Either your cold water has been heated up due to the stove, the pipes are switched or the wrong buttons have been pushed. Our clothes don't come out warm.

When we lived in the city, the washing machine saved us between $25-50 a month in water bills. We had a small washer and small kids which means lots of laudry. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif The front loading washer uses so little water its amazing.

Later,
Dan

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Alan,
OK, I would like to take a guess on that question /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Is your water holding tank in the basement along with your woodstove ? If no water has been used in the house for some time, and you have the woodstove cranked up and the pressure tank is not far from the woodstove, yes, maybe the clothes could be slightly warm /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

scotty

ps Either that or your plumbing skills are suspect /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif