Front loading or top loading washing machine?
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Oh, I see it now.
Cottons defaults to 40°C and goes upto 95°C
Cottons (plus) defaults to 60°C and that is the max temperature it allows.
Cottons has better performance by combining various drum motions. Presumably this is the cycle that uses 6 motion to the fullest extent.
Cottons (plus) offers 'optimised performance' so this is the shorter duration Cottons program.
Can anyone confirm this difference in duration between the two Cottons programs?
If you find it doesn't clean as well then you will have to use the regular Cottons program which I imagine will take as long as mine.
Was this using the Cottons (plus) program?
That's a good hour saved on a full load. And these mid range models don't even have a recirculation pump IIANM
I have one cottons cycle on my machine that cleans well and since it runs overnight I don't care how long it takes.
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No, Just Cotton Cycle which has AI DD. Cotton+ doesn't have that. Cotton+ might be better tuned for larger cotton items like bedsheets. However, I am yet to find the effective difference.
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Got that from a board in Singapore
I'm starting to think Cottons+ is just another name for Cotton Eco. Optimised means in terms of energy. So run time increases. Not wash quality.
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What a useless answer. Lose the benefits of a warm wash for less runtime? NO!
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Does that apply for LG too?
If LG's Cottons+ program is less vigorous then I suppose it will be more gentle but then you lose out on the better wash quality you would get with the default Cottons program.
If you clothes are light to medium soil then you may get away with Cottons+
How is she finding the longer duration cycles?
And who told her to use only Cotton (plus)?
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The usual runtime is 1h25m so it's not an issue. I told her to use cotton as other modes have lower temperature setting
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This is time for Cottons
That would be Cottons not Cottons+ if you can see 95 lit
And explains why you see 1h25
In your earlier post you said Cottons plus.
Ya i thought it was cotton plus. The way they designed the knob to select modes is just stupid, that light is confusing at times to see which one is actually selected.
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Another big gripe of mine
There is no confusion with my dial. Why screw it up in the name of modern design
In your case if 95 lights up then you're good.
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Find what works for you. For me that is Surf. I prefer powder to liquid as it cleans better and is easy to dose compared to liquids.
However if you want to know the present state of affairs with front loading detergents then start reading from here
The only rule to follow with front load detergents is stick to branded detergents that usually specify whether for front or top loader and not cheap out
How long is express wash on your machine? If I recall there is no display on your machine so unless you time it you won't know.
This IFB Express program is 15 minutes long. Fine for the small load used
Definitely not for full loads. IFB has no load detect so you might even get away with it.
Read back a page or two to find out why.
The way to wreck your machine sooner than otherwise is express wash + cheap detergent.
I find a number of people falling into this trap of quick/express cycles
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and just an update on the machine, ordered one from LG, now LG is ****ing me over on the cashback thing, I was an idiot and did not see the "instant cashback" thing, and assumed cashback would be credited after the order, but I didnt receive any CB, and am out almost 3k, have escalated it with LG customer care and HDFC CC dept, and taken screenshots too, so let's see how this thing goes
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using surf excel front liquid works well or sometimes use Surf excel smart shots its equally good
not using powders
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That would be my default recommendation for LG at this time.36k one
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It's not sexy. But has the minimum you need.
Liquid won't work if you want to use the prewash cycle. It just flows into the prewash and there is nothing left for the main cycle.
It's also not suitable for timed washes. Where you load up at night and unload when you wake up.
If you can find a small plastic container that fits in the drawer then you can use liquid. When the water fills it flushes the liquid out of the container and into the wash.
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How does liquid work if you want to use the prewash cycle?
Without prewash selected there is no problem
I dont use prewash simple
Plus if you have heard but bosch machines have a thing called Idos which automatically takes the required detergent and fabric conditioner according to load and it does its job pretty well to be honest also you can disable idos if you want to pour yourself or use powder every option is there
not a single complain till date its been a year now I got this machine
yes its good
just why? why are we even complicating these things?
machines are made for our comfort
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Why not? I think it can work with your autodose.
I need to use prewash. Some of my laundry is heavily soiled and this is what prewash is for. Get any debris out and when the main wash starts you get a better wash. My clothes go in filthy and come out like new. Every time.
I don't use any detergent with prewash because its too short a cycle for the detergent to work. Also prewash isn't heated so that's another con for detergent. So it's a waste of detergent to use it with prewash.
If your clothes are light to medium soil then you can get away without prewash
I like to mix and match on a whim. How can you do that with your setup? Aren't you restricted to what you filled in the reservoir
Only if you want to use prewash and a liquid detergent. I'm finding liquid sometimes works and sometimes not so well when I try a different fragrance of the same brand.
Powder is consistent.
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