Went looking for videos of an IFB top load with a heater which can be used to understand the recommended models I linked to on the previous page.
It's a basic model with a heater which I don't recommend but gives an idea of the conditions of use and limits which should be well understood
From the video, I understood this model has only two programs with heating
1) The Smart Sense program (the machine's default auto program)
- without heating, the water level defaults to level 3 (out of a total of 4 levels) and completing just the wash cycle takes 27 mins
- at 40 degrees, the water level defaults to level 3 but the wash cycle time goes up to 87 minutes which I guess is the max water level. So three times longer than no heating. There will also be two extra rinses which add another 36 mins. So a 40 degree wash is going to take at least two hours compared to 59 minutes for a no-heating wash.
This is perfectly ok. For comparison, my FL takes the same time to do a light load at 40. Two hours with more load and close to three hours if heavier.
- at 60 degrees, the water level defaults to level 1, and the wash cycle time reduces by a minute to 86 min. Level 1 (25%) is the max water level and the corresponding load you can wash at 60 degrees.
2) The Jeans program
- without heating, the water level defaults to level 3 and to complete cycle takes 80mins
- at 40 degrees, the water level defaults to level 3 and the wash cycle time goes up to 3 hours.
- at 60 degrees, the water level defaults to level 1 but the wash cycle time still remains at 3 hours.
Can't find any users that verified the water temperature is what they claim. But it sounds about right going by the Panasonic.
The Korean top loaders have models with heaters but they only offer steam. There is no temperature setting for the wash cycle on any Korean top loader I've seen to date.
There are two companies that make top loaders with heaters which will warm up the water during a wash cycle. IFB & Panasonic.
Delivery is tomorrow and my old top load has started to make a grinding sound at the start of the spin cycle. The sound stops and again starts when the spin cycle is about to end.
Sounds like a bearings problem which means the seals have started to fail.
How old is it and what is the model number?