I'm just saying they're called Turkish towels not 'Turkey' towels. I did not even catch this at first. Turkish towel is the unique style of towel. Very thick and soft.
My southern preferences for a bath towel are thinner and more scratchy 
What is the fear about? Allergies are the only thing that comes to mind. Having used it a few times now and have not had any problems. It's pH neutral and the less than 1% concentration won't even hurt your hand when used for mopping which many still do using their hands and no stick.
And you should be doing these tub cleans with the 'Intensive' option selected. That will extend the wash cycle. The tub clean on the LG is about that duration as well with no manual control but it uses a much higher water level.
I got the idea chatting with someone in the UK who had been using a floor cleaner with his machine for nearly two decades. Since that floor cleaner brand was not available here I found the closest equivalent and given this guy also lived in a hard water area and got the machine to last 18 years without a spider failure thought this is definitely worth trying. That long in a hard water area is unbelievable. It is proof that WM maintenance can be done with everyday products.
His DIY cleaner was a citric acid-containing product in the drawer and the floor cleaner in the drum. I mixed a teaspoon of citric acid and a cap of Lizol yesterday to see what happens. No reaction at all which is what we want. Didn't have much faith in this two-in-one idea but am understanding better now. This is a DIY two-in-one cleaner that will descale and clean at the same time.
Earlier the products I used would not play well with the other and had to be used separately. For example, you could not mix citric acid with Vanish or the more infamous bicarb with vinegar. As they would counteract each other.
Still need to keep the machine clean
How low temps are we talking about? Use a food thermometer or IR thermometer if you have one. I've learnt not many do in spite of so many reviews using them over the years for phone temp measuring.
In Bangalore, the water is in the low twenties when I want to do a wash for at least 6-8 months of the year. You are not going to get great quality cleaning at that temperature. Already borderline for light to medium soil and questionable stain cleaning. You have to use more detergent which is harder to rinse off, and a more intensive wash which will lengthen the cycle to compensate for the low temperature to get a somewhat better result. More intensive puts strain on clothes and will fade them sooner. I rarely use the intensive option with clothes and don't mind longer cycles at warmer temperatures than shorter more vigorous ones.
Tap temperature is fine if you live in a part of the country that gets 300 days of sun per year. Tap temperature is going to be close to 30 or above for most of the year and maybe five degrees lower in the rest.
1. if it sounds like an aeroplane engine then that is the sign of a failing bearing. It will get louder with time. But that is not what you said in your post #206. This is something you will need to track with time. I get the rubber squeaking sound too sometimes, it's a little more after I do a citric acid wash. The drum rubs up against the gasket and that's why the noise is there. Comes and goes.
2. It should not be on a stand to begin with as the machine isn't designed to work that way. Try without the stand but you will have to level it properly preferably with a spirit level. I don't notice much noise during the rinse cycle on my machine but it can happen during a spin cycle if the load is unbalanced for whatever reason. LG tries at least ten times to balance the load before giving up. I don't understand why it's the other way around for you.
