scubascuba3 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Today I tried a new laundry, all new latest LGs, I could barely see any water, 2nd time, Otteri place barely any water at 60⁰, sometimes there is a water issue but is this the new normal or a blockage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrPancake Posted November 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2023 Might be a high efficiency model ? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 They are HE machines and require detergent for HE machines, else they bubble too much and leave residue behind. My first such machine was over 15 years ago and I ruined it by using wrong detergent. It was forced on washing machine manufacturers by the EU directive, if I remember correctly. Most new front-loaders are HE models now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 28 minutes ago, tomazbodner said: They are HE machines and require detergent for HE machines, else they bubble too much and leave residue behind. My first such machine was over 15 years ago and I ruined it by using wrong detergent. It was forced on washing machine manufacturers by the EU directive, if I remember correctly. Most new front-loaders are HE models now. Yes, I have a front loader myself since years I never seen any water in it, I know there is because you can it hear splashing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, tomazbodner said: They are HE machines and require detergent for HE machines, else they bubble too much and leave residue behind. My first such machine was over 15 years ago and I ruined it by using wrong detergent. It was forced on washing machine manufacturers by the EU directive, if I remember correctly. Most new front-loaders are HE models now. No notices saying special detergent required, I used standard liquid detergent, Otteri usually says no powder. In Otteri you definitely see water usually Edited November 10, 2023 by scubascuba3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted November 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: No notices saying special detergent required, I used standard liquid detergent, Otteri usually says no powder. In Otteri you definitely see water usually Both the liquid and powder for front-loaders have a picture of a front-loader on the packaging. The wrong stuff foams too much and won't rinse properly. Like this: - Not this: - Even I can get the right stuff (we have both types of machine so failure isn't a disaster). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, Crossy said: Both the liquid and powder for front-loaders have a picture of a front-loader on the packaging. The wrong stuff foams too much and won't rinse properly. Like this: - Not this: - Even I can get the right stuff (we have both types of machine so failure isn't a disaster). Yes the detergent specifies machine type but these new machines didn't specify anything special , so I guess normal rules apply per the detergent label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I sometimes see guys standing there and watching their clothes going around in washing machines, I always wondered what they were doing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted November 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2023 30 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said: I sometimes see guys standing there and watching their clothes going around in washing machines, I always wondered what they were doing It can be more entertaining that Thai TV It's when you see an unknown red sock pass the window that panic sets in!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 31 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said: I sometimes see guys standing there and watching their clothes going around in washing machines, I always wondered what they were doing It's probably me, trying to spot water 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Just now, scubascuba3 said: It's probably me, trying to spot water Last evening in BKK you would have had no problem! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Crossy said: Last evening in BKK you would have had no problem! Rained Pattaya also, seems weather norms are returning, rain afternoon or evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterphuket Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 @scubascuba, even my old Siemens w.m. of more than 11 years old was already full with little water. B.t.w., the coffee, priced below 250 thb/kg satisfies satisfactorily. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 I have a fairly new LG. The machine checks the weight of the laundry – or the amount, I got no clue how it works – and adds just enough water to clean it; saving water. LG is a fine laundry machine... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Peterphuket said: @scubascuba, even my old Siemens w.m. of more than 11 years old was already full with little water. B.t.w., the coffee, priced below 250 thb/kg satisfies satisfactorily. The reason I queried it is because I've been using Otteri machines (250k each) for years, always see water, kinda normal. Then I do a 60⁰ wash and see nothing, then I switch laundries and use a futuristic new LG and see nothing, if I had to bet on it I'd say the LG was fine but the Otteri had a blockage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) Samsung top loader, 13 kg load, normal liquid detergent, no heater necessary. Works fine. Bht 11,000 At Bht 5 per 1000ml unit, the amount of water is negligble Edited November 11, 2023 by KannikaP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamloki Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 15 hours ago, still kicking said: Yes, I have a front loader myself since years I never seen any water in it, I know there is because you can it hear splashing Sounds like that newfangled invisible water.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Front loaders the water level does not get up to the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 minute ago, rwill said: Front loaders the water level does not get up to the door. At Otteri, definitely does, can see suds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taccos Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 I had the same problem with my new frontloader some years ago. Found a YouTube video that addressed the matter. You need to remove the top lid and you will find a plastic valve that needs to be opened to the desired water level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) At the the laundry I use the detergent and softener is automated with the machine. There is a line which states do not fill above in English and Thai. I have seen some customers force that much in there would be no room for the water. Edited November 11, 2023 by ripstanley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruin Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Grown a s s man can't figure out how to run a washing machine. Good lord The mash potatoes are over there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiochaser Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 19 hours ago, Crossy said: It can be more entertaining that Thai TV It's when you see an unknown red sock pass the window that panic sets in!! Ah! That's where my girlfriend left her missing red sock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 12 hours ago, khunPer said: I have a fairly new LG. The machine checks the weight of the laundry – or the amount, I got no clue how it works – and adds just enough water to clean it; saving water. LG is a fine laundry machine... Can you post the make & model number? My current washing machine is about 8 years old and acting up and it's time for a replacement, TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiochaser Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Taccos said: I had the same problem with my new frontloader some years ago. Found a YouTube video that addressed the matter. You need to remove the top lid and you will find a plastic valve that needs to be opened to the desired water level. Do you remember the search term you used to find that video? I tried but had no luck. Never mind. Found it. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=water+level+adjustment+in+front+loading+washing+machine.+lg Edited November 11, 2023 by radiochaser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 If in the process of changing the washing maching, stay away from those swanky shiny high-tech machines that look like karaoké party speakers. Sure it looks nice to display in a home but far to much tech and very delicate if left unused for long months, Get the cheapest one in the shop with no swanky leds or functions. Strong chances are it will last longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vangrop Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 On 11/10/2023 at 9:25 PM, scubascuba3 said: Today I tried a new laundry, all new latest LGs, I could barely see any water, 2nd time, Otteri place barely any water at 60⁰, sometimes there is a water issue but is this the new normal or a blockage? are you in thailand man? here they mosttly laundry with cold water ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 hour ago, vangrop said: are you in thailand man? here they mosttly laundry with cold water ?. i know, Otteri machines have cold, warm, hot settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luuk Chaai Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 On 11/11/2023 at 5:54 AM, Crossy said: Both the liquid and powder for front-loaders have a picture of a front-loader on the packaging. The wrong stuff foams too much and won't rinse properly. Like this: - Not this: - Even I can get the right stuff (we have both types of machine so failure isn't a disaster). Front Loaders use less water ,, the tumbling action works to get the material cleaner .... also .. about years ago I had a back upfrom my gray water septic to the house .. when the septic company doug it up.. first words out of his mouth were .. STOP.. using powder detergent it gradually cakes up into a cheese ball ( and stinks like hell ) see the picture and the 2 white lumps at the bottom s / balls in the forground 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaiyaTH Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Just throw a gopro camera in the laundry and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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