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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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 Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:04 am Post subject: why isn't my Korean washing machine washing very well?? |
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i got the instructions from my Korean teacher on what the buttons mean and I press them accordingly.
drying issues aside (despise the super wrinkly, stiff and starched dried product.. when I'd dry stuff outside in the US it was MUCH better, perhaps because it was outside in the wind)
but sticking to washing issues.
even at what supposedly is the strongest Korean washing setting, the thing basically does what I'd call a gentle "slosh" one way, and then a gentle slosh the other way.
nothing even REMOTELY close to the strong pumping action one sees in a US style washing machine.
I don't think the action/movement is strong enough to really mix in the detergent either.. so the result is a sloshing around in dirty water (I'm exaggerating.. but not by much)
anyways.. my whites aren't coming out very white.. not even remotely close to what I'd get in the US.
they're not very "sparkling", thank you very much.
what GIVES????? |
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rD.NaTas
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Location: changwon
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| ya my machine sucked donkey *beep* too , all my clothes looked like shite and the blacks were covered in lint |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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WoBW
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: HBC
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| I take it you have a top-loader. I hate those things. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you using bleach on your white clothes? |
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ChinaBoy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007
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why did you have to specify it's a "Korean" washing machine? Are you trying to imply that THAT is the reason you are unsatisfied?
I found the problem to be the detergent, not the machine. You can find imported laundry detergent at some imported product stores. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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My wife handles all that stuff and my clothes look great! Like another poster mentioned, might be a water issue. According to wife she sets the washer on auto and then after it weighs the laundry and comes up w/ a water level solution she then punches the water level manually up another notch or even two notches. Hope this helps. Oh, she also recommends using a generous amount of GOOD (not cheap) laundry detergent. And she dries the laundry on a clothesline I rigged for her on the roof.  |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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| ChinaBoy wrote: |
| why did you have to specify it's a "Korean" washing machine? |
Because Korean washing machines lack the center agitator post that most upright USA-style machines have. The center post helps agitate the clothes and clean them more, as well as keep them from tangling.
THAT is why he said, "Korean" washing machines. |
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Bigs
Joined: 15 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
| ChinaBoy wrote: |
| why did you have to specify it's a "Korean" washing machine? |
Because Korean washing machines lack the center agitator post that most upright USA-style machines have. The center post helps agitate the clothes and clean them more, as well as keep them from tangling.
THAT is why he said, "Korean" washing machines. |
Damn straight... unknotting my clothes was always fun. |
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cheeseface
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Location: Ssyangnyeon Shi
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: why isn't my Korean washing machine washing very well?? |
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| bogey666 wrote: |
i got the instructions from my Korean teacher on what the buttons mean and I press them accordingly.
drying issues aside (despise the super wrinkly, stiff and starched dried product.. when I'd dry stuff outside in the US it was MUCH better, perhaps because it was outside in the wind)
but sticking to washing issues.
even at what supposedly is the strongest Korean washing setting, the thing basically does what I'd call a gentle "slosh" one way, and then a gentle slosh the other way.
nothing even REMOTELY close to the strong pumping action one sees in a US style washing machine.
I don't think the action/movement is strong enough to really mix in the detergent either.. so the result is a sloshing around in dirty water (I'm exaggerating.. but not by much)
anyways.. my whites aren't coming out very white.. not even remotely close to what I'd get in the US.
they're not very "sparkling", thank you very much.
what GIVES????? |
Sounds like you haven't closed the lid properly and you need to change your lint filter........
Thank god I've got a front loading drum machine now. |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Bigs wrote: |
| ... unknotting my clothes was always fun. |
You can get the small rubber separater thingies.
Put 6 in the drum, and then take 3 with you to wherever you dry the clothes. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:20 am Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
| ChinaBoy wrote: |
| why did you have to specify it's a "Korean" washing machine? |
Because Korean washing machines lack the center agitator post that most upright USA-style machines have. The center post helps agitate the clothes and clean them more, as well as keep them from tangling.
THAT is why he said, "Korean" washing machines. |
PRECISELY!
well, two female Korean teachers will come over in the next day or two to give the thing a lookover.. and help me with it.
I basically fucking hate the thing.
Like I said.... just dirty water sloshing around. gently.
what a fucking crock. |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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Best washing machine (LG) I have ever had was Korean - I loved that machine so much - unfortunatley it was attatched to a crappy hagwon!  |
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discostar23
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Location: getting the hell out of dodge
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| Are you using bleach on your white clothes? |
Be`careful, i bleached my whites only to have some bleach still left over in the drum when i went to do my colors....little bleach spots all over...
also try some vinegar to clean your drum... |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:56 am Post subject: Re: why isn't my Korean washing machine washing very well?? |
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| bogey666 wrote: |
i got the instructions from my Korean teacher on what the buttons mean and I press them accordingly.
drying issues aside (despise the super wrinkly, stiff and starched dried product.. when I'd dry stuff outside in the US it was MUCH better, perhaps because it was outside in the wind)
but sticking to washing issues.
even at what supposedly is the strongest Korean washing setting, the thing basically does what I'd call a gentle "slosh" one way, and then a gentle slosh the other way.
nothing even REMOTELY close to the strong pumping action one sees in a US style washing machine.
I don't think the action/movement is strong enough to really mix in the detergent either.. so the result is a sloshing around in dirty water (I'm exaggerating.. but not by much)
anyways.. my whites aren't coming out very white.. not even remotely close to what I'd get in the US.
they're not very "sparkling", thank you very much.
what GIVES????? |
If it is like mine then make sure you put the spin on max (for me about four pushes (spin is 탈수)
you also have to use softner (never had to back home)
if you post a photo of your machine maybe could help more |
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