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Zoot
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Location: Bundang
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 Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject: Please help me decipher my washing machine. :) |
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Hi all! I guess I'm the new member of your hipster club. My name is Dave and I just arrived here in Seoul last Monday. I've got the hang of just about everything so far except for my washing machine. All the buttons are labelled in Korean, and I don't want to futz with it until somebody can tell me what they mean. I photographed the panel. Can some kind soul (or seoul), help me translate this?
Wide shot of the control panel
Close up of the left side of the panel
Close up of the right side of the panel
Thanks very much! My dirty clothes and I appreciate any light shedding.
-Dave |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: Please help me decipher my washing machine. :) |
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| Zoot wrote: |
Hi all! I guess I'm the new member of your hipster club. My name is Dave and I just arrived here in Seoul last Monday. I've got the hang of just about everything so far except for my washing machine. All the buttons are labelled in Korean, and I don't want to futz with it until somebody can tell me what they mean. I photographed the panel. Can some kind soul (or seoul), help me translate this?
Wide shot of the control panel
Close up of the left side of the panel
I think you should worry more about this (the above) area:
1. Hit "����" (power) first.
2. Then, select the kind of wash by pushing the middle button. I think the indicator light will jump from kind to kind as you continue to push it.
ǥ�� = standard, or regular wash, I believe. Probably the default when you turn the machine on.
�ռ� (spelling) = synthetics
������ = lingerie
�� = wool
�ռ�Ź = handwash
�� = short cycle
��� + Ż�� = rinse(I think) + dry
��� = drain (or add?) water
3. Last, press "����/�Ͻ�����" - start/pause
Close up of the right side of the panel
I wouldn't play with these too much, but they are mainly for times and water temps inputs
���µ� = water temperature
Ż�� = dryer speed/time/cancel
�߰���Ź = additional/supplementary settings/washings
����Ź = prepare for wash - whatever that means
���� = wasn't clear, but I think it's for choosing the length(time) of the wash
����߰� = maybe rinse time or water level, not sure
������� = prevent wrinkles, I think
���� = set/book
Thanks very much! My dirty clothes and I appreciate any light shedding.
-Dave |
I hope this can at least get you started. My wife's out at the moment, so I did the best I could by myself. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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p.s.
�ü� (on the right side) = cold water, if you prefer to use cold water. It might be the default? You'll have to play around with it a little. |
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Zoot
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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Ż�� = dryer speed/time/cancel |
Woah, DRYER? I have a dryer? I was under the impression that koreans didn't use dryers in the home. Are you positive that's what it is? Because if so... I'll be very very happy. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not 100% sure, but it looks like yours is one of those front-loading combo deals. Give it a go and see what happens. |
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peony
Joined: 30 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:03 am Post subject: |
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����߰� = extra rinse
i think ��� + Ż�� = rinse & spin dry
Ż�� = dryer speed/time/cancel - looks like you might have an option for an extra spin cycle
very similar to the maytag one
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:27 am Post subject: |
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| Hmm...maybe no dryer then? Some people I know here have really small ones that both wash and dry and load from the front. Maybe yours is just a washer. If so, sorry to get your hopes up. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| denverdeath wrote: |
| Hmm...maybe no dryer then? |
No, there's no dryer function indicated on the control panel of the OP's washer. If there were, the word you'd see is "����" (dry) and it would be arranged like this on the control panel:
See the rightmost button.
See the bottom button.
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| Some people I know here have really small ones that both wash and dry and load from the front. Maybe yours is just a washer. If so, sorry to get your hopes up. |
Zoot, don't feel too sorry that your washer doesn't have a dryer feature. As I'm sure Denverdeath's friends who have them can attest (and if they won't, I will) the front-loading, drum-type combination washer & dryer is one of those space-saving, "makes good design sense" products that just don't deliver the goods.
I've owned some of the best, and have installed them in rental units because tenants wanted them. Everyone that I know has pretty much given up on the dryer function on these things, which is understandable considering you can run them for a solid hour and your bath towels will still be damp & clammy. Long on space economy & design sense, very short on what a dryer is expected to do.
Washer-dryer combos take much, much longer than a standard dryer to dry clothes, and I'd bet just drying clothes naturally in the sun on a rooftop would be as fast or faster. Certainly more thorough. My criticism with these machines is not with their actual quality or build. It's a criticism of the basic engineering flaw.
First, if you've got one or seen one of these combo units, the first thing you'll notice is that they have no vent. Any sort of ventless design is going to work by wringing the water out, or removing it by condensing it out. Very hard to do, and it takes these machines a long time and a lot of effort. And the results are nothing like you expect from a standard dryer.
Second, you're using a washer drum (which are much smaller) for a dryer drum (which are much larger). It's like how overloading a dryer will take longer for your clothes to dry -- there's just not enough space for them to tumble dry properly. |
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Zoot
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:31 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the help, gang! So what's the best way to go about drying your clothes? I don't have a roof top handy and my window doesn't get any sun. I figured I'd just set up a drying rack in the bathroom. Is that the way to go? Or should I just look for a drycleaner? |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| Zoot wrote: |
| Thanks for the help, gang! So what's the best way to go about drying your clothes? I don't have a roof top handy and my window doesn't get any sun. I figured I'd just set up a drying rack in the bathroom. Is that the way to go? Or should I just look for a drycleaner? |
Some posters have their own dryers or other dryers they can use.
Some want to dryclean everything. I wonder what they do with undergarments and socks.
Some have discovered that small, lockable compartment (behind the A/C) between their officetel and their neighbour's. Direct & intense sunlight, dry as a bone.
Some have rooftop space or a veranda with sufficient breeze.
And some posters say nothing (short of a traditional dryer) works for them. They leave their clothes hanging out on the (enclosed) veranda, which probably gets no breeze, bring them in a few days later (they won't dry in just one day in this humidity) and everything reeks of mildew. And so will you when you put them on.
Before I invested in a dryer I was lucky to have always lived in a place that had a rooftop, a breezy open-air (roofless, windowless) balcony, or a garden. I remember trying to dry clothes on a drying rack inside during summer and it never worked. Like trying to dry clothes in a sauna. It created major time / appointment hassles, and I actually bought extra clothing because something I urgently needed was refusing to dry after a full day or two. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:42 am Post subject: |
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JongnoGuru~ I'm afraid I'll have to worship you a little less after that remark about washer/dryer combos. I certainly have to speak up in defense of mine. I have one. I love it. I perhaps love it more than it is decent to love a machine. I do not have any problems at all with it washing or drying my laundry. It does an excellent job. Have I mentioned how much I loooooove it? All you have to do to get it to work properly is to not overload it. If you set it for one extra spin cycle when it's finished washing, it dries even faster.
I'll keep reading your posts to see if you manage to redeem yourself to the point where I'm willing to drop down and worship you again. |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:49 am Post subject: |
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I had a washer/dryer combo when I lived in Seoul and I loved it. I didn't use it for every load because it took forever and used a lot of electricity, but it was great for heavier fabrics and for humid days when nothing will dry (I was in a goshiwon with very little ventilation at the time),
In my new place I have no dryer but more space to hang stuff. I'd still like to have a dryer, though.
Hey JongnoGuru.... where'd you get yours and how much did it cost? |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| Hang your wet clothes on some kind of rack & aim a fan at them. |
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pegpig
Joined: 10 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:03 am Post subject: |
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I gotta go with schwa on this one. A rack and fan (sounds like some kind of medieval torture) will do it everytime in this weather.
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I'll keep reading your posts to see if you manage to redeem yourself to the point where I'm willing to drop down and worship you again. |
Hey, Guru looks like you lucked out. No more barber shops for you.  |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:15 am Post subject: |
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 Not in THAT way! What a dirty mind you have!
The crush I had on Jongnoguru was of a pure love. |
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