“I see this washer has a soak feature, great. Does the wash cycle use the soak water? I really need to conserve water as we are on well water. I also need to use hot or warm water only, 'cold water only' drains my well water reserve. Connie”
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Hi - Yes, the Auto Soak cycle uses the soak water (does not drain). It saves time and improves cleaning capability. This option begins with a brief agitation, soaks for a specified period of time, then moves through the rest of the cycle automatically. Repeated pressing of the Soak button will scroll through 15 minute, 30 minute, 1 hour and 2 hour selections and then return back to 0 soak minutes. It also features a Warm Rinse option. Also, heating water in your home uses energy. To conserve energy, new washers are designed to limit the amount of hot water used by adding some cold water to the fill when you select HOT water. This allows the washer to fill without causing your water heater to need to replenish as much hot water, which reduces the amount of energy used by the water heater. Effective March 6, 2015: The U.S. Department of Energy revised their standards and federal guidelines for hot water energy consumption for all clothes washers. These changes affect all washer manufacturers in order to save energy and conserve resources. All manufacturers must comply with the new standards. We are committed to meet the Federal energy standards and deliver a product that upholds GE Appliances wash performance standards. To comply with these standards, HOT water temperature selection is a mixture of hot and cold water from your household plumbing. When you select HOT, you will receive some cold water with the fill; this is normal. Additionally, new laundry detergent is formulated to work with any water temperature for wash performance. For best wash performance, we recommend, HE (high-efficiency) Detergents and Oxygen (Oxi) Detergents. Keep in touch! SUE@GEA
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.no matter which temperature water you are filling the machine with, your well water is being used. When the machine is taking the water from the water heater the well water is filling it back up, drop for drop. Hopefully, being energy efficient, you'll find this machine will use less water which will help your well water level to remain fuller than you've experienced in the past.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You’ll be surprised how little water this machine uses.
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