How do you save on electricity/water when it takes ove4 an hour to do a load of laundry? What does this washer do that takes so long. A normal washing machine is less than 30 minutes, I don’t understand why it takes this long to wash! Ridiculous!! null

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Monica · Accepted Answer

I totally agree with you contact customer service or return it

PAlB · Answer

I have a similar model to this one (the smart one with multiple load dispenser). I replaced my 12 year old Samsung front loader that took 58 min (normal) to approximately 115 min (steam or heavy duty). So, I was pretty shocked that a normal load takes approximately an hour and a half. I think the reason is because of the impeller design. Front loaders use gravity and agitators use an arm to “scrub” the clothes. With the impeller, this washer simply stirs the clothes by alternating the direction of the drum and the impeller (which stirs the water, not the clothes). So, it needs more time to wash since this is a gentler method of washing the clothes.

Answered by PAlB 3 years ago

Tvfan · Answer

I think all HE washers take this long. I just replaced a 15 year old front load washer with this and my old one also took an hour. Maybe old agitators take 30 minutes but I am not used to laundry taking under an hour.

Answered by Tvfan 4 years ago

ComonSense · Answer

It's the same reason why driving slower saves you gas ( 55 mph is the optimal driving speed for most gas cars). You move slower but you use less energy to do it, over a distance or time you are more efficient.

Answered by ComonSense 4 years ago

“How do you save on electricity/water when it takes ove4 an hour to do a load of laundry? What does this washer do that takes so long. A normal washing machine is less than 30 minutes, I don’t understand why it takes this long to wash! Ridiculous!!”

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