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The 20-year old washer died on us. The new one I bought is one of the new Kenmore HE4T front-loader High Capacity HE washers. Really great washer. Sounds like the booster engine on a cruise missile when it starts to wind up for its spin cycle. I think the old washer used as much as 42 gallons per load. This one uses something like 14.
The very best news is the load it takes off my septic system. NO MORE damp or soggy soil in the front yard ever since I got the new washer.
The Bad: My clothes smell like old vomit. Yeah. When I grab a "clean" polo shirt or T-Shirt and pull it over my head, I can smell a funky smell. My wife said she probably needs to change her fabric softener. I tend to think that no one sells fabric softener that smells like that so I'm not persuaded that this will be the fix. Does anyone know what might cause this? I'm wondering if the very low amount of water used to clean clothes in these HE washers results in clothes that end up smelling, . . uhhh, different.
The very best news is the load it takes off my septic system. NO MORE damp or soggy soil in the front yard ever since I got the new washer.
The Bad: My clothes smell like old vomit. Yeah. When I grab a "clean" polo shirt or T-Shirt and pull it over my head, I can smell a funky smell. My wife said she probably needs to change her fabric softener. I tend to think that no one sells fabric softener that smells like that so I'm not persuaded that this will be the fix. Does anyone know what might cause this? I'm wondering if the very low amount of water used to clean clothes in these HE washers results in clothes that end up smelling, . . uhhh, different.