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In article <43Qad.5149$gd1.4935@trnddc08>,
says...
>
> > wrote in message ...
> > "Jack Schidt®" > wrote:
> >> As I pureed stuff in my FP, and took full note of all its functions, I
> >> couldn't help but notice the safety features: you can't run the thing
> >> unless the lid is in place. My front load washer is the same; once we
> >> hit
> >> the green light, there's no opening the door.
> >
> >> My question is, were these safety features designed as a forethought, or
> >> were they an afterthought? Were we indeed treated to some unwanted
> >> 'finger
> >> foods'?
> >
> >> I know how engineers are, so the question burns like an ember...
> >
> > I don't recall ever seeing a FP that would operate with the lid off.
> > Be glad you can't open the door on your front load wash while it is in
> > use. Do I really need to explain why? 
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> Well... but...ummm... <raising hand hesitantly>... I did find a particular
> instance where it was a pain in the ... wallet because the front loader
> wouldn't open...
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> I'd always had and/or used top loaders. With that in mind, anytime I was
> using powder detergent I always put it in first and then the clothes after
> an inch of water had flowed in. <shrug> I was out of town (Green Bay) and
> had to use a laundramat that happened to have some front loaders. Hey cool,
> I can watch my clothes spin instead of staring at walls. As you've already
> guessed, I put in the soap, closed the door and then commenced to grabbing
> clothes to put in... <!> I couldn't open the door!! So I watched an empty
> washer get cleaned. <sigh> Positive note? I got to wash my clothes in a
> clean washer. Negative? I was out a dollar that I really couldn't afford
> to lose at the time. I was in Green Bay for orientation for a new job.
Ah, but front loaders at laundromats are usually equipped with a
detergent receptacle on top of the machine. You pour the liquid or
powder in and the water flows in to the tank from that top port. Mixes
the detergent in nicely.
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