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<blockquote data-quote="A.S.H" data-source="post: 1943085" data-attributes="member: 55923"><p>blr_p, thank you for providing the guide to stain removal. I'm primarily referring to one type of stain, which is blood stain. The guide says to treat with "Ace Vivactive Washbooster". I have never heard of this before, nor do I know what this is. I don't believe this is available in India. I have done pre-treatment, but it doesn't work for me. Atleast for me, it doesn't. However, the blood stains get removed nearly 100% of the times when some detergent soap is applied directly on the stains, and rubbed manually with a brush. Sometimes, this has to be done twice in succession. This takes only about 10-15 seconds, maybe even less. However, the bigest drawback is that the rubbed area becomes "white" in colour, with white patches in that area. For white clothes, the rubbed area becomes noticeably whiter, compared to the surrounding areas, and for coloured clothes, they become even more visible, and are very unsightly and ugly, no matter what the fabric. For slightly delicate clothes, this process even damages / tears the rubbed area. These happen (sometimes) even in good quality clothes, or even bed sheets or pillow covers.</p><p></p><p>In another instance, even small dark spots (not blood) on a light coloured shirt do not get removed. Pre-treatment was done for several hours, and for the first time, even "Vanish" was used. But it was of no use, as no amount of pre-treatment could remove those spots, neither did hand wash, with moderate rubbing done on those spots with a brush, and the same procedure followed from start to finish, the next day as well. So what I'm trying to say is that pre-treatment doesn't seem to work for all stains. For me, it didn't.</p><p></p><p>By conventional washing machines / conventional motions, I was primarily referring to top loaders. Front loaders do clean better, but I don't see how they could remove stains when hand wash couldn't. That was why I was searching for a washing machine that could primarily remove stains, especially a front loader, as they are slightly better off compared to top loaders.</p><p></p><p>The LG had the 6-motion technology, which caught my eye. It also had an option called "Baby Care/Medic Rinse", which supposedly claims to remove stains and all bacteria and enzymes, but I'm not sure how effective this really is. The Siemens is, supposedly, the first washing machine in the world to have an "Auto Stain Removal System (ASR)" that claims to remove 14 types of stains, or "Anti Stain Automatic" with 16 stain options (not sure what the difference is between these two features). But these features are only available in high-end models, and not in mid-range or lower-end models. Is it a given that mid-range or lower-end models cannot remove stains, or are not suited for that job? I guess Siemens is trying to say that if you want features, you have to pay for it. The Siemens machines with the "Auto Stain Removal System" or "Anti Stain Automatic" are extremely expensive, with prices shooting through the exosphere! I truly cannot comprehend what it is that these machines have that removes 14 or 16 types of stains, that other machines in their manufacturing range cannot. Is it something related to technology, or some other reason?</p><p></p><p>I then decided that I shouldn't settle for any low or mid-range models, but should try to get a machine with farily advanced features, but doesn't cost a bomb. Apparently, the notion / perception is that the more expensive the machine, the better the features, better the performance, and better the satisfaction for the consumer. Atleast, this is what Siemens or LG is trying to portray, that quality comes at a price. Maybe this is also why only high-end models of LG or Siemens are manufactured in their respective countries of origin - Korea or Germany - and the mid-end to lower-end machines are manufactured elsewhere. Or maybe, there is another reason to this.</p><p></p><p>The Siemens claims to have features like varioPerfect / ecoPerfect / speedPerfect, that could save energy or time. But this is not entirely true and there is a downside to these, in that in order to accommodate these features, apparently, certain unforeseen drawbacks have to be encountered , one of them being more electricity used (especially when trying to save time), to "compensate" for utilising these features. </p><p></p><p>Actually, I don't have any aversion to LG machines made in China. But the general (mis)conception(?) is that products manufactured in China are probably the cheapest, compared to those manufactured in other countries, and also have many technology-rich features contained in them, but are they durable and reliable? That is almost always the question posed when one talks about products manufactured in China, as they generally do not exude confidence as far as durability and reliability are concerned. I had mentioned in my first post here that the design of Siemens, including their choice of electrical / electronic components and construction is very professional and impressive. In contrast, the electrical / electronic components in an LG are flimsy and of inferior quality, and very unprofessional designed. This was based on reviews dismantling / disassembling both machines. Even the detergent drawer in an LG is not sturdy enough (I believe this was also displayed in a video online, apart from a review). Could this be the effects of "Manufactured in China", I don't know. But this is not to generalise and say that the LG (or Siemens) machines manufactured in countries other than their "home country" are not durable and unreliable. If sincere attempts are made by LG to manufacture and provide high quality products to their consumers (despite their low to mid-range machines being manufactured in China, compared to high-end machines that are manufactured in Korea), and if their consumers are happy, then more power to them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A.S.H, post: 1943085, member: 55923"] blr_p, thank you for providing the guide to stain removal. I'm primarily referring to one type of stain, which is blood stain. The guide says to treat with "Ace Vivactive Washbooster". I have never heard of this before, nor do I know what this is. I don't believe this is available in India. I have done pre-treatment, but it doesn't work for me. Atleast for me, it doesn't. However, the blood stains get removed nearly 100% of the times when some detergent soap is applied directly on the stains, and rubbed manually with a brush. Sometimes, this has to be done twice in succession. This takes only about 10-15 seconds, maybe even less. However, the bigest drawback is that the rubbed area becomes "white" in colour, with white patches in that area. For white clothes, the rubbed area becomes noticeably whiter, compared to the surrounding areas, and for coloured clothes, they become even more visible, and are very unsightly and ugly, no matter what the fabric. For slightly delicate clothes, this process even damages / tears the rubbed area. These happen (sometimes) even in good quality clothes, or even bed sheets or pillow covers. In another instance, even small dark spots (not blood) on a light coloured shirt do not get removed. Pre-treatment was done for several hours, and for the first time, even "Vanish" was used. But it was of no use, as no amount of pre-treatment could remove those spots, neither did hand wash, with moderate rubbing done on those spots with a brush, and the same procedure followed from start to finish, the next day as well. So what I'm trying to say is that pre-treatment doesn't seem to work for all stains. For me, it didn't. By conventional washing machines / conventional motions, I was primarily referring to top loaders. Front loaders do clean better, but I don't see how they could remove stains when hand wash couldn't. That was why I was searching for a washing machine that could primarily remove stains, especially a front loader, as they are slightly better off compared to top loaders. The LG had the 6-motion technology, which caught my eye. It also had an option called "Baby Care/Medic Rinse", which supposedly claims to remove stains and all bacteria and enzymes, but I'm not sure how effective this really is. The Siemens is, supposedly, the first washing machine in the world to have an "Auto Stain Removal System (ASR)" that claims to remove 14 types of stains, or "Anti Stain Automatic" with 16 stain options (not sure what the difference is between these two features). But these features are only available in high-end models, and not in mid-range or lower-end models. Is it a given that mid-range or lower-end models cannot remove stains, or are not suited for that job? I guess Siemens is trying to say that if you want features, you have to pay for it. The Siemens machines with the "Auto Stain Removal System" or "Anti Stain Automatic" are extremely expensive, with prices shooting through the exosphere! I truly cannot comprehend what it is that these machines have that removes 14 or 16 types of stains, that other machines in their manufacturing range cannot. Is it something related to technology, or some other reason? I then decided that I shouldn't settle for any low or mid-range models, but should try to get a machine with farily advanced features, but doesn't cost a bomb. Apparently, the notion / perception is that the more expensive the machine, the better the features, better the performance, and better the satisfaction for the consumer. Atleast, this is what Siemens or LG is trying to portray, that quality comes at a price. Maybe this is also why only high-end models of LG or Siemens are manufactured in their respective countries of origin - Korea or Germany - and the mid-end to lower-end machines are manufactured elsewhere. Or maybe, there is another reason to this. The Siemens claims to have features like varioPerfect / ecoPerfect / speedPerfect, that could save energy or time. But this is not entirely true and there is a downside to these, in that in order to accommodate these features, apparently, certain unforeseen drawbacks have to be encountered , one of them being more electricity used (especially when trying to save time), to "compensate" for utilising these features. Actually, I don't have any aversion to LG machines made in China. But the general (mis)conception(?) is that products manufactured in China are probably the cheapest, compared to those manufactured in other countries, and also have many technology-rich features contained in them, but are they durable and reliable? That is almost always the question posed when one talks about products manufactured in China, as they generally do not exude confidence as far as durability and reliability are concerned. I had mentioned in my first post here that the design of Siemens, including their choice of electrical / electronic components and construction is very professional and impressive. In contrast, the electrical / electronic components in an LG are flimsy and of inferior quality, and very unprofessional designed. This was based on reviews dismantling / disassembling both machines. Even the detergent drawer in an LG is not sturdy enough (I believe this was also displayed in a video online, apart from a review). Could this be the effects of "Manufactured in China", I don't know. But this is not to generalise and say that the LG (or Siemens) machines manufactured in countries other than their "home country" are not durable and unreliable. If sincere attempts are made by LG to manufacture and provide high quality products to their consumers (despite their low to mid-range machines being manufactured in China, compared to high-end machines that are manufactured in Korea), and if their consumers are happy, then more power to them. [/QUOTE]
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