A few words on the washer…
So… when we moved in I googled the washer because its pretty weird. It uses some kind of special low water washing technique as its default. You can read all about it if you google the name and model number (on machine) . What I took from what I read – is that if you choose “deep water wash” instead of “normal” – you will get a more traditional washing experience. The “normal” way is probably fine too – just new fangled 🙂