Did you arrange the sheet around the edge of the tub rather than plopping it in the center of the tub? My GE GNW128PSMWW HE washer's instructions state that everything to be washed should be layered around the edge of the tub, leaving the impeller at the bottom of the tub uncovered.

wdcruise, yes I always layer around edge of top . Only been getting this issue when it is sheets and towels

Dan

I've only had this happen with sheets (which are large). I've pulled them (wet) out of the tub and redistributed them around the edge of the tub.

I don't know what you mean when you say they are "floating to the top". My clothes and other washables are always at the bottom of the tub near the impeller where they get the most agitation. Are you using a cycle that results in a "deep fill" i.e, lots of water in the tub? Try a normal cycle that reduces the amount of water in the tub.

This time, after queen sheet is wet ( put on pause ) and redistributed back to edge of tub, some laundry soap showing on a couple spots, so doing wash in hot water by it self. I always select extra spin and extra rinse.

Dan

I use Persil Free and Sensitive Liquid which works well. I don't use extra rinse but I do use extra spin because I have a condenser (ventless) dryer and want the clothes to be as wrung out as much as possible before I put them in the dryer.

I know what you mean. This happens to me too. I've never had this issue on my old top load washer that had a full tower impeller. Looks like you have a similar washer to my new one that does not have the tower impeller. Unfortunately I don't have a solution but I haven't really found it to be an issue either. Everything seems to get just as clean.

That happened to me, too, when I had a top loader without a center agitator. It seemed kind of weird, but the laundry seemed to be clean. Some kind of gravity/ physics thing, is what I assumed.

My experience with my folks' Maytag Bravos HE washer when washing sheets or blankets is that it does not matter how many articles are in the tub when using the deep fill setting. There is not sufficient turnover because the impeller is on the bottom and it is not forceful enough to have the articles properly submerged and moving around. I always find myself lifting the lid before it locks and spending time manually submerging the sheets and pillow cases. Once the lid locks rinsing is marginal at best. Using that Bravos HE on the Normal cycle for sheets or blankets or a large load of towels results in an amount of water that keeps things wet but the action seems too strong to not be prematurely wearing the fibers as the articles stay at the bottom of the tub in direct contact with the impeller. I never like using their washer as I spend so much time trying to make sure the laundry gets an effective cleaning. I will say that one thing I do like is the heating of the water it appears to do when selecting that setting/cycle.

armjim, you may find this video interesting. F&P AquaSmart is a sibling to the early Bravos models (and Whirlpool Cabrio and Kenmore Oasis). AquaSmart has a unique method of adjusting the fill level on the Sheets cycle. I don't know if the Bravos/Cabrio/Oasis sibling machines did the same, I've never used one. On only the Sheets cycle, AquaSmart fills to a specific high level regardless of the load size, agitates a bit to determine load resistance on the impeller, then drains some water to a suitable level that provides impeller contact and rollover. Smaller loads result in more water draining, so larger loads are more efficient in that regard. The load is a set of queen-size sheets (light color, heavier 100% cotton fabric), a set of twin (gray/striped, lighter cotton/synthetic blend), and 10 pillow cases. Initial fill ends at 7:00. Drain for level adjustment is at 8:04 to 8:16. The spray at the rim of the basket is recirculation, not filling. A bit of water (insignificant amount) is added at 20:34, which is unusual. The impeller motion varies through the wash period on a repeating pattern that is unique to the Sheets cycle. There are cycles for bulky items (comforters, blankets, jackets, sleeping bags) that operate differently than Sheets.

@armjim: "the action seems too strong to not be prematurely wearing the fibers as the articles stay at the bottom of the tub in direct contact with the impeller."

Perhaps that's one reason that the instructions for my GE impeller washer state that clothes should be placed around the impeller, not on it. The impeller sloshes water around the tub but doesn't directly contact the clothes. You're right that using deep fill results in insufficient agitation.

@dadoes "AquaSmart fills to a specific high level regardless of the load size, agitates a bit to determine load resistance on the impeller, then drains some water to a suitable level..."

My GE works similarly but adds water after an initial fill.

I find higher thread count sheets float. Too dense. They also are hotter to sleep with.

Cheesecloth sheets aren't hot and never float!

That was an interesting video dadoes. I watched some of it and went directly to the segments you mentioned. What is your assessment-is that enough water during the main wash and is that action satisfactory?

My folks' Bravos is a 2019 or 2020 I believe. It does not have a setting for sheets-just the bulky if my memory serves. It is curious how it operates which may be typical-before the lid locks if I lift the lid it immediately adds more water when I close it. Regarding the sensing, it is as you and cruise discussed-it does not drain water, only adds water to whatever has been programmed for all cycles but the Bulky I assume. That one seems t have a preset level it fills to. As far as material composition, for their machine anyway-the thread count or typical sheet material type would not make a difference. Of course I have not tried washing cheesecloth sheets in it so I can't say anything conclusive about that.

@armjim: "Of course I have not tried washing cheesecloth sheets..."

That was a joke.

I knew that. But I actually think there is merit in discussing the weights and absorbency factors with this issue.

The only reason I made the mistake of buying this HE top loader washer was because it was a portable with casters + quick connect to kitchen/bathroom tap. I do not find it cleans as well as previous Bosch 300 series front loader ( when I still lived in a house ) compared to being in an apartment.

Now I found out there is a adaptor to connect regular washer connections to bathroom sink. Will purchase washer stand with casters and go back to compact 24” washer.

I tried to get queen sheets to stay on edge of tub as wdcruise mentioned, does not matter if 1 sheet or both top sheet/ fitted sheet, I get result as seen in photo attached at beginning of thread.

Dan

AquaSmart has Sheets and Bulky as separate cycles. Bulky is a fixed deep fill (which can be too much in some instances), a regular impeller pattern, a hard-coded 30-min soak period during the wash, two deep rinses (no spin before or between), and limited to low (300 RPM) spin. Sheets has the special impeller pattern and fill level sensing (other cycles than Bulky sense the fill level via a different method), soak is an option (not hard-coded), several spray rinses and a deep rinse, and spin can be low, med (670 RPM), or high (1,010).

A 2019-2020 Bravos has different mechanicals and operation than the early models.

miatadan roy, the sheet(s) stay in that orientation during spin? Have you tried adding some additional smaller items with the sheets to buffer the movement of them? Pillow cases? I sometimes wash cotton/synthetic button-down shirts with sheets, very similar fabric weight.

That is nothing compared to my duvet trampolines... a regular occurrence in my rental house washer. No rhyme or reason to it. Big loads, small loads, arranged on top or bottom, with towels or not. Just a perfect compressed pill shape, everything carefully wrapped by the machine itself. The Samsung top load spin cycle technology should be sold to a packing company.

That's not an uncommon occurrence in impeller toploaders with comforters, duvets, blankets and quilts. Trapped air causes a ballooning effect and the item floats while agitation contributes by pulling the corners down. Pausing the machine to manually roll the item over is a workaround but of course requires hands-on attention a couple/few times during the cycle.

My Samsung front load and my LG both had an issue with tangling sheets, but this top load was exceptionally impressive in bringing the sheet or duvet cover to the top and enveloping, then compressing the package.
I found a new front load machine that does not need rearranging or adjusting of loads. That was my number one complaint and so far it’s been great.