It's hard to characterize in a single sentence, so I'll just break it down into its constituent parts.
The Beep
When the laundry cycle finishes it does the following:
- It beeps super loudly for 5 seconds
- If you don't run to switch it off, it will wait 30 more seconds and then continue to beep super loudly for 5 seconds
- If you switch it off whilst it's beeping, it will continue to finish its beeping
- There is no volume setting nor any way to switch this off.
The Door
When it's finished. It does not release. That beeping sound from earlier to tell you to come get your laundry? No no no, that was just the "come and watch me drain" alarm.
- Switching it off has no effect on the door release.
- It releases whenever it wants. It could be 5 minutes, it could be 20.
- When it does release, all you will get is a sound, so you better be around to hear it.
- If you miss this sound, it will lock itself again 10-15 minutes later and rotate your clothes.
- It will then repeat the release process.
HELP ME. HE-ELP ME.
Washer is showing age, dryer is not. The worst issue is my hard water. Even copious amounts of bleach don't get my whites beyond gray dinge with it
Grey whites are a sure sign of mixing detergent with bleach in the laundry.
I'd suggest any whites gone grey are a loss. There is a great laundry product for whites called bluo here in Australia that I recommend and use for my chef whites.
https://033.drakes.com.au/lines/bluo-liquid-blue-laundry-brightener-250ml
I use white vinegar cca. 1dl. I pour it after first water intake and I put detergent between first and second water intake.
I noticed better stain removal, color retention and smell improvement.
I may be under the influenece of placebo effect, but to me laundry seem to be washed better with addition of vinegar.
Have tried that too with no luck.
Vinegar should help, here we sometimes use a splash of lemon for our chef whites in a hot pot of water.
Add salt?