Just bought a front load washer... what exactly is a "basket" of laundry? (how much, dishwasher)

[Sally_Sparrow]

I just bought a new (to me, but gently used) LG 3.6 cu ft. front load washing machine. I had a different front loader in the past but she was smaller and older.

Looking online, I keep reading that a 3.6 cu ft machine will do "1.9 baskets of laundry", as if a "basket" is some universal measure. Laundry baskets come in various sizes so this is really no help.

The washer this one is replacing is a top load Amana "extra large" capacity (whatever that means) and I just need to know how to not overload the new one and how much I can wash compared to the top load that I am getting rid of.

[Moby Hick]

If a 3.6 cubic foot machine will do 1.9 baskets of laundry, a basket of laundry must be 1.895 cubic feet. Or maybe you need to save some room for water. I don't know. If the door closes without you having to smash stuff, you're probably good.

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by Moby Hick

. If the door closes without you having to smash stuff, you're probably good.

Pretty much how I do it!

[davebarnes]

3.6 cu feet = 6221 cubic inches
A typical Rubbermaid laundry basket is 4031 cu in Laundry Baskets | Rubbermaid
Therefore, your LG washer does 1.5 laundry baskets.

So, where does the 1.9 come from?
Well, the Rubbermaid laundry basket = 1.9 bushel baskets
So, I am guessing that LG is saying "don't overfill" and put one laundry basket in as a load.

However, I would not try to wash 1.9 bushel baskets of potatoes in your new washer.

[Moby Hick]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

However, I would not try to wash 1.9 bushel baskets of potatoes in your new washer.

You use the dishwasher to wash potatoes, of course.

[nybbler]

It's a Korean laundry basket, which is smaller than that American Rubbermaid, thats where the 1.9 comes from.

(seriously, it's probably a 50L laundry basket they mean)