Whirlpool washer the lack of softener dispenser

February 23, 2026

We got new laundry machines. The deliver guys just left and I used them right away to see how do they work.

I discovered the lack of detergent and softener dispenser on the new washer and searched for solutions. The detergent is not the issue at all because we switched from liquid in the bottle to Pod many years. I looked for how to add softener for this model and I found two ways. 

First, manually add the softener at the rinse cycle. I was standing observation my washer to see when was the rinse cycle started. I watched it until the sign DONE. That meant, I missed the rinse cycle. Never mind for the first load, I added the second load and tested if I can stop the cycle and unlock the door.YES, however, I must keep looking for timing when the washed water drains and starts to fill clean water for rinsing. This is NO for me. I found the other solution and I am going to order the container. It is Downey ball. I do not know if it works good until I have it and use it. I will record the video , "How to add softener in the Whirlpool washer top load, the one does not have a dispenser. I looked and found out in the comments that there are many people asked for it. I thought, all the washer has the THREE dispensers for detergent,  bleach and softener. That was the reason, I did not look for it when we walked in the store, looked, chose, and ordered them.

This feels like , we down grade our machines from fully digital control panel to a half digital panel and the turning knob LOL The broken dryer and an old washer was LG front doors. AI told me, it was not down grade but TRANSITION.

By the way, this time I could manually fill the softener but not sure if that was the right cycle, will see when my laundry is done. I am surely ordering the downy ball for my convenience. I cannot keep watching the washer all the time.  At least, I can figured how to unlock the door myself during the cycles.

I unlocked the door after the water filler started which no water in the tank yet and poured the softener in it. I only hope that does not cause stain on the clothes. The information I got from searching said, " Never pour softener directly on clothes because it can be stained"

Yeah!, no stain and the clothes smell good as usual.

AI(copilot) fixed

February 23, 2026 

We got new laundry machines. The delivery deliver guys just left and I used them right away to see how they work how do they work. I discovered the lack of a detergent and softener dispenser on the new washer and searched for solutions. The detergent is not the issue at all because we switched from liquid in the bottle to Pods many years ago (We switched from liquid in the bottle and we have been using Pods for many years). I looked for how to add softener for this model and I found two ways. First, manually add the softener at the rinse cycle. I was observing standing observation (standing there, observing) my washer to see when the was rinse cycle started. I watched it until the sign DONE. That meant I missed the rinse cycle. Never mind for the first load. I added the second load and tested if I could stop the cycle and unlock the door. YES, however, I must keep looking for the timing when the wash washed water drains and starts to fill clean water for rinsing. This is a NO for me. I found the other solution and I am going to order the container. It is a Downy ball. I do not know if it works well good until I have it and use it. I will record the video, “How to add softener in a Whirlpool top‑load washer that does not have a dispenser.” I looked and found out in the comments that many people have asked for it. I thought all washers had has the THREE dispensers for detergent, bleach, and softener. That was the reason I did not look for it when we walked in the store, looked, chose, and ordered them. This feels like we downgraded down grade our machines from a fully digital control panel to a half‑digital panel and a turning knob LOL. The broken dryer and old washer were LG front‑loaders. AI told me it was not a downgrade but a TRANSITION. By the way, this time I could manually fill the softener but I am not sure if that was the right cycle. I will see when my laundry is done. I am surely ordering the Downy ball for my convenience. I cannot keep watching the washer all the time. At least I figured out can figured how to unlock the door myself during the cycles. I unlocked the door after the water started filling filler started, when there was no water in the tank yet, and poured the softener in it. I only hope that does not cause stains on the clothes. The information I got from searching said, “Never pour softener directly on clothes because it can cause stains.” Yeah! No stains and the clothes smell good as usual.