A method of washing fabric articles in a continuous batch tunnel washer , comprising the steps of: a) providing a continuous batch tunnel washer having an interior, an intake , a discharge , a plurality of modules (1 to 12, 90, 96 to 101, 121, 129) that include a first module, a last module, and multiple interior modules between said first and said last module, and a volume of liquid ; wherein some of said modules are configured as rinse modules each having a perforated scoop and an outer shell , and some of the modules are configured as carryover modules that each have a scoop with no perforations and no outer shell; and wherein at least one of said carryover modules is an interior module positioned in between the first and last modules; b) moving the fabric articles from the intake through the modules (1 to 12, 90, 96 to 101, 121, 129) and then to the discharge in sequence; wherein the rinse modules transfer the fabric articles to the next downstream module by the perforated scoops while allowing liquid to drain back into the respective rinse module ; and wherein the carryover modules transfer both the fabric articles and liquid to the next downstream module by the scoop with no perforations; c) not counter flowing a rinsing liquid in the washer interior for a selected time interval during step "b"; d) after step "c", counter flowing a rinsing liquid along a flow path that is generally opposite the direction of travel of the fabric articles in step "b" at first and second spaced apart positions; wherein the flow path is between rinse modules and not between carryover modules , thereby to combine counterflow rinsing between rinse modules having improved rinsing efficiency with lower cost carryover modules having no outer shell . a) providing a continuous batch tunnel washer having an interior, an intake , a discharge , a plurality of modules (1 to 12, 90, 96 to 101, 121, 129) that include a first module, a last module, and multiple interior modules between said first and said last module, and a volume of liquid ; wherein some of said modules are configured as rinse modules each having a perforated scoop and an outer shell , and some of the modules are configured as carryover modules that each have a scoop with no perforations and no outer shell; and wherein at least one of said carryover modules is an interior module positioned in between the first and last modules; wherein some of said modules are configured as rinse modules each having a perforated scoop and an outer shell , and some of the modules are configured as carryover modules that each have a scoop with no perforations and no outer shell; and wherein at least one of said carryover modules is an interior module positioned in between the first and last modules; b) moving the fabric articles from the intake through the modules (1 to 12, 90, 96 to 101, 121, 129) and then to the discharge in sequence; wherein the rinse modules transfer the fabric articles to the next downstream module by the perforated scoops while allowing liquid to drain back into the respective rinse module ; and wherein the carryover modules transfer both the fabric articles and liquid to the next downstream module by the scoop with no perforations; wherein the rinse modules transfer the fabric articles to the next downstream module by the perforated scoops while allowing liquid to drain back into the respective rinse module ; and wherein the carryover modules transfer both the fabric articles and liquid to the next downstream module by the scoop with no perforations; c) not counter flowing a rinsing liquid in the washer interior for a selected time interval during step "b"; d) after step "c", counter flowing a rinsing liquid along a flow path that is generally opposite the direction of travel of the fabric articles in step "b" at first and second spaced apart positions; <EOS>