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Maybe You Want to Ask Your Wife About This One
armilite
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We just bought one of those new washing machines. This is the kind that doesn't have an agitator and requires HE type detergent. The thing about them is they are not supposed to use as much water or soap. My wife has been drastically cutting down on the amount of soap she uses but it is still common for the cycle to run an hour. There are many soaps out there that say they are HE. Tide is supposed to have an HE soap that collapses the bubbles so the cycle doesn't run as long. This is a major part of the timed cycle. Any one else have or had that problem??? What brand of soap do you use?? Don't really want to spend $20 on a 120 oz. jug of Tide. You may want to ask your wife about this one. Yes I know some of you guys are single and wash your own clothes. If you do and have one of these machines please chime in as well.
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Dry version I originally used
http://www.diynatural.com/homemade-laundry-detergent-soap/
Liquid version
I have made the dry version and know it is low sudsing and OK for HE washers. I haven't got a HE washer so I don't know for sure but both are touted as OK for the HE washers.
There are several big downsides I think.
1) they don't get REALLY dirty clothes clean without multiple washings.
2) they are not any easier on the fabric than the old agitator style, in fact we think it's harder on clothes.
3) you have to periodically "wash the washer" or clothes will smell sour and "moldy". This last one I hate.
I had to replace the lower bearing and seal in the tub of our washer. There are all kinds of places water lays stagnant below the tub. All those places had a grimy film of slime. I imagine things start growing in those and that creates the smell. Your washer probably came with a "Clean" or "Fresh" packet right? It might depend on your water, but buy lots of those, you'll need them.
Wife like Tide, I use Kirkland (Costco house brand) when it is cheaper.
She also uses Woolite for delicate loads.
The main thing I have noticed is that there is much less wear and tear on my shirts. Probably a combination of no agitated and less soap.
Brad Steele
Farming and mechanic work get clothes dirty and finding them still dirty right out of the washing machine is frustrating. The HE things might work if your only challenge is a little sweat but not nearly enough to clean dirt/grime out of jeans and Carhartts.
I put my dirty clothes in the chute. They appear back in my closet a few days later.
My wife has two TVs stacked near the chute in the basement. I can't get them to work at all. They have those round picture tubes. So they might be antiques or something. Might not even work. She's got some of that HE detergent she stores near those TVs.
I'll ask her about it sometime. She seems to be pretty well versed in such matters.
Got tired of buying HE so we went back to regular soap and have used it for 14-15 years, you have to use very little I mean very little soap like 1/8" in the soap cap but it works fine.
I don't know why some of you can't get your cloths clean my SIL worked on the gas drilling rigs and spent a month living with us last year so he didn't have to drive as far and he said they came cleaner with our front loader then with their top loader.
We keep the door open when not in use and don't have any smell and never had to "wash the washer".
My wife likes the old machine that vibrates real long as she is leaning against it, while reading 50 shades of grey.[:D][:D][:D]
Yours too?? [:D]
quote:Originally posted by Oakie
My wife likes the old machine that vibrates real long as she is leaning against it, while reading 50 shades of grey.[:D][:D][:D]
Yours too?? [:D]
I started reading this thread about laundry detergent thinking this might be one topic that the GB guys wouldn't be able to take into the gutter.
I was wrong. Well played, Oakie. [;)][8D]
I've got this chute on the main floor and upstairs. There are doors in the chute. It appears to go to the basement.
I put my dirty clothes in the chute. They appear back in my closet a few days later.
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I'll ask her about it sometime. She seems to be pretty well versed in such matters.
Your killing me [:D].
Years ago I wrote a similar post about this big white thing that sits in the kitchen, not far from the refrigerator (where the beer is). This thing has a door with a glass window and some metal racks inside. It sometimes gets really hot, but I'm not sure why. Anyway, my girlfriend puts uncooked food into this thing and by some sort of magic, complete meals come out of it, which I then sit at the table and enjoy.
Black Roses tossed a fit!
A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk.
The wife asks him, "Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?"
He replied, "They had avocados."
If you're a woman, I'm sure you're going back to read it again! Men will get it the first time.
My work is done here.
http://www.amazon.com/Charlies-Soap-Powder-Bucket-Pounds/dp/B0044EV0SE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1426429171&sr=8-3&keywords=charlies
I bought the big tub back on Nov 22nd 2013 and still using the same bucket. I do a minimum of one load every day and during lobstering season closer to 2 loads every day.
It gets out bait stink and blood. I have no complaints with it and don't have to worry about buying very often. Might have to get another big jug this fall.