Recent content by lakewebsterkid

appnut Not sure I agree. It seems to be a relatively hard option to find. It’s the reason why I bought the Kenmore over LG FL. AFAIK, GE TL, LG TL, and some Whirlpool FL and TL machines offer it.

Soaks Soaks make a huge difference, though mostly on soils that respond to enzymes. Our Kenmore has AutoSoak that I use on most loads. Cleaning performance even in lower temps has always been stellar. The GE TL we had at our rental had options for 15, 30, 60, or 120 min soaks. That machine did...

Walmart Premium Clean I did see this about 2 weeks ago. I also was impressed with scent. Very glad to hear some decent reviews. Though price difference was not as significant as I had expected. Maybe a dollar less for the 32 load bottle. I am interested to see how this goes head to head with...

Agiflow I completely agree! I do not use Gain powder because of lack of performance compared to Tide powder. Though, the gap in scores is fairly narrow likely due to using cold water for testing.

After being MIA in Consumer Reports testing, powders are being tested. Tide Powder is once included again. Tide Original Powder: 64 Tide plus Oxi powder: 63 Arm and Hammer plus OxiClean: 53 Gain: 50 Ariel Powder: 40 Ariel touch of Downy: 32 Molly's Suds: 26 Both Tides rated excellent in body...

F&G Admittedly, this isn't the first rebranding of this product. Initially it was Tide plus Downy FREE, which was great with the addition of Cellulase, and cleaned fairly well. But Tide HC F&G added Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate for better degreasing, soil removal, and performance improvement...

Poor cleaning? Odd. Lots of review sites tout how good of a cleaner Tide Oxi powder is and usually places near the top of the ranks. Though, it needs heat to really impress. I have always had great results with the standard Tide powder in cleaning and odor removal, but only use it in either...

Discontinued I noticed the same, messaged them, and was inform that the exact same product plus another ingredient for odor removal would be replacing it, just as you did. The rebranding might actually lead to more sales over “hygienic clean” but ultimately is victim to P$Gs marketing...

Fridge Great review! Our old Whirlpool side by side was great, but frozen pizzas didn’t fit well. Never missed a beat. Only two broken door trays after 11 years. The new KA French door has already had two in 2 years. It is quieter, but again does seem to run constantly. Praying it lasts...

Oasis/Bravos I was actually pleasantly surprised by this platform. Certainly better than the VMAX. I have ran a few loads in a TOL Bravos XL that did well on anything but heavily soiled loads. It just could will not perform like a FL. Original impellers were better IMHO, but likely were...

Cascade Platinum Plus Fresh Scent Ran another load. Not many suds either. Seems to have less scent as well. Overall, more impressed from prior, but will stick to Platinum.

New and improved I am currently running a heavily soiled load of dishes with the Platinum Plus. Very little sudsing. I will try again on another load to see if this is a fluke, but largely improved over prior version. johnb300m, I should have said it better. I think the ingredient “softens”...

Sensor cycle Odd enough, our newer KA is the same way. Time cuts down considerably with high temp added and heated dry on. Turn either off, and time jumps. Though, sensor/ProWash without heated dry is shortest. I imagine this is for Consumer Reports testing. Though, this doesn’t bother me as...

FanFresh A very highly underrated feature our Duet had. It would run for about 18 hours after a cycle. Very intermittent tumbles, maybe every 15 min, but the fan would really help with removing moisture from the drum and clothes after spinning. It was a great feature to run at night or when you...

Trisodium Dicarboxymethyl Alaninate That is the product that allows for the great cleaning, but is very likely responsible for the sudsy nature. As long as cleaning doesn’t suffer, they will add more of it to increase performance. AFAIK, there is more in the action pacs with each version as you...