Not trying to be rude here...
But, you should really consider writing your posts in Paragraphs and Sentences. For me, and I'd assume other users on this site, it's just a huge block of text, and I don't feel all that compelled to really read.
Half Dosing..
When you broke them in Half, Did you ever cut them so the Red Ball would be partially on both sides?
From What I understand, the Red Ball is the Enzymes itself, and if one is not careful, One basically get's a load with Oxygen Bleach and nothing else, and the other load gets...
Laundress
Something I wanted to ask you...
IRRC, I think you live in New York. Now, I've heard NY has very soft water in most areas, so I was curious with there older & newer power balls so overloaded with Enzyme, do you ever expericnece any etching of glassware or anything for that matter...
She wouldn't need boost...
If she gave the front loader she was using (in that ad) a chance by using just Warm or Hot Water for the vintage dress she wanted to wash, instead of using Cold Water with the Excel Gel.
Who in the world Washes Whites in Cold? :P
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-White-Westinghouse-Washer-Washing-Machine-model-no-1910-/130720808975?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6f91400f
Seems like a nice portable, would be interested to see a manual.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/96-Electrasol-Finish-Powerball-Tabs-3in1-Jet-Dry-Fresh-Scent-Dishwashing-NO-BOX-/310716352334?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item485823474e
Not a bad deal, considering imo. Every Tablet is sealed in a wrapper, protecting the Enzymes & STPP from going bad.
I love..
The Silverware Basket. It's so nice having your Silverware in the door, getting good spray from the Top Rack wash arm, and freeing up room to the Side Walls, for your Pryex Pans.
And Forget the "Pots and Pans" cycle, she'll get everything extremely clean, on Normal Wash with the...
I HAD THAT SAME SET.
It's a really nice washer too, and IRRC it was actually made in GERMANY, the land of AMAZING washers.
When I first bought it, inside the tub, was a Coupon for a Free Tide Liquid Bottle, plus a Sample Packet of Tide (Liquid) detergent. Anyhow, I went along, I used Liquid...