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My personal opinion about older vs newer is that I don’t think it really matters too much, except maybe having more appreciation of older appliances for their sake. I don’t think the government is at all finished passing new regulations concerning all appliances. They’ve hit washers...

https://news.yahoo.com/research-reveals-hidden-danger-lurking-040000135.html Maybe this might have something to do with no wash movement. Barry

Reviewed the above recipes and it looks just absolutely wonderful. Trying to lose weight though, so I’m hesitant to start baking. Looks delicious. I’ve lost 4 lbs in the last couple of weeks, and pants are not feeling as tight!! 😂. Sure hard to lose weight when ya get older!!! Barry

https://news.yahoo.com/biden-washing-machine-rule-americans-214054133.html On tonight’s news feed.

Thank you Laundress. I was so impressed, I’m willing to pay more. The difference in cleanliness was quite noticeable, even linens that I thought were clean to begin with. There was no dinginess to them. After I use my stash up, I’m switching over. David, I will keep a sharp eye out for the...

I was just wondering, does anyone use the Tide Free & Gentle on a fairly regular basis? I was thinking about switching to it permanently. Had recently washed a load of soiled, stained linens in regular Tide (had been using a lower shelf detergent) and could not believe how clean and fresh the...

I started using Joy, Dollar General. It cleans pretty good, was surprised.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-government-requiring-washers-refrigerators-180201162.html

I took care of my elderly Dad for years before he passed, bodily fluids, esp, urine, is very strong with older adults, and those who are sick. It IS a challenge to get that smell out. I used Borax and a long soak, about an hour. Switching to top shelf detergent helped a lot also. I line dried...

No, I’m getting excellent results with warm wash and Persil, and even MOL detergents. Detergents have improved in the last couple of years. A good soak before main wash kicks it up a notch. No need for chorine bleach either. Barry

My maternal grandmother had a light blue counter top, I remember it was so easy to keep clean, and no stains. I preferred it over any other top. I loved the dishes also back in the day, with the wheat patterns and striped dish towels. Everything had a clean and inviting feeling to it. Barry

I’ve noticed that also. Dishes have a funky smell, very unpleasant and dishes don’t smell clean. This happens also when fixing tuna salad or some fish dishes.

I’m glad I don’t own one. Cousin had a Samsung dishwasher and it didn’t hold up. The way I look at it, the recalls can happen to any make and model. Had an expensive KA dishwasher that didn’t even get 5 years use, kept burning out boards. Barry

Only experience with top load Westinghouse was in a laundrymat that my mom used when the Norge went down. Thought they washed well and relatively quiet machines. It was a nice laundrymat!!! Had family that owned a set for many years. I liked the 70’s consoles. Westinghouse’s strength was in...

https://thegrio.com/2022/10/26/clorox-recalls-37-million-bottles-of-pine-sol-products/

This does not surprise me at all!! I don’t think it’s people looking for money either. Anyone who spends that kind of money on laundry detergent isn’t hurting financially. I would never use this detergent now due to the lawsuit. For the most part, the whole process of laundry has changed for...

Tom, That’s interesting about Whirlpool paying out for the patents. At the time I first saw the Calypso I had no idea how it would work. It’s too bad there was a class action lawsuit brought against Whirlpool. I saw quite a few that looks fairly new in the return heap behind Lowe’s. Barry

Thanks guys for the replies. It certainly was an unusual agitation design, and it makes me wonder how they came up with it. I had read that the Philco’s could hold a lot of laundry, capacity. I wonder if that’s where Whirlpool came up with the Calypso design. Also wonder if they lasted a long...

Pet Peeves: • Bad skin reaction to laundry detergent. And ones that can trigger a headache. Same goes for chlorine bleach, any additives. • When detergent manufacturers change formulas and scents without notification. • Insufficient rinse cycles, soap left in clothing. • Working or being around...

Question: did the Philco washers clean clothes well? I had never heard from a Consumers Report on their performance. Don’t believe I ever knew of anyone that owned one when I was growing up. I wonder if they were trouble prone. Their wash design was the most unusual, I could see how they could...