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Lawrence, They do also make a non-HE Tide Free powder that should smell like nothing, or close to it. It doesn't have oxygen bleach but it certainly should be less odorous.

Sudsman, Is that 18-20 minutes for the whole wash & rinse(s), or just the wash portion? If the wash, then you're saying that by extending the time by ~40% you're able to get the same performance out of significantly less detergent? Did you keep the temps the same when you extended the time...

Sudsman, Regular cotton is 1:00, probably 20-25 of which is washing, and the rest rinses (two by default I think.) I usually use the "Bleach" (without any bleach) and "Extra Rinse" options which give me one quick and one long extra rinse, bumping it up to 1:15. That's ~without~ cold-fill +...

Jetcone, Wasn't really skimping on # 4, but for that first quick wash I had only two junior-sized items in the entire big machine and I didn't want an ocean of suds! The second wash got a regular dose. That being said, I do have one of the early(er) Nexxt machines with the big paddles and...

According to the Bosch manual, Cold is 60F (15C), Warm is 95F (35C), Hot is 125F (52C). From what I understand the Bosch guarantees the temp by blending the water input and/or running the heater to reach the target through the washload. So the numbers should be pretty close to that. Mine also...

This is a follow-up to my Tide w/ Actilift question thread from a while back. I decided that (for now) Actilift didn't sound like such a swell idea (stay-in coating?) so I got some Tide Coldwater Free HE to try based on the excellent reviews of regular Tide Coldwater. Not the easiest product...

Bosch - the new Vision series are true horizontal axis machines and operate in a guaranteed wash temperature heater mode.

NeptuneGuy, how do you find the scent of Total Care? I've heard it described ranging from "fresh and clean" to "badly scented kitty litter", which is sort of a wide range of opinions. More importantly, does the smell linger after coming out of the dryer? I can live with a stronger scented...

Persil Black Magic should be good, but that does put us squarely back into expensive European solutions again! How bad is Tide these days at fading darks? I haven't used it since the late 1980s and a lot has changed since then, obviously. Are there any high-enzyme (strong stain removal)...

Launderess, Thanks for the feedback on the Free HE formula - I was considering that one as well if Actilift turned out to be a bit more marketing than useful feature, which it sounds like it may be. I was also concerned about the "washed with Actilift prior" bit -- almost sounds like a...

Any opinions on Tide w/ Actilift, HE version? Is the Original Scent overpowering or not bad these days?

2tbs Persil Megaperls (Color or Universal) + 1tbs STPP for "normal" wash, 3-4tbs + 1tbs STPP for profoundly nasty stuff. I do pretreat with Persil Color Gel as required so I don't have to blast the whole load with what would otherwise be a "normal" dose of Persil (85ml, or 6tbsp+) just for a...

Fabric softeners in general are bad for my skin nowadays, in spite of years of using them religiously. Now that I've kicked that habit it turns out I don't really miss them - our clothes are still quite soft and towels are really more absorbent than before. One thing in particular that still...

Glad they are offering a Free version now. I'm pre-treating everything now with Persil Color Gel (in an old, tiny Dawn dish detergent bottle to get a few drops at a time) and I admit that it is tedious to get every single spot when we've been frying something and get some spatter on a dark...

Before even getting into cleaning, my impression is that the 120v ones are only marginally better than a microwave due to the limited amount of power you can actually get from a 120v outlet... there's only so much you can do with that amount of watts. Now the 240v ones can run full-out and...

Rich, B & C Vacuum @ 613 W Yakima Avenue is listed on the Miele web site as carrying laundry detergents, which means they might have Persil Color Gel. Their phone # is (509) 453-8301... probably wouldn't hurt to call and ask. The only place locally I found that carried it was a mom & pop...

I've been using Persil Color Gel for all our pretreating. It has gotten out literally everything it could be expected to get out, smells good (and doesn't linger) and has caused exactly zero issues with fading / bleaching unlike Oxiclean Maxforce, which nearly ruined a set of our sheets. It'll...

Reformulated.... I used SA8 for dozens of years since I was a distributer -- IIRC they went all phosphate-free in the late 90s, and the performance after that was still excellent. I liked it for that reason and because it didn't break me out like most other detergents did. Then, shortly after...

Wonder if it still makes the whole load smell like mineral spirits? It really worked great for me back in the day, but the smell was quite powerful and lingered...

Very nice, appropriately-sized house! Price seems a bit high vs. 1995 unless it has been restored, considering the overall market. Wonder how the comps are out there?