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1985 Whirlpool LA7680
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I still don’t understand why people think using only a table spoon of detergent is a good idea, ends up causing more problems later on. I always use a cup or more of detergent in mine, sometimes I’ll use 2 cups of detergent just to be sure.
Detergent is cheap, rebuilds and repairs are expensive.
Detergent is cheap, rebuilds and repairs are expensive.
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That's geared towards front loaders, which in some cases is the right dosage in soft water conditions.
It's definitely way too little for non HE top loaders, even with the softest water.
pierreandreply4
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i have an he topload washer and when i do laundry i put the detergent up to 5 when i mesure set to auto sense and its suds like an old school washer
It is better to overdose, than to under-dose detergent. In fact I find a slightly elevated dose results in softer clothes and towels. Grime, oil and dirt has no place in or on clothing. I'd rather have a bit of detergent residue than the soil that went into the machine.
Best detergent levels for cleaning clothing.
Reply number 26. I agree that it’s better to overdose slightly and if you overdose and it’s not all rinsed out, you were leaving behind detergent, not detergent residue. There is no such thing as detergent residue.
The lack of detergent means that dirt and mineral Deposits may be left behind, but that’s simply a lack of detergent, detergent left in clothing won’t hurt a thing it keeps a fibers lubricated. It makes clothing less app to get seriously soiled the next time because it’s like trying to make a bar of soap dirty it will just rinse off.
John L
Reply number 26. I agree that it’s better to overdose slightly and if you overdose and it’s not all rinsed out, you were leaving behind detergent, not detergent residue. There is no such thing as detergent residue.
The lack of detergent means that dirt and mineral Deposits may be left behind, but that’s simply a lack of detergent, detergent left in clothing won’t hurt a thing it keeps a fibers lubricated. It makes clothing less app to get seriously soiled the next time because it’s like trying to make a bar of soap dirty it will just rinse off.
John L
Also cold water washes don’t help much, either. Sometimes if it’s something lightly soiled or something just needs to be ‘freshened’ up from sitting for awhile or the ambient temperature of the water is on the warmer side, I’ll just do a cold water wash, but 95% of the time it’s a warm or hot wash. Definitely do warm rinses in the fall and winter months when the weather cools down.
Reply 27- There is such a thing as detergent residue: suds or foam left behind at the end of the cycle.
Residue by definition means a smaller part or byproduct remaining behind once the whole is gone.
Whirlpool, Kenmore and other major washing machine brands frequently use the term "detergent residue" in most of their use and care manuals making a distinction between that and residual detergent when describing the intent and function of the extra rinse cycle.
Foam or suds in the tub at the end of the cycle are a good indicator that to much detergent was used; typically indicating to the user that an extra rinse is now required. Other means such as foam in the rinse water or the physical slipperiness of the water itself are subjective and unreliable indicators and do not always equate that to much detergent was used.
Residue by definition means a smaller part or byproduct remaining behind once the whole is gone.
Whirlpool, Kenmore and other major washing machine brands frequently use the term "detergent residue" in most of their use and care manuals making a distinction between that and residual detergent when describing the intent and function of the extra rinse cycle.
Foam or suds in the tub at the end of the cycle are a good indicator that to much detergent was used; typically indicating to the user that an extra rinse is now required. Other means such as foam in the rinse water or the physical slipperiness of the water itself are subjective and unreliable indicators and do not always equate that to much detergent was used.
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