Anyone ever try these? The video just seems to good to be true, however If not I'd like to have some around. What do others think?
Active Washer Cleaner Tablets
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They should work just fine, like most of these types of cleaning tablet solutions - but I couldn't see a bleach activator in the ingredients list, so the water needs to be really hot to get the full effect of the sodium percarbonate. The most economical thing to do is just using 2-3 good quality dishwasher detergent tabs; they also contain (activated) oxygen bleach and fairly powerful surfactants.
Speaking of cleaning your washer...
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I do the AutoDos maintenance on my washer about every six months which I did the other day. I thought as long as I was doing all that I would also run the clean machine cycle. I ran it without adding any products and the washer runs it at I think 190 degrees. I was surprised to see all these suds. So my question is, does anyone know if the Miele W1 machines dispense any soap from AutoDos system when running the cleaning cycle?</span>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I very seldom run a cold wash. All my loads are between 120 and 140 and run a sanitary cycle at least once a week on our kitchen towels, etc. I wouldn't have expected to see this much residue in the machine if in fact the AutoDos does not add any product.</span>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I do the AutoDos maintenance on my washer about every six months which I did the other day. I thought as long as I was doing all that I would also run the clean machine cycle. I ran it without adding any products and the washer runs it at I think 190 degrees. I was surprised to see all these suds. So my question is, does anyone know if the Miele W1 machines dispense any soap from AutoDos system when running the cleaning cycle?</span>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I very seldom run a cold wash. All my loads are between 120 and 140 and run a sanitary cycle at least once a week on our kitchen towels, etc. I wouldn't have expected to see this much residue in the machine if in fact the AutoDos does not add any product.</span>
I never knew you could use DW tabs, I'll give that a try if I ever need to.
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I have seen these advertisements and videos fairly frequently recently. I have used dishwasher tablets with limited success. But nothing compares to using raw citric acid purchased from Amazon. 1 cup of citric acid and a clean washer cycle removes more hard water minerals and gunk than I have ever seen anything remove. I have used it on multiple machines with the same results. Of course, most of us here won't have as profound of an effect since we tend to use warmer washes, appropriate amounts of detergent, less (if any) fabric softener, etc etc.
That Samsung in the video probably had build up from cold or cool washes, and any mild detergent in a hot wash with aggressive agitation will remove some things, especially if it is that bad. I haven't used these tablets, but I would stick to Citric Acid considering my results.
I have seen these advertisements and videos fairly frequently recently. I have used dishwasher tablets with limited success. But nothing compares to using raw citric acid purchased from Amazon. 1 cup of citric acid and a clean washer cycle removes more hard water minerals and gunk than I have ever seen anything remove. I have used it on multiple machines with the same results. Of course, most of us here won't have as profound of an effect since we tend to use warmer washes, appropriate amounts of detergent, less (if any) fabric softener, etc etc.
That Samsung in the video probably had build up from cold or cool washes, and any mild detergent in a hot wash with aggressive agitation will remove some things, especially if it is that bad. I haven't used these tablets, but I would stick to Citric Acid considering my results.
Good advice from the above poster; if your trouble is limescale buildup rather than gunk from a lot of cold washes with too little detergent alone, an acid like citric acid might be very helpful. Our water hardness here is ~0 on most scales, so any nastiness here would generally be from laundry day sins, like a low wash temperature combined with detergent that doesn't contain oxygen bleach, always closing the door between washes, etc. In these cases, I find dishwasher tabs equally as effective as dedicated washing machine cleaners.
