Best USA Detergent for HI-TEMP Washing

[tomturbomatic]

Wisk Tablets & others, too

There was a brief revival of tablets in the 90s, I think. Wisk, Surf & Purex are all I have left. One box of Purex has HE on the front and one does not. Both are one tablet formulas. Surf Power Fresh Formula takes two tablets and states on the side, "compatible with HE washers." The Wisk box makes no HE statement, but the tablets are low sudsing at regular washing temps.

The tablets present a paradox with HE washers. They do not dissolve fast enough to go in the dispensers and the ratio of laundry to water in the drum does not promote fast dissolving of the whole tablet in the wash. I used to crumble them before adding to the dispenser and rarely needed the full dose in a FL.

 

[aamassther]

Wisk HE powdered tabs are unfortunately NLA, for about eight or ten years. IIRC. Replaced recently with liqutabs.
I must agree with Launderess, the best powders available to the US market are the 2 imported Henkel Persil Universal ones. Which while expensive, are readily available.
I have had good luck with Shaklee powder, 1/8 cup and the same amount of their Nature Bright. I don't get the redeposition in the long cycles and stain removal is quite good. It's low sudsing, I can use the 1/4 cup top loader dose for my massage linens and still not throw an error code.
Though my gold standard is still the Persils.

 

[tomturbomatic]

I hate to mention this brand

One low sudsing product that is almost too concentrated to accurately dose in a FL and never for high temp washing is SA8 powder. Maybe it is formulated only to behave with "Right" laundry and not with "Left" laundry, but like many products, it will barely suds in a Maytag or KA TL, yet it will produce an explosion of suds in a FL. I had heard about it and a co-worker sold the stuff so I helped her by buying a box many years ago. I have a clipboard near it with dosages for the 29 times I have used it and it even lists the times I tried it in the Duet and that is ancient history. The only way I can use the full amount is in a TL. Many of the measurements for the FLs have the notation "too much." 5 to 15 ml is about the dosage for regular temp loads, depending on the size, in a FL. Maybe it would not suds so much if the fabrics were coated with fabric softener.

 

[Soap-n-Suds]

Fresh Start

I've always had great results with Fresh Start. Even at 205 degrees in an Asko. But it's getting harder and harder to find these days. I'm surprised they don't throw the 'he' logo on the bottle and sell it that way.

Laurent

 

[mikeklondon]

From this side of the pond

I can only comment on non bio's as that all I use but in our very hard water Persil never seems to over foams and rinses well but Fairy Snow (Not sure you have that in the US) gives problems in a wash any hotter than 40C (104F) I would be interested to know just how much you have to pay for Persil in the US?

 

[ozzie908]

Aldi

How come none of you have mentioned Aldi's Almat detergent would have thought it would be HE as its European? Or would it be a different formulation for you in the US??
Here we have a choice of powder which is very economical to buy and use and gel or liquid all of which I have used to great result though the powder does have a tendency to clog and foam at temps over 40' but it works well in my Servis twin tub )

Austin