Detergent usage

[supersurgilator]

Hi, I was wondering how many caps full of detergent you would use for a load in a commercial Dexter 40 pound washer. I always never know how much detergent to add to these machines when I go to the laundromat.

 

[pulsator]

Depends on the detergent, if it is not high efficiency detergent, then somehwere around half of what you would normally use for a large load in a regular toploader so as not to cause oversudsing, if it is high efficiency detergent, I would use the normal dosage.

 

[supersurgilator]

Even in a 40 pound machine?

 

[toggleswitch2]

a regular top-loader is about 20 pounds or less. Multiply by two for a 40lb machine.

For a front loader use 1/4 or 1/5th of what a top-looader uses.

2.0 * 0.25 = 0.50 so half (or somewhat less) of what you would use in a 20 lb. top-loader. Many detergents still list dosage for this type and size of machine.

Detergent use should be proportional to water in wash cycle, not amount of clothing.

 

[peterh770]

Half the normal amount. Got to be careful with Dexters, as they come from the factory with only 2 rinses. Very few owners add the 3rd rinse. In addition, if you over-suds, the suds will percolate out of the port on the top of the machine and create a real mess.