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I did a bunch of washing the other night with only the tablets that Mike sent and Megapearl Dixan that Louis brought with him. I had a great time with the vintage machines and the wonderful new scents and formulas! Here are some pics of the dets and their respective uses but I forgot to take a pic of the sheets in the 59 Frigidaire with the ABC - much more suds in that load! All in all, everything came out great and smelling wonderful! Thanks again guys!
 
Fantastic Greg!

Those are great pictures!
I can almost smell the finished loads!
I wish that I would have spent more time with the Westinghouse Combo! It is the only one that I did not see a load done in! My fault!
I bet your sheets smelled wonderful.
When are you going to move the Westy Laundromat downstairs?
You have such great machines!
And of course, the winner with me is the Combo's that you have!
Do a load with the Maytag combo and let us know how it comes out with your overseas formulas!
Thanks for the great pictures!
Brent
 
Greg I can almost smell the scents in your laundry playroom using all those neat detergents. You have to love the clear rinse water in the 58 Frigidaire. Thanks for sharing all the nice pictures. Terry
 
Dazzeling Whites!!!!

Hi Guys

Wish I was back there doing the wash!!!

I use the Daz for whites unless I need Ariel bio, Bold is the one I use most for coloureds....

Family came over last weekend and I just had to sort out the garage because they "wanted a peak"....not as brill as your basements yet but working on it.....I set up the Bendix Giromatic and the Servis twinny with Persil.....AAhhhhhhh

the smell pervades!!!!

Happy Washing
 
Mikey, so good to see you post. I don't think you had since the bombings and a couple had asked online about you. I"m greatly relieved. Whew!!
 
Mikey, so good to see you post. I don't think you had since the bombings and a couple had asked online about you. I"m greatly relieved. Whew!!
 
Bio and Non-Bio

Hi Robert,
Bio detergent containes enzymes to digest certain types of stains these include Lipase to digest starchy stains and Protease for protein and fat stain digestion, some people are sensitive to these enzymes so a Non-Bio detergent is enzyme free. A Non-Bio detergent should always be used for laundering Baby clothes and for people with sensitive skin.
In my honest opinion the best detergent in the UK is Ariel it is made by Proctor & Gamble and it was the first ever Bio detergent sold in the UK back in 1969 when the Twin Tub ruled supreme.
UK detergents with the exception of liquids also contain oxygen based bleaching agents and optical brightening agents to make whites and colored laundry look whiter and brighter. Optical brighteners are also present in most liquid detergents.

All the best.
Hugh
 
Robert;

Another variety sold here is Colour care detergent, which is suitable for coloureds and darks. To prevent a great amount of fading of coloureds and darks, Colour detergents still contain enzymes but don't contain bleach nor optical brighteners - besides these aren't needed on coloureds as you don't need them sparkling white :-)

Tex;

I've found that Daz and Ariel both produce Dazzling whites; however Daz has bluing agents which gives whites a slight tinge of blue. That said, Ariel bio is the best for cleaning out stains especially - Ariel bio is the only detergent that can get out grass stains on a normal 40*C wash without any need for pre-treatment. Other detergents require at least a pre-wash I've found, or one of these time-consuming 2 hour profile washes. Ariel can get it out on a quick wash :-). Persil I found doesn't seem to have the cleaning power of Ariel/Daz. That said on general laundry Persil is good, and it has a great smell, but if you want white whites then it's either Ariel or Daz - which one you use just depends whether or not you want snowy whites or icy whites!

Greg,

I noticed you only used one tab in your TLs!! Where I live in the UK you have to use at least 2 in a frontloader just for normally soiled laundry!

Jon
 
Hi Jon - do you have hard water where you live? We do here, but I have a water softener so the water in the house averages 0-1 grains. For most lightly soiled loads, towels, etc. I found one tab works just fine. The same is (was) true with the US tablet detergents. I used two Surf tabs in the Duomatic and the suds were a bit too high. I usually feel the water in the t/l'ers, if the water is silky smooth, the solution/ratio of detergent to water is good and don't add more detergent.
 
Hi Greg,
I totally agree with you regarding the dosing of detergents I feel the washing solution in my Top Loader and when it feels silky smooth there is more than enough detergent to clean the load effectively. British washers tend to need a lot of detergent and long cycle times to get clothes clean this is because of their tiny drums which provide poor wash results. When Dyson engineers were developing the Contra Rotator they shockingly discovered that 15 minutes of hand washing cleaned much better than 15 minutes of washing in “A” grade single drum front load washers. This discovery fuelled the invention of the Dyson Contra Rotator, its contra rotating drums solved the problem of poor wash results and long cycle times, and independent tests have proved that the Dyson outperforms all Front Load washers giving the cleanest wash in the shortest time.
It’s a shame they are no longer being made due to high prices and poor sales.

All the best.
Hugh
 
Greg;

We have very very hard water here - so much so that washers here can built a thick coat of limescale on the door seals within a week of regular use. I'd love to use less detergent, but using less detergent gives dingy whites etc cos of all the minerals in the water. Have suggested a water softener to my parents but they don't seem too keen on the idea :-/.

Hugh,

I'm sorry but I think I have to disagree with you there. I don't believe the drums on our washers are as tiny as they're made out to be (I can get 10 full size bath towels in my Miele, and considerably more than that in the AEG); and certainly don't think that they give poor wash results. I accept that the Dyson's contrarotating may get clothes cleaner in 68 minutes or whatever that is, but from what you've told me the Dyson only does 2 rinses, no? Not only that but doesn't it only contrarotate for a small portion of the cycle? My Miele can do a 60*C wash and 3 rinses in 1:16h, and gets loads perfectly clean - even heavily soiled whites. In fact it's very very rare that I use a long wash on any machine (only times I do is if I am bored LOL)- I always use the cycles averaging 60-75 mins for 60*C (depending which machine I'm using) and get impeccable results every time. As far as detergent, I only have to use more detergent because of the hard water around here - my auntie down south always uses the quicker washes and only needs to use something like 50ml of detergent with excellent results. So the theory that traditional frontloaders need more detergent is more or less null IMHO.

If you ask me, the only real advantage Dyson had over other machines was the large capacity. Don't get me wrong; I do think the Dyson is a brilliant machine. I just don't believe it's lightyears ahead as Dyson's marketing (and oh they're so very good at that :-D) makes it out to be...

Take care,

Jon
 
Wash Capacity

Come come now Jon you just hate Dyson full stop you regularly run down my Dyson despite the fact you don't own one yourself. As for your German washers can you fit a 13.5 Togs King Size Duvet in any of them? I can easily fit a King Size Duvet (Comforter for our US cousins) in my Dyson yet it's the same standard cabinet size as your washers. You also mention my Dyson having only 2 rinses as standard that is correct and the final rinse water is always perfectly clear, I also have the option to select up to 7 rinses for people with sensitive skin but this is simply not required.

All the best.
Hugh
 
Hi Louis,
I have found in my life you get what you pay for and that is the case with the Dyson Washer it is a technically superior design. I have never regretted buying it and if I needed a new washer I would buy one tomorrow without hesitation. I am also extremely proud of the fact that Dyson a British company designed and built such a truly unique machine.

All the best.
Hugh
 
Pic plz

Hugh can you post a pic of the Dyson machine for those of us who have never seen one. Dyson has never entered the Canadian market for some reason or another. I've never seen one of their vacs other than pics, still I know I wouldn't want one because bagless aint me and I'm sticking to retro from now on.
 
Dyson Pictures

Hi PeteK,
If you check the Deluxe Discussion Forum thread number 2444 (The Worlds only Two Drum Washing Machine) you will find pictures of my Dyson there and also QuickTime videos of it contra rotating.

All the best.
Hugh
 
Jon and Hugh,

Is there a non-bio, non-bleach detergent over there that is online with Ariel and Persil? Would Fairy or Dreft fit the bill?

-ph
 
Peter,

Fairy does not contain enzymes, so would be classed as a non-biological product. Powder and tabs both contain bleach, the liquid doesn't. However, it does still have optical brighteners.

Dreft has enzymes (biological), but no bleach or optical brighteners. At least that was the case a year or so ago when I last used it, and of course, it's always possible that things may have changed since then.

If you're looking for a detergent with no enzymes, bleach or optical brighteners, as far as I'm aware that only leaves the "green" brands. Of those, only Ecover is widely available on supermarket shelves here, the others are usually only available through health food shops or mail order.

Hope that helps,

Kirk
 
Thanks Kirk!

Ecover... Yuk!!!

I'm hoping that my friends currently visiting the UK have room in their baggage for my requests (Persil Bio, Colour & Aloe Vera tabs). Jon has me rethinking Ariel. I tend to be pro-Lever and anti-P&G.
 

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