Renso Brite
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Hi All,
I’ve been enjoying automaticwasher for years - ever since the debut on broadcast TV- and finally decided to join to ask a question!
Introduction: Retro VTG collector,..admirer of the fantastic antique washers and all the expertise (and humor) on this site. Sadly no glam washer in this abode… but plenty of ancillary(?) stuff including a VTG Sunbeam auto toaster, VTG Farberware 122b electric percolator, Farberware pans and Currier and Ives dinnerware (all daily drivers)…an iconic 50s Electrolux vac retired in the basement, a 50 Chevy… I could go on and on but won’t!
I’ve had a Maytag “Commerical” HE 3.5 top loader since 2018. No problems with it and it does a pretty good job (better than the 2003 Maytag Atlantis TL with a jillion settings that it replaced… wanted a Speed Queen but 2018 was the year that the design was changed and much maligned). Cycles are pretty quick -which is great. I don’t like that it’s either full tub or half… the normal/eco cycle (1/2 tub) has no options (eg pre soak/extra rinse), the hot water in normal/eco ain’t so hot (nothing about that in the manual)- oh well.
So, after obsessively reading posts on the web about Ariel, Foca, Roma etc- I took the plunge and bought a bag of FOCA powder, thinking since it’s different from P & G products - give it a try. FOCA Website says its HE (??). For whites- I’ve always used Tide with Bleach ( originally powder but now liquid- no powder in the grocery stores in these parts).
I just tried the FOCA alone on filthy gardening clothes and socks- meh results. ( usually would do liquid tide and liquid bleach). Full tub, hot water, long cycle, 4 tablespoons of Foca (dissolved), water was slippery. Worst of all - no scent!
Finally the questions: 1-how much FOCA powder do you recommend for a full tub of hot water in my Maytag TL Commercial HE? 2-Am I playing with fire…and eventually ruining my HE machine with this stuff? 3-If it’s a full tub of hot water- what’s the difference between HE top loader vs old timey top loader?
If I’m on the road to ruination…I guess when in doubt, throw it out.
Thank you!
I’ve been enjoying automaticwasher for years - ever since the debut on broadcast TV- and finally decided to join to ask a question!
Introduction: Retro VTG collector,..admirer of the fantastic antique washers and all the expertise (and humor) on this site. Sadly no glam washer in this abode… but plenty of ancillary(?) stuff including a VTG Sunbeam auto toaster, VTG Farberware 122b electric percolator, Farberware pans and Currier and Ives dinnerware (all daily drivers)…an iconic 50s Electrolux vac retired in the basement, a 50 Chevy… I could go on and on but won’t!
I’ve had a Maytag “Commerical” HE 3.5 top loader since 2018. No problems with it and it does a pretty good job (better than the 2003 Maytag Atlantis TL with a jillion settings that it replaced… wanted a Speed Queen but 2018 was the year that the design was changed and much maligned). Cycles are pretty quick -which is great. I don’t like that it’s either full tub or half… the normal/eco cycle (1/2 tub) has no options (eg pre soak/extra rinse), the hot water in normal/eco ain’t so hot (nothing about that in the manual)- oh well.
So, after obsessively reading posts on the web about Ariel, Foca, Roma etc- I took the plunge and bought a bag of FOCA powder, thinking since it’s different from P & G products - give it a try. FOCA Website says its HE (??). For whites- I’ve always used Tide with Bleach ( originally powder but now liquid- no powder in the grocery stores in these parts).
I just tried the FOCA alone on filthy gardening clothes and socks- meh results. ( usually would do liquid tide and liquid bleach). Full tub, hot water, long cycle, 4 tablespoons of Foca (dissolved), water was slippery. Worst of all - no scent!
Finally the questions: 1-how much FOCA powder do you recommend for a full tub of hot water in my Maytag TL Commercial HE? 2-Am I playing with fire…and eventually ruining my HE machine with this stuff? 3-If it’s a full tub of hot water- what’s the difference between HE top loader vs old timey top loader?
If I’m on the road to ruination…I guess when in doubt, throw it out.
Thank you!
