As I posted a while back, I've been using a combination of grated soap and STPP in my HE front loader with very good results.
One problem I have had, however, is that the grated soap flakes (really more like "curls") are too big to fit consistently through the detergent dispenser grating on the Neptune 7500.
So, today, after noticing the soap gratings had dried out quite a bit, I tried reducing them to powder in the Cuisinart food processor. That worked very well, turning them into granules not much bigger than an average powdered detergent. The resultant powder dispensed much better, although I find I still need to meter the addition along with the initial wash water for best results.
This worked for both the grated Ivory bar soap and the Lirio laundry bar soap. I'm in the process of letting more Lirio bar soap "curls" dry out in a baking tray in the sun so I can reduce that to a powder as well.
Another advantage of the powder is that it's easier to measure more accurately than the grating curls.
One problem I have had, however, is that the grated soap flakes (really more like "curls") are too big to fit consistently through the detergent dispenser grating on the Neptune 7500.
So, today, after noticing the soap gratings had dried out quite a bit, I tried reducing them to powder in the Cuisinart food processor. That worked very well, turning them into granules not much bigger than an average powdered detergent. The resultant powder dispensed much better, although I find I still need to meter the addition along with the initial wash water for best results.
This worked for both the grated Ivory bar soap and the Lirio laundry bar soap. I'm in the process of letting more Lirio bar soap "curls" dry out in a baking tray in the sun so I can reduce that to a powder as well.
Another advantage of the powder is that it's easier to measure more accurately than the grating curls.