How much HE detergent do you use in your front loader?

[rinso]

Yup, my Hettie dispenses chlorine bleach in the first rinse. It does seem odd, but it must be ok to do that, cuz my whites come out just fine.

I have found out that liquid HE detergents, although very convenient, are just too foamy for my soft water. I need only use about 1 1/2 tablespoons of Kirkland HE powder for good results.

 

[irishwashguy]

Miele 6 kg front loader

2 tbs of SA-8 plus and or Persil, I also use a scoop of Oxy clean,I love that stuff!!

 

[gadgetgary]

Darryl,

Thank you so much for that info.

Very interesting about the 'spray' rinse.

 

[toggleswitch]

We lovingly call it King Culo.

Toggleswitch

Oh!!!! King Kullen!..I want some of that King Kullen 'Lemon" fabric softener!! =)

Send me your address in a pvt email.
Hopefully, sometime in this century, I'll mail it out to you!

 

[rp2813]

I've only had my new Duet pair for a week and so far have only used Tide he liquid. The results seem OK. I've been filling the machine's dispenser up to the "max" line for most loads. Yesterday I did some sheets and when they were done and dried I threw them on the bed in the guest room for folding later. Next time I went into the guest room I smelled Tide. I hate clothes with detergent smell. I'm going to start using less, maybe start using the extra rinse option, and next detergent I buy will have no scent to it.
I have no sudsing or residue problems so far, and am leaving the washer door open religiously after use. I eventually snap it shut, but not until it's had many hours for the drum and boot area to completely dry out.

 

[frigilux]

I'll vouch for liquid chlorine bleach's cleaning power in cold water. I used Tide Coldwater in combination with LCB on big white loads of highly-stained kitchen whites and I found stains were removed more thoroughly than when I used Tide HE in hot water w/ LCB.

Much to my horror, I found the stain-removal power came from the LCB and not the Tide Coldwater, which was only middling at removing stains on its own.

 

[zipdang]

I've tried many HE detergents and have concluded that Persil powders are my absolute favorites. I've been using the regular powder and the Megaperls Color powder, and both are great. Virtually no suds, clean and rinse great, and smell good, too. As suggested by Laundress, I cut the dosage amount way back from the suggestions on the packages, nearly tripling the number of uses per box. On full loads I'm using 1/4 cup of the regular Persil or 1/8 cup of the Megaperls, a little less for smaller loads. Because of the small dosage, very little scent is left on the laundry once dried.