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

[~sudsshane]

MY LG

My LG front laod machine dispenses bleach into the first rinse cycle as well. I have been using Clorox "Ultimate Care" liquid bleach and it seems to work very well. it has the consistency of a fabric softener.

 

[peteski50]

Bleach!

Actually in my LG combo the bleach goes in the last 5 minutes of the wash phase. I don't use bleach to often. I usually use TideHE powder and use 1/2 amount recommended and everything comes out clean. I usually use Clorex2. I used to add Boorteem but I don't like the new Boorteem. I also just purchased the new liquid TideHE consentrated, but haven't tried it yet.
Peter

 

[spiralator60]

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Toggleswitch,

You are quite correct about the Maytag Neptune rinse sequences. In addition to what you said, there is a short spray rinse during the spin period between the wash and first rinse. It appears to be effective enough that the water of the second rinse is more clear than cloudy, but only when not too much detergent is used in the wash phase.

 

[bingwsguy]

I am neurotic about laundry.....

While this thread went off on a little tangent, it is covering two topics that interest me....HE Detergents and Chlorine Bleach. Back 10 years ago when I was doing laundry in a top load Maytag washer and thinking I was "All That" I was mixing clorox and detergents in the wash cycle and complaining that nothing was "Made like it used to be" because stains would remain in white laundry. I bought a Front Load washer, stopped using Clorox, started using OxyClean, and thought I solved every laundry mystery. Now that I am more educated (thanks to many of you) and I have a Siemens Front Load Washer which dispenses chlorine bleach in the first rinse, I realize that I was making huge laundry mistakes early on. As for the HE detergents....I like powders. I believe that powders clean better and rinse cleaner (based on acutal tests here with my water, soil level, etc), but while Tide HE cleans great, it doesn't "Feel" like it rinses clean. Is there any low-sudsing detergent out there that cleans without over sudsing and rinses clean? I remember that my Grandma used ALL and loved it, but the new formula makes too much foam in my front loader. I tried the new Oxydol and while I like the scent, that makes too much foam as well.

 

[oxydolfan1]

bing

all and surf powders were recently de-formulated

try tide with bleach powder
arm and hammer ultra powder
sears he free powder
fab liquid
ajax liquid
fresh start if available
kirkland powder
whole foods 365 powder
persil liquids or powders
mexican ariel (bagged)

ymmv

 

[passatdoc]

ALL "HE"

When I took delivery of my front loader a year ago, I had a large 100 oz (the big bottle with the spigot) container of All Clear, the variety that is marked "HE" but without the script "HE" logo. I often wonder if the script logo is licensed and if manufacturers have to pay a royalty to use it on their bottles.

The All Clear worked very well. I used 1/4-1/3 cupful (the plastic cup that comes with the bottle) with excellent results. Little to no foam left at the end of the cycle. But I shied away from it because it didn't appear to be HE-approved (whoever the hell approves the use of the logo), as if perhaps they weren't a true HE detergent and were ripping off the logo.

Consumer Reports tested the HE detergents and found Tide and Kirkland to be tops in performance in FLs....with Kirkland priced half of Tide, or less. All HE was tested, and was fair to middling. All Clear HE was not tested in the ratings.

 

[oxydolfan1]

sadly kirkland liquid is still sudsy-ish, in soft water
the powder is less sudsy than the liquid
but not always available

 

[gadgetgary]

Darryl,

I am not aware of the 'spray' rinse in my Maytag Neptune. Does it pertain dial cycle or pushbutton cycle?

 

[~sudsshane]

bingwsguy~

Hi Joe..

As usual, I agree with Oxydolfan. I use Tide w/Bleach powder in my front load LG washer on whites. It lightly suds and is quite effective on the Sanitary cycle.I also bought a bag of mexican Ariel detergent in the bag. Loud smell,but works quite well and rinses clean. I would also recommend a dry oxy booster like BIZ or Snowy.
I washed 6 white, cotton dinner napkins stained with Tomato sauce, and this method removed all traces of stains.
If you ever use a non HE detergent, and you find the machine oversuds, add a little fabric softener to the detergent dispenser followed by some water and it will break down the oversudsing.

 

[spiralator60]

Maytag Neptune Spray Rinse

Gary,

My machine is the MAH6500, a pushbutton panel. The machine that I had before this one was a MAH3000, like yours. The spray rinse occurs only once during the cycle, just after the main wash. There does not appear to be a way to modify or shut off this feature, at least nothing in the owner's manual or video addresses this. It was a big surprise, at first, to hear the machine filling and spinning at the same time right after the wash water had drained.

 

[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.