mich
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Americans think this is the correct procedure for pouring in Detergent.
And they wonder why there 64 load bottles only last 5 loads
And they wonder why there 64 load bottles only last 5 loads
I'd love to know why...
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mich
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Seriously though..
I know quite a few peeps around here, who just pour and pour until they see suds. One almost wonders, how horribly rinsed there clothing is..
I know quite a few peeps around here, who just pour and pour until they see suds. One almost wonders, how horribly rinsed there clothing is..
iheartmaytag
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Americans
Don't
This guy did, and the people at Proctor & Gamble love him for it.
Don't
This guy did, and the people at Proctor & Gamble love him for it.
ovrphil
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Mr. Bubble-ee clean
This is called, "Bubble Bath 101" ....ohoh, he missed adding more detergent a third time - just for "good measure".
Rest of video : machine dies at end of month, up for sale on eBay.."washer not working - my loss your gain".???
This is called, "Bubble Bath 101" ....ohoh, he missed adding more detergent a third time - just for "good measure".
Rest of video : machine dies at end of month, up for sale on eBay.."washer not working - my loss your gain".???
arbilab
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Why?
No understanding of surfactancy vs. soil. Or that's the way mom did it.
No understanding of surfactancy vs. soil. Or that's the way mom did it.
My neighbor washes like that as well: just pull open the drawer and pour. As a result, all the rinses are sudsy and there are traces of detergent running down the machine and even on the floor.
oldskool
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White Towels
in cold water? Did I correctly see it was set at "tap cold".
Something psychological about towels in cold water. No can do.
The government version of hot on the newer machines is pitiful enough, but Cold Water - for real? Maybe just me?
in cold water? Did I correctly see it was set at "tap cold".
Something psychological about towels in cold water. No can do.
The government version of hot on the newer machines is pitiful enough, but Cold Water - for real? Maybe just me?
laundromat
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My cousin does that with cheapass store brand chlorine bleach and wonders where the rust is coming from.
I once saw a clip from Big Brother where a man was washing dishes and he used pretty much a whole bottle of washing up liquid for a fairly small amount of items. Some people are just naturally wasteful with stuff. When I'm on my own a toilet roll lasts me about 3 weeks. Consumption always rises dramatically whenever I have guests, the record being 2 guests and more than 2 complete rolls used in less than 24 hours.
mich
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The Dial..
In the video, looks like it's set to HOT, and they put it on the heavy duty setting (probably hoping for the longest wash)..
I also hate to say it, but one of those fingernails, has a remaining bit of Nail Polish, leaving me to believe it's a women. At least She/He was trying to get them cleaner by using hot at least...
Anyhow though, I don't understand everyone's obsession with Washing in Cold. Seriously, oh, just toss everything in, and triple check it's on cold, no sorting needed
In the video, looks like it's set to HOT, and they put it on the heavy duty setting (probably hoping for the longest wash)..
I also hate to say it, but one of those fingernails, has a remaining bit of Nail Polish, leaving me to believe it's a women. At least She/He was trying to get them cleaner by using hot at least...
Anyhow though, I don't understand everyone's obsession with Washing in Cold. Seriously, oh, just toss everything in, and triple check it's on cold, no sorting needed
kenmoreguy89
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I use to do something similar sometimes when I use a detergent I don't know and so of which I do not know the exact dose to use for me, but I get washer full of water and in agitation mode (lid switch pushed with a clothespin), I dissolve detergent and test with both visual (suds and water) and tactile (slippery water) if the amount is fine, and then still in agitation I add laundry...
Sometimes I just jump everything into and or put detergent in the basket along with clothes after having run some water, or also I put detergent in the pan in the filter-flo that acts as a dispenser also...
Without mentioning about the detergent dose in the video, that may be due for various reasons and that does not necessarily mean bad rinsing assured...
I think it's the most correct procedure for how I see things than just pour detergent into and most of all prior the laundry how is often suggested, sometimes infact laundry detergent may find it's way into washer piping and so pump (especially in some newer models having the pump block not driven by the motor power but in a box with a pump just for it).
In a couple of occasions while doing very short cycles I could notice at the first "gob" of water out of the drain some undissolved product...
So I think it's better having it dissolved before adding laundry or make sure it will not go and deposit into machine piping and pump at first run of water in the tub...
That's also why the same procedure was done automatically in some early front loaders and especially in some models constructa machines (before the later tub drain cup blocking system with the floating ball, or other methods used once)...they would have a bell telling when it was the right time to add detergent, and so when laundry was soaked...
Anyway, despite some instructions in some machines and detergents packages...some people do that for this reasons, others, especially older people do that because it was the method they used for wringer washers...
IMO is not wrong do this way, it's far more wrong jumping everything into and prior the laundry or prior having run some water to fill the empty pump hole/hose...
I'll tell you more...Dash Liquidtabs, used this matter to advertise the product saying that the pre-dosed cap would get rid of the unuseful waist of detergents ended in the washer piping (despite models of front loader from long now have devices to avoid this to happen)....
When using a fron loader I also followed the procedure of having run water for some seconds (you never know), and the I would fill the dispenser, close it, re-open after awhile to rinse the outer drawer bottom body from detergent poured inside from dispenser and then unrinsed because under then drawer compartment...
If filling time was alredy finished, I used to fill a cup of water and have it manually poured inside to rinse, or waited the second filling phase (of water level adjustement in case of full loads)...
That's it...
Sometimes I just jump everything into and or put detergent in the basket along with clothes after having run some water, or also I put detergent in the pan in the filter-flo that acts as a dispenser also...
Without mentioning about the detergent dose in the video, that may be due for various reasons and that does not necessarily mean bad rinsing assured...
I think it's the most correct procedure for how I see things than just pour detergent into and most of all prior the laundry how is often suggested, sometimes infact laundry detergent may find it's way into washer piping and so pump (especially in some newer models having the pump block not driven by the motor power but in a box with a pump just for it).
In a couple of occasions while doing very short cycles I could notice at the first "gob" of water out of the drain some undissolved product...
So I think it's better having it dissolved before adding laundry or make sure it will not go and deposit into machine piping and pump at first run of water in the tub...
That's also why the same procedure was done automatically in some early front loaders and especially in some models constructa machines (before the later tub drain cup blocking system with the floating ball, or other methods used once)...they would have a bell telling when it was the right time to add detergent, and so when laundry was soaked...
Anyway, despite some instructions in some machines and detergents packages...some people do that for this reasons, others, especially older people do that because it was the method they used for wringer washers...
IMO is not wrong do this way, it's far more wrong jumping everything into and prior the laundry or prior having run some water to fill the empty pump hole/hose...
I'll tell you more...Dash Liquidtabs, used this matter to advertise the product saying that the pre-dosed cap would get rid of the unuseful waist of detergents ended in the washer piping (despite models of front loader from long now have devices to avoid this to happen)....
When using a fron loader I also followed the procedure of having run water for some seconds (you never know), and the I would fill the dispenser, close it, re-open after awhile to rinse the outer drawer bottom body from detergent poured inside from dispenser and then unrinsed because under then drawer compartment...
If filling time was alredy finished, I used to fill a cup of water and have it manually poured inside to rinse, or waited the second filling phase (of water level adjustement in case of full loads)...
That's it...
Not all Americans use that dosing method. Me, I lean way back and pour over my right shoulder. Looks way cooler on Instagram that way.
I've long given up being concerned about how others do their laundry. It'll drive you crazy. While laundry is an actual area of interest for AW members, much of the rest of the world couldn't care less, or simply don't know any better.
Classic: A friend's son, who is a freshman in college, made a frantic call to Mom his first night away from home. The dishwasher flooded the kitchen floor of his apartment with suds. He thought Tide Pods worked in both the dishwasher and washing machine.
Oy vey.
I've long given up being concerned about how others do their laundry. It'll drive you crazy. While laundry is an actual area of interest for AW members, much of the rest of the world couldn't care less, or simply don't know any better.
Classic: A friend's son, who is a freshman in college, made a frantic call to Mom his first night away from home. The dishwasher flooded the kitchen floor of his apartment with suds. He thought Tide Pods worked in both the dishwasher and washing machine.
Oy vey.
kenmoreguy89
Well-known member
Oh so you meant about detergent dosification....
Oh okay... at first I got you told about pouring method in machine, not dosification...
Well, yes, who knows maybe he/her already discovered that liquid Tide in the suggested dosification don't do for him/her... so automatically started with more..
Sad thing is that it won't probably do even the whole bottle...
I make the "mistake" too of trying if a larger amounts of liquids would do any better at times...
I always end up to the result that they won't, as all the liquids I tried in my life.....
Oh okay... at first I got you told about pouring method in machine, not dosification...
Well, yes, who knows maybe he/her already discovered that liquid Tide in the suggested dosification don't do for him/her... so automatically started with more..
Sad thing is that it won't probably do even the whole bottle...
I make the "mistake" too of trying if a larger amounts of liquids would do any better at times...
I always end up to the result that they won't, as all the liquids I tried in my life.....
iheartmaytag
Well-known member
He thought Tide Pods worked in both the dishwasher and washi
Well they are kinda the same shape. I can see this.
My sister (old enough to know better) was once out of Cascade, so she filled the cups with Dawn. She then set the machine to wash and went to work.
I understand when her husband got home before her that afternoon there was still a lot of Lawrence Welk action going on in the kitchen.
Well they are kinda the same shape. I can see this.
My sister (old enough to know better) was once out of Cascade, so she filled the cups with Dawn. She then set the machine to wash and went to work.
I understand when her husband got home before her that afternoon there was still a lot of Lawrence Welk action going on in the kitchen.
oldskool
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I was wrong!
Mich, you're totally correct regarding the water temp. When I expanded the size of the screen and stopped to view more closely, what I thought was an indicator pointing to cold was not. With the better view I could see the larger black mark on the "Hot" selector. Sorry for the error. I am glad however to have older vintage appliances "pre-government regulation" so when I select Hot - it's really hot!
Also, totally agree with other members comments, one in particular, most people outside this website really don't care about the particulars that we're interested in. Although disturbing, I'll not expend energy attempting to change them.
Great thread. Thanks
Mich, you're totally correct regarding the water temp. When I expanded the size of the screen and stopped to view more closely, what I thought was an indicator pointing to cold was not. With the better view I could see the larger black mark on the "Hot" selector. Sorry for the error. I am glad however to have older vintage appliances "pre-government regulation" so when I select Hot - it's really hot!
Also, totally agree with other members comments, one in particular, most people outside this website really don't care about the particulars that we're interested in. Although disturbing, I'll not expend energy attempting to change them.
Great thread. Thanks
mich
Well-known member
When I was a 5....
I made the mistake of using Dawn (atleast it wasn't Ultra than) in our GE Dishwasher, because I couldn't get the cap off the Cascade bottle. Let's just say, the Glasses and whole floor were Spotless...
I made the mistake of using Dawn (atleast it wasn't Ultra than) in our GE Dishwasher, because I couldn't get the cap off the Cascade bottle. Let's just say, the Glasses and whole floor were Spotless...
mich
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Yeah...
I've noticed that many people, don't quite care about how there Laundry turns out. It's quite unfortunate really...
I've noticed that many people, don't quite care about how there Laundry turns out. It's quite unfortunate really...
