Liquid vs powder laundry detergent

[washer111]

Since We're on the Subject

Our hardness around here is about 260ppm, which equates to about 21 Grains per Gallon or 20.45ºdH.

 

Until this happening, we kill 2 kettles in just over 1.5 years. Wouldn't want to imagine what the electric water-heater boosting element, or that in a Front-Loader would like without good Phosphate detergent... 

Thankfully, we have a whole-house softener installed, which greatly improves the taste of the water (Even our new Water-Filter doesn't change the taste very much!)

 

 

 

[allan]

@ mrwash

How can one determine the age of the Persil I bought? Has the design of the box changed since then? What does the latest box design look like in Germany? My boxes look exactly like the ones on the Canadian and U.S. Amazon websites (and also the Persil Store website) if that means anything:

http://www.amazon.com/Henkel-Persil.../ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AJISNG5MOOATD

http://www.amazon.ca/Henkel-Persil-...ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A34R5723QII1LW

http://www.persilstore.com/cleaning...-color-megaperls-3.038-kg-2-boxes-of-45-loads

I haven't opened the boxes yet, so I can still return them. The boxes do give off quite a strong perfume smell, even unopened. I find it very pleasant.

 

[allan]

@henene4

I plan to initially use only the minimum amount of Persil (45 ml) and then adjust up or down based on this. My washer is quite small (only 2.3 cubic feet) so I hope I will need less than what is indicated on the box.

Also, the water in my place is soft according to this unscientific test I did:



I put in even less water in the bottle than she did, and it foamed up like crazy, lol.

 

[logixx]

Incidentally, I just did a video for one of our members of the detergent aisle of one of our big supermarkets (mrwash might recognize it

). These were the large Persil boxes they had on display.

 

[wrungout]

WOW!!

I wish I could get my hands on a big box of the Color Persil like that!!!! what is the cost of it? I love Persil. I have been a loyal Amway SA8 user for years, but have recently discovered Persil.

 

[henene4]

@mrwash

Well, I just checked again and you are right! I hadn't checked since we got our new DW 3 years ago.
We had a whole house softner, but my grandpa got ill (kidney problems) about 14 years ago so we stoped using it and never used it again until we removed it about 10 years ago.
We and my grandparents had simmilar coffee makers (made by Phillips). We have a Brita Maxtra filter for our kitchen. My grandparents don't. My grandmas lasted 2 ½ years, ours is going strong for about 5 years now. So this thing works. But we don't have too many problems. We just have to descale certain things more often.