Measuring liquid laundry detergent

[ryner1988]

Hi all,

So, I bought some Tide 10X heavy duty liquid laundry detergent this morning because it was on sale at Meijer. However, I've been using pods or powders lately, haven't actually used liquid in ages so I have a question about measuring. The directions say to fill to bar 3 for large loads which is what I almost always run. However, since I can't see the bars on the cap, I have to go by touch so my question is, are the little rough dots (bumps? notches?) that go up the cap in kind of a stair-step fashion the measurement lines? From what I can tell, there are 5 of them in total. Thanks for any clarification guys.

Ryne

 

[repairguy]

Yes it’s like a bar graph with 5 columns with 1 being the lowest amount and 5 being the most.

 

[ryner1988]

Thanks! Yeah that's what I figured, but I just wanted to verify. I put in a load early this evening, and I can't see how anyone would ever need more than bar 3. That puts in a heck of a lot and it looks really concentrated.

 

[petek]

they make it hard to read on purpose. That purpose being that you'll over fill the cup and have to buy more sooner.

You can make a mark on the cup with a Sharpie.

 

[joeekaitis]

65 washes from a 64-load 100-oz. jug

 

Use a bartender's jigger (1 1/2 ounces).  Wipe the jigger with the last item into the washer.  You'll get an extra load with minimal impact on cleaning power.