Nice pictures Robert! But what I'm missing now is the ability to smell your Dash!!
My First Washday with Safe Low Suds Dash
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veg-o-matic
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I'm glad to see you can use vintage detergent. I have a box of Duz I've been itching to try out. Should suds up pretty well in the Frigemore!
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neato! I've always wondered how the old stuff worked compared to the newer degergents! I'm curious though, how does the water exit the clothes during the spin cycle on a solid tub washer? I always thought the holes were there to allow the water to splash out of the clothes and into the outer tub.
The power is probably the easy part about running all those washers at the same time, I just wonder how the water pressure holds out when all of 'em are filling at the same time!
The power is probably the easy part about running all those washers at the same time, I just wonder how the water pressure holds out when all of 'em are filling at the same time!
Steven the water escapes from solid basket by centrifical force, it rides up the sides of the basket out out over the top. Most of them had one row of water escape holes right underneath the top rim.
angus
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Robert - I have also had the powdery residue even with the perforated tubs - it may just be less noticeable to the naked eye with the perforations. It really is annoying - kind of makes you wonder what is left in the clothes......
Hi Anthony, I'm glad to know that the modern detergent residue doesn't just happen with solid basket washers. I really like how vintage detergent cleans so well and then no matter how much suds were in the wash cycle, the rinse water is sooo very crystal clear in solid basket washers. Dash in the perforated tub 1/18 also produced very good results with a large towel load without any suds locks and crystal clear rinse water.
If I may make a suggestion to other members, if you find a vintage sealed box of detergent in an antique store and it feels soft, buy it and give it a try, you will be amazed at the results.
If I may make a suggestion to other members, if you find a vintage sealed box of detergent in an antique store and it feels soft, buy it and give it a try, you will be amazed at the results.
angus
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Robert - I have done just that with some vintage Rinso Blue I found a while ago. Since it was wrapped in plastic, it still had some of the original fragrance - I had forgotten how unusual it was. I could not get over the results and I think I follow pretty stringent washing practices so my wash is pretty remarkable (as immodest as that may sound). Of course NO powdery residue either. I will say that I find less residue with the Fab and Fresh Start powders, more with Surf and a moderate amount with Tide and Gain. What I have taken to doing is adding some Calgon or STPP to the first warm rinse and then rinsing again - seems to cut down on the residue. I could just go to liquids, but I am not a liquid kind of guy.
Funny observation. My local Shaw's has the new Tide Coldwater on sale this week ($4.88 for the 100 oz liquid). After church last night, I stopped there and guess what was in everyones' cart? Yup...the shelves were almost bare of that version of Tide and people were snapping it up. I asked the manager about it and he told me he had already replenished all the shelf stock three times that day and had no more left. Lots of regular Tide on the shelves though. And for those who want the TideHE Free liquid, I finally saw it at Shaw's so perhaps it has finally gone national.
For those of us who like Bold powder ( I do love the fragrance and it does a fairly creditable job) Shaw's has told me it has been officially discontinued - I will have to check this out with P&G this week...
And finally, looks like Wisk Free & Clear is back on the shelves - was discontinued for a while.
Funny observation. My local Shaw's has the new Tide Coldwater on sale this week ($4.88 for the 100 oz liquid). After church last night, I stopped there and guess what was in everyones' cart? Yup...the shelves were almost bare of that version of Tide and people were snapping it up. I asked the manager about it and he told me he had already replenished all the shelf stock three times that day and had no more left. Lots of regular Tide on the shelves though. And for those who want the TideHE Free liquid, I finally saw it at Shaw's so perhaps it has finally gone national.
For those of us who like Bold powder ( I do love the fragrance and it does a fairly creditable job) Shaw's has told me it has been officially discontinued - I will have to check this out with P&G this week...
And finally, looks like Wisk Free & Clear is back on the shelves - was discontinued for a while.
westytoploader
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I bought a $1 box of Trend at Dollar General a few weeks ago and tried it out in both the Maytag and the little TechnoSonic portable washer I have.
I will never buy that crap again. I don't think it ever fully dissolved, even in hot water. After each load, I pulled the lint filter out of the agitator column to clean it and there was this white, powdery detergent "dust" everywhere. I then noticed that it was in the tub as well. Needless to say it took a few "empty cycles" to clear that mess out...
I will never buy that crap again. I don't think it ever fully dissolved, even in hot water. After each load, I pulled the lint filter out of the agitator column to clean it and there was this white, powdery detergent "dust" everywhere. I then noticed that it was in the tub as well. Needless to say it took a few "empty cycles" to clear that mess out...
cehalstead
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Trend was a good detergent in the '60s. However, I do agree that it is crap now. Most powders leave a residue anymore, but one that doesn't is Sear's detergent..
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Trend
So who's making Trend these days? Does it have one a website or number to complain to?
So who's making Trend these days? Does it have one a website or number to complain to?
Dial Makes Trend
Trend is now made by The Dial Corporation; it bought the brand when it acquired Purex in the 1980's. Check out www.dialcorp.com; Trend is briefly listed in the laundry products category along with Sta-Flo starch, Borateem and Fels Naptha.
I've seen large boxes of Trend for $2 at Family Dollar; haven't tried it, but now your complaints have made me decide against it. Even at that cheap price, I don't need the non-disolving headaches!
Trend is now made by The Dial Corporation; it bought the brand when it acquired Purex in the 1980's. Check out www.dialcorp.com; Trend is briefly listed in the laundry products category along with Sta-Flo starch, Borateem and Fels Naptha.
I've seen large boxes of Trend for $2 at Family Dollar; haven't tried it, but now your complaints have made me decide against it. Even at that cheap price, I don't need the non-disolving headaches!
Trend
That was one of the only detergents my mom used when I was growing up. We never had a problem with it. However, (see post #55321) when Westy used the "new" Trend....yuk. First of all it has a really unpleasant smell. It reminds me of stale sneakers. It didn't suds well either. I would definitely not recommend it. Leave it on the shelves at the dollar stores and walk away fast.
That was one of the only detergents my mom used when I was growing up. We never had a problem with it. However, (see post #55321) when Westy used the "new" Trend....yuk. First of all it has a really unpleasant smell. It reminds me of stale sneakers. It didn't suds well either. I would definitely not recommend it. Leave it on the shelves at the dollar stores and walk away fast.
