Photo shows lady pouring powdered Calgon water conditioner into the dispenser. I thought these were meant for only liquids? How did this one's design differ so that both liquids or powders could be used?
POD 11/1/15--Norge Dispenser Wheel
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toploader55
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I thought (I never used Calgon) Calgon went into the Wash Water.
Isn't it a softener to make the detergent more efficient ?
Isn't it a softener to make the detergent more efficient ?
Ross R in AZ recently sent me a dispenser wheel to go with my Norge solid-tub washer (also from Ross!)
This is by far the largest dispenser of this type I've ever seen, holding nearly 1 1/2 cups. I don't have instructions for it to know if you were supposed to dissolve the product in water or if powdered additives could be dispensed. I guess we could assume judging by the picture powdered products would work, I'll have to try it.
Calgon or other water softeners were frequently recommended for use in the rinse cycle, particularly if you had very hard water and were using (non-synthetic) soap such as Ivory Snow, etc.
This is by far the largest dispenser of this type I've ever seen, holding nearly 1 1/2 cups. I don't have instructions for it to know if you were supposed to dissolve the product in water or if powdered additives could be dispensed. I guess we could assume judging by the picture powdered products would work, I'll have to try it.
Calgon or other water softeners were frequently recommended for use in the rinse cycle, particularly if you had very hard water and were using (non-synthetic) soap such as Ivory Snow, etc.
delaneymeegan
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I like the innocence of these ads.
easy
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I would assume that instructions were given to dilute the calgon with warm water to bring the level to some point inside the wheel? All the agitator mounted fabric softener dispensers in machines that I have owned have instructed to do so with liquids, especially as they have become more concentrated.
I would assume that instructions were given to dilute the calgon with warm water to bring the level to some point inside the wheel? All the agitator mounted fabric softener dispensers in machines that I have owned have instructed to do so with liquids, especially as they have become more concentrated.
Norge - Timeline Model?
What is the model number for the machine in the Picture of the Day? Is it the TOL machine for the year the ad appeared?
What is the model number for the machine in the Picture of the Day? Is it the TOL machine for the year the ad appeared?
Calgon
At least back when the stuff was a mix of phosphates (as is the packet sold above), was recommended for both wash and rinse water under certain conditions. Certainly if using soap for reasons we've been into before. However since during that time since so many laundry detergents were loaded with phosphates you really only needed to add a water softener to rinse.
My 1950's issues of Consumer Reports generally follows that advice; even with phosphate detergent under certain conditions it was wise to use a non-precipitating water condition (Calgon but there were others) in the rinse.
At least back when the stuff was a mix of phosphates (as is the packet sold above), was recommended for both wash and rinse water under certain conditions. Certainly if using soap for reasons we've been into before. However since during that time since so many laundry detergents were loaded with phosphates you really only needed to add a water softener to rinse.
My 1950's issues of Consumer Reports generally follows that advice; even with phosphate detergent under certain conditions it was wise to use a non-precipitating water condition (Calgon but there were others) in the rinse.
Given what humidity in our basement did to Calgon (turning it into a jelly-like mess around the opening of the foil-coated box) I don't think it would survive a wash cycle and be a powder capable of being spun out into the outer ring of a dispenser. I think the picture of the lady pouring from the box was to emphasize what the product looked like, but I believe it needed to have water added to dispense properly.
Maybe you put the dry Calgon in the dispenser and added water to it. While the machine washed the clothes the motion of the agitator was enough to stir the contents in the dispenser to mix them up. Than it could dispense as liquid into the rinse part of the cycle.
Are their any members here that have this dispenser in their collection that could clarify things?
Are their any members here that have this dispenser in their collection that could clarify things?
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I have the dispenser * see above video so I'll give it try tonight after work. I even might have some vintage Calgon that is still good, or can just use some STPP.
I have the dispenser * see above video so I'll give it try tonight after work. I even might have some vintage Calgon that is still good, or can just use some STPP.
Calgon was amazingly hygroscopic. It pulled moisture from the air which was the reason why it was packaged in the foil covered box.
this is a huge WAG, but maybe it worked with the burp o lator?
Actually it preceded the Belcher and was not offered after the lint filter was introduced. If you wanted Calgon dispensed after the lint filter was introduced, you needed to buy a Norge Dispensomat.
Calgon was amazingly hygroscopic
Original formula of Calgon was a blend of two types of phosphates; STPP and SHTP. While both are "water loving" the latter more so of the two.
Original formula of Calgon was a blend of two types of phosphates; STPP and SHTP. While both are "water loving" the latter more so of the two.
