Decided to give myself a treat today so I opened one of my 3 remaining boxes of Surf. I love the fragrance. I did 3 loads of towels. I used 2 tablets in the Maytag 806, one in the Creda and one in the Miele W1986. Because the Creda fills to a higher normal water level, the Surf made more suds in it than in the Miele. With my usual helping, all of the final rinse water was acceptable. Everything received a final spin at 1600 in the W1918, but still retained the fragrance I love. I might take them out of the dryers damp and hang them inside to finish drying to let me enjoy more of the great scent. Another small thrill for a small mind.
POWER FRESH SURF TABLETS
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jasonl
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I miss tablets
I used to love Purex Tablets. They were very cheap and very low sudsing. My only complaint was it left detergent residue on clothes and on the window of my Frigemore. But the sweet smell!
I used to love Purex Tablets. They were very cheap and very low sudsing. My only complaint was it left detergent residue on clothes and on the window of my Frigemore. But the sweet smell!
Oh, they might
be around again. Could take another 40 years, but you can't keep a good marketing tool down long.
Salvo, Vim....
Lawrence/Maytagbear
be around again. Could take another 40 years, but you can't keep a good marketing tool down long.
Salvo, Vim....
Lawrence/Maytagbear
bobofhollywood
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purex tabs
Have Purex tabs been discontinued and I failed to notice?
I still have one box about 3/4 full.
Wow Tom - 1600 rpms~ in a mealugh huh...impressive. That oughta squeeze out the water tight~!
Have Purex tabs been discontinued and I failed to notice?
I still have one box about 3/4 full.
Wow Tom - 1600 rpms~ in a mealugh huh...impressive. That oughta squeeze out the water tight~!
tablets
Tablets are really successful here in the UK - they have more or less half of the detergent share out of powders, liquids, tablets and liquid tabs. I'm not keen on them cos I prefer to measure out powder myself - plus I find the powder easier to rinse, however for the average joe tablets (and liquid tabs - sachets with liquid detergent inside which melt inside the washer) are great as you don't have to pre-measure detergent. Which is why I was always confused, as the American washers are somewhat "dumbed down", yet they took the easiest form of dosing the correct detergent off the market! I wouldn't be surprised if tablets were to appear in the States again in a few years.
Jon
Tablets are really successful here in the UK - they have more or less half of the detergent share out of powders, liquids, tablets and liquid tabs. I'm not keen on them cos I prefer to measure out powder myself - plus I find the powder easier to rinse, however for the average joe tablets (and liquid tabs - sachets with liquid detergent inside which melt inside the washer) are great as you don't have to pre-measure detergent. Which is why I was always confused, as the American washers are somewhat "dumbed down", yet they took the easiest form of dosing the correct detergent off the market! I wouldn't be surprised if tablets were to appear in the States again in a few years.
Jon
One of the problems with the USA tablets was that they didn't dissolve easily and seemed to leave residue on clothing. I have one customer at the laundromat that still has a stash of them, and no matter how many times I tell her to at least crumble them before putting them in the tub or in the dispenser, she doesn't, and I get either partially dissovled tabs in the dispenser, or partially dissolved tables cemented in the corner of the tub between the vanes and the tub back. Tide was the worst, but Wisk and Purex had the same propensity.
I love the way UK Ariel tabs dissolved in the dispenser drawer regardless of water temp! You'd think P&G would have made Tide tabs in the same way... I wish Persil tabs did the same because I hate the bag, but I crumble them and they go into the drawer.
I love the way UK Ariel tabs dissolved in the dispenser drawer regardless of water temp! You'd think P&G would have made Tide tabs in the same way... I wish Persil tabs did the same because I hate the bag, but I crumble them and they go into the drawer.
I want the tablets back!
I loved those tablets. After the reissue a couple of years back, I found those tables indispensible for loads being done at the laundromat. I don't do comforters and rugs in my top-loader - but do them at the laundromat. Just throw in your load, a couple of tablets and leave.
When I was a kid, SALVO was still available. I wanted Mom to buy SALVO cuz' it seemed so smart to just fling a pill into the drum and be done with it. She refused and stated that it doesn't dissolve. I guess she was right.
However, in the last several years WISK and PUREX tablets were available and they always dissolved just fine...
I loved those tablets. After the reissue a couple of years back, I found those tables indispensible for loads being done at the laundromat. I don't do comforters and rugs in my top-loader - but do them at the laundromat. Just throw in your load, a couple of tablets and leave.
When I was a kid, SALVO was still available. I wanted Mom to buy SALVO cuz' it seemed so smart to just fling a pill into the drum and be done with it. She refused and stated that it doesn't dissolve. I guess she was right.
However, in the last several years WISK and PUREX tablets were available and they always dissolved just fine...
That's the sad thing about tablets; they are so slow to dissolve in the machines that use so little water that our WP training rep said that they were not recommended, yet TIDE managed to make some quick dissolving tablets that were not HE. With the small amount of water used in the front loaders, tablets needed to be broken up or just sort of squeezed into a powder. If they could make the tablets HE, why couldn't they just make HE powder Wisk, Purex and Surf or fast dissolving tablets? They wash just fine with some STPP, although they develop too many suds if used in a wash when the water is heated much above what the water heater delivers (130-140). Powder TIDE HE and Persil are the only dependably low sudsing detergents for that task that I have found.
jasonl
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I used to crumble my purex tablets into the dispenser of my Frigemore but still some managed to get stuck to the clothes :-( . I tried crumbling them into to drum, same thing. If they only could dissolve better in a FL washer, they would've been the perfect thing. So easy to use, 1 tab a wash.
I'll bet with quick dissolving HE tablets, I could put a tab in the dispenser of my new (soon to be) Oasis. Those WP dispeners are awesome for dispensing detergent and it will dissolve a Purex tab without making a mess.
I'll bet with quick dissolving HE tablets, I could put a tab in the dispenser of my new (soon to be) Oasis. Those WP dispeners are awesome for dispensing detergent and it will dissolve a Purex tab without making a mess.
Dissolving
All P&G tabs now here in the UK are quick-dissolving, and are designed to go in the soap drawer rather than a net without having to be crumbled. I've experimented before by putting one in a glass of water and it dissolved right before my eyes in no time.
The Unilever ones are designed to be placed in a net, which IMO beats the convenience of dropping a tablet in but still gives precise dosing. I prefer the Unilever ones simply because they rinse out so much better than the P&G tabs - in fact if I use more than one P&G tab more often than not by the end of the wash portion the suds are over halfway up the door.
Jon
All P&G tabs now here in the UK are quick-dissolving, and are designed to go in the soap drawer rather than a net without having to be crumbled. I've experimented before by putting one in a glass of water and it dissolved right before my eyes in no time.
The Unilever ones are designed to be placed in a net, which IMO beats the convenience of dropping a tablet in but still gives precise dosing. I prefer the Unilever ones simply because they rinse out so much better than the P&G tabs - in fact if I use more than one P&G tab more often than not by the end of the wash portion the suds are over halfway up the door.
Jon
While down at he shops yesterday (nabbing the last several boxes of Wisk Dye and Perfume Free, Power Scoop detergent) noticed Wisk now as a "dual action" laundry liquid which is "HE" marked. Comes in the same sort of bottles as the new All "Small and Mighty" liquids and like them is ultra concentrated. So guess Wisk tablets are not going to make a come back anytime soon.
Seems detergent liquids are fast replacing all types of powedered detergents in the United States. Always mashed up several bags of Wisk tablets and kept the detergent in a jar. Never had any problems with dispensing or residue.
L.
Seems detergent liquids are fast replacing all types of powedered detergents in the United States. Always mashed up several bags of Wisk tablets and kept the detergent in a jar. Never had any problems with dispensing or residue.
L.
Liquid tabs
Have liquid tabs made an appearance on the US market yet?
Jon
Have liquid tabs made an appearance on the US market yet?
Jon
The thing I do not like about the liquids I have used, HE or not, is that the rinses are so sudsy. I read somwhere that the suds in the rinse are there because of the way the liquids soften the water, but to me it looks like the detergent is not rinsing out.
Jon, the only gel packs here are for dishsmashers. The thing is that if you put one of those in the detergent dispenser, you get no prewash, just the main wash. Of course, in some of these new dishwashers with the very long cycle, the main wash might last for so long a period that you don't need the prewash. I don't know.
Jon, the only gel packs here are for dishsmashers. The thing is that if you put one of those in the detergent dispenser, you get no prewash, just the main wash. Of course, in some of these new dishwashers with the very long cycle, the main wash might last for so long a period that you don't need the prewash. I don't know.
