Twin Tub Rinsing

[rolls_rapide]

Foam

It may be down to the surfactants used, anionic as opposed to non-ionic.

If I remember rightly, non-ionic surfactants are used in dishwasher detergents because they produce less froth.

Anionic seem to be used in today's powders in greater quantities, probably because they remove dirt more effectively, but they do foam. You should also remember that modern detergents are supposed to be more concentrated, so THEORETICALLY, you would expect decent results with a lesser quantity of detergent.

In saying that, I just cannot bring myself to use less than 95-100 ml of powder per load.

 

[hoovermatic]

@liberator deluxe - I went through a phase of using soap flakes when I had a twin tub simply because the rinsing was so much easier. The downside of easy rinsing was that you needed to use higher temperature wash water, do more pretreating and longer wash times. The water was not particularly hard in the area I was living as I recall. In the end, I reverted to using Radion as it was the easiest to rinse I could find at the time, smelt divine and was pretty good at stain removal at low temperatures. That gives you an idea as to how long ago it was (about 1995!) Also, what is Harveys Washing Powder???

 

[launderess]

Harveys Washing Powder

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www.harveywatersofteners.co.uk

 

[launderess]

Many Water Softener Makers On This Side Of The Pond

Do the same thing, produce or source detergents designed to be used with softened water systems.

 

[washerman]

I used a hand powered tumble washer and a countertop spinner for my laundry until the spinner died. I used to spin out the wash water, dump two quarts of water into the spinner, spin and repeat twice more....it may not seem like much, but when you can only get two shirts or about six wash clothes in the spinner, it is a lot of water. I even used an "eco friendly" no-additive detergent.

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www.laundry-alternative.com

 

[vintagekitchen]

my method...

Though my twinnie is not a vintage one, I always rinse in the spinner unless I am washing a comforter. However I dont use the built in "spray/spin rinse" It never seems to get any further than the top 1/3 or 1/2 of the load. What I do is use a 2 gallon bucket. After spinning out the suds, dump a bucket of water over the clothes, which soaks them all the way to the bottom layer. Then spin out. Repeat until water is clear, usually 3 times does the trick, sometimes 4. Then 1 last bucket with a half capful of Downy softener in the water. Works a treat every time. By the time I am done rinsing a load, the next one is just about finished washing, so I can really fly through laundry this way. If twinnies didnt tangle so much I would really be in heaven, lol..

 

[liberatordeluxe]

@ Hoovermatic Harveys Washing Powder is a detergent produced by the company that make water softners. Just google Harveys washing powder then you can read about it yourself.