Why Has Whirlpool Never Sold a BOL Power Clean Module?

[johnb300m]

It surprises me with my current portable Haiet GE how well it actually cleans, and I think that's mostly due to the detergent. But this machine also uses more water and runs both spray arms at the same time. You can get a very good wash on the 48-minute cycle. Not too bad.

There's something to say about how good detergent has gotten.
I know it was rough when the phosphates were removed for a bit. There were scaling and powdery coating issues, especially with Cascade in the mid 2000s.
But the formulas are SO good now. The detergents definitely clean better than they used to with all the enzymes now.
Even things like eggs! Egg residue NEVER used to come off completely, or sometimes not at all.
OK, great, phosphates are softening my water, but there's egg everywhere!
Not anymore. Even cheapo Target brand powder cleans eggs decently well, in a Powerclean with a short main wash.

The only challenge I ran into with modern detergents wit bleach-free formulas, is when I got my KUD23 a few years ago.
The main wash and final rinse are so short, it wasn't removing coffee or tea stains very well, and they started to build up.
My (brief) solution was to test around and find that Finish Powder, which was available only at this local Russian grocery store, worked wonders on the coffee stains.
Oh, but then Reckitt discontinued it totally -_-

The next best thing, was finding a KUDS25, with the slightly longer main wash, and longer, heated final rinse.
That really seems to act better at getting coffee stains out, and while using a wider variety of detergents.
SO far, powder Cascade, Seventh Generation, or Finish Power pacs, seem to be working best with that machine.
Cascasde pods of any variety are awful in the Powerclean. Way way too much foam.

 

[appnut]

My Bosch 800 Series does an amazing job.

 

[Chetlaham]

Guys, let’s get the politics out of this thread, or I’m going to request again that a lot of it be eliminated and maybe the whole thread there’s a section for politics and dirty laundry

Running for moderator again John? You can't just erase everything you think is nonsense.

I will not standby and listen to this nonsense. I have many customers who work for the government who are hard-working people, and I have often consulted with some of these people on laws and regulations both for the Consumer Product Safety Commission and for energy star products.

John L

Hard working and great intentions do not guarantee a good outcome.

Nearly every action taken in history was done out of what the acting person thought was good or thought would progress humanity, outcome on the other hand was and is all over the place.