Use powdered detergents....these brands are actually better for the life of your washer. The liquids all contain oil that sorta gums up the works after a while.
Question about detergent
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...I understand that particular brand comes in a lovely feta cheese scent....
do you have to cut that soap into cheesy squares? and does it smell worse,when you cut the cheese..
do you have to cut that soap into cheesy squares? and does it smell worse,when you cut the cheese..
Neesy
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Yup - ya got that right! (and now I have learned a new term today - "package challenged")
I'm not for sure its true but I've heard that the oil in dryer sheets will build up in the dryer and eventually leave little drops of oil on your clothes.
They don't usually work that great with the minerals often found in well water, though. Have to use liquid or the powder just clumps up, even more so with the dish washer.
Not sure about the oil drops on clothes but I have heard that the lint filter screen will develop a film on it from dryer sheets that makes the dryer less efficient so you should wash off the filter every so often to make sure it allows proper air flow.
I heard that from a repairman. Our water is not hard here so you are probably right when it comes to well water.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I didn't know this - I am going to go run my filter under hot water right now!
Thanks for all the replies. Sorry I was away from the thread, just busy, but I think the linkage to the cheese thread is hilarious!
Believe me, to the person who mentioned this -- I am indeed challenged in the packaged-goods arena!
The detergent is pretty good, but it still does the trickling thing. I think that may just be normal? I'm thinking, just based on physics, how could they design something like detergent not to keep on dispensing if the bottle is inverted. Of course, it is just a trickle, so the design solved some of the problem, but as the reservoir fills again, it will just keep dripping, not sure there is any way around that. I was just fascinated by the idea of a pre-set dose. I'll see if I can do anything differently (although I have to always remember to open the cap away from me, as advised on the package, as liquid in this particular cap can shoot out sometimes under pressure).
Thanks again!
Believe me, to the person who mentioned this -- I am indeed challenged in the packaged-goods arena!
The detergent is pretty good, but it still does the trickling thing. I think that may just be normal? I'm thinking, just based on physics, how could they design something like detergent not to keep on dispensing if the bottle is inverted. Of course, it is just a trickle, so the design solved some of the problem, but as the reservoir fills again, it will just keep dripping, not sure there is any way around that. I was just fascinated by the idea of a pre-set dose. I'll see if I can do anything differently (although I have to always remember to open the cap away from me, as advised on the package, as liquid in this particular cap can shoot out sometimes under pressure).
Thanks again!
Wait, what? You're supposed to do that? I throw all the detergent stuff in the bottom, cram in the clothes, spin the dial, and run.
...spin the dial?...have you ever gotten 1/2 a car or a trip to Hawaii?....
No, but one time I got a free swimming pool. It wasn't Olympic-sized, it was exactly the size of my basement. Instead of inviting blue water, it was filled with soap bubbles and boxes of our stuff. You can bet I was jumping up and down and screaming THAT day!
One day when I was taking my kids to school, I saw this. This subdivision had a fountain and obviously somebody threw in some sudsy stuff!
