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Thread Number: 70368
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Detergents for both TL&FL. |
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| Post# 932830 4/16/2017 at 22:12 (2,560 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia) | ||
This has been puzzling me for a little while now, seeing as most of the detergents nowadays are formulated for both top loaders and front loaders, unlike previously, have all detergents now really just been changed to front load formula anyway?, and if this is the case, would they still be effective in top loaders without the various foaming agents.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist by any means, however are the detergent manufacturers expecting the end of top load washers in the future, or have consumers basically told them they don't like searching for their respective brand. Years and years ago here in OZ,if you owned a front loader, it was Omomatic or nothing, then we had various brand using the term Matic for the FL version, i.e. Surfmatic Spreematic etc, now just buy any you like for both. Is this the case with overseas brands as well? | ||
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Post# 932835 , Reply# 1 4/16/2017 at 23:33 (2,560 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Most P&G detergents 
Here such as Tide "HE" are now supposed to be for *all* such machines; H-axis and top loading. However the dosages seem a bit high for my Miele or AEG Oko-Lavamat, so use less than recommended amounts.
When it comes to European detergents in my stash (Persil, Ariel, Saint Croix, etc...) find can use a bit less than given amount in most instances because of our very soft water. Still it always pays to match dosage to soil loads. | ||
| Post# 932856 , Reply# 4 4/17/2017 at 01:28 (2,560 days old) by Twinniefan (Sydney Australia) | ||
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TL detergent in FL
Hi guys
Paulo, Yes that's quite true about using a lower dose of TL detergent in a FL, however, I remember Lever&kitchen, (Unilever now), warning that this wasn't really good as less powder would result in dingy whites, faded colours etc. This was really just a plug to convince consumers to buy Omomatic, so they had a captive audience, although the market share of FL!'s in Australia then would have been pretty small. Given I'm now the owner of a fairly new FL it's much and muchly for me now, in fact my biggest gripe with detergents now are the sickeningly sweet fragrances most of them have, especially Fab and Surf. Actually I wish Henkel would ditch Fab and go back to mass production of Spree. I loved Spree because performance wise it was similar to Surf and Fsb anyway, but each variation had a single, simple fragrance not a damn potpourri. The fresh linen one was my favourite with Summer Breeze next followed by lemon. Cheers guys. | ||
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Post# 932869 , Reply# 6 4/17/2017 at 05:01 (2,560 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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No longer bother with non-HE detergents for my Miele or AEG
Especially some of the vintage things in my stash. Found they simply created too much forth and or were difficult to rinse. Simply use such things for washing in tubs or (when I get it up and running) the Maytag wringer.
It is so amazing when using European detergents even the vintage Persil 59 in my stash how clean rinsing they are; by the second or third rinse waters are clear. The gel and liquids can leave a bit of froth in final rinse water, but that is the surfactants for you then. | ||
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