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Thread Number: 37257
How much detergent to use at the Laundromat? |
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| Post# 554035 11/4/2011 at 09:22 (4,557 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee) | ||
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| Post# 554042 , Reply# 1 11/4/2011 at 10:04 (4,557 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) | ||
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Liquid or powder detergent? | ||
| Post# 554043 , Reply# 2 11/4/2011 at 10:29 (4,557 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee) | ||
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Post# 554045 , Reply# 3 11/4/2011 at 10:35 (4,557 days old) by JoeEkaitis  (Rialto, California, USA) |
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 Try the amount specified on the washer's instruction plate. And on the topic of laundromat behavior, have you noticed that most of the women don't measure but dump in the detergent by eyeball (usually WAY TOO much)? One woman closed the front loader, pulled out the detergent drawer and watched through window until the liquid detergent began dribbling into the drum. It's the bachelor dudes who actually read the instructions on the detergent box or jug and measure with the precision of a lab assistant. So why the stereotype of men being too stupid to wash clothes without flooding the laundromat with suds? | ||
| Post# 554047 , Reply# 4 11/4/2011 at 10:38 (4,557 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee) | ||
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| Post# 554096 , Reply# 6 11/4/2011 at 14:19 (4,556 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
There isn't much sebum on a comforter. Sebum (skin oil/wax) is what detergent really has to work to remove. Consider a comforter "light soil".
A 50# machine is going to use a LOT of water, probably equal to 2 standard TLs. So soap it for 2 TLs and light soil. These machines allow adding while running? Could always start with one scoop, wait and see what happens, add as needed for light standing suds. Use HE, it's a FL isn't it? | ||
| Post# 554100 , Reply# 7 11/4/2011 at 14:53 (4,556 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee) | ||
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Post# 554101 , Reply# 8 11/4/2011 at 14:54 (4,556 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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considering a comforter, and light soil....probably 1X to 2X as much as a normal FL washer
for normal clothes and soil level.....its a basic formula of single, double, or triple loader.....as to one cap measurement for a single, 2 for a double, and 3 for a triple...... but using todays HE is best.......some guys can get mounds of suds from SearsUP, I cannot, but the advantage for me is chemical concentration......even in my Neptunes, for a heavy, greasy, grimy load.....I can add anywhere up to 5 scoops, and not worry about oversudsing......and clear rinses | ||
| Post# 554102 , Reply# 9 11/4/2011 at 15:00 (4,556 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee) | ||
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| Post# 554103 , Reply# 10 11/4/2011 at 15:01 (4,556 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee) | ||
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| Post# 1056539 , Reply# 12 1/5/2020 at 01:23 (1,573 days old) by RoofTopPigeon (Manhattan, NY) | ||
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My Local Laundromat Advises To Use 4-oz. Of Detergent. My Local Laundromat Advises Too Use At Least 4-oz. Of Detergent; In Washers 30-Pounds (and) Larger. No Matter if it's an Liquid (or) an Powder. They Recommend 4-oz. Of Detergent in Washers 30-Pounds (and) Larger. | ||
| Post# 1056715 , Reply# 14 1/6/2020 at 16:37 (1,571 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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I think ...... you put the word "damn" in the wrong place in that sentence. lol | ||
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Post# 1056766 , Reply# 16 1/7/2020 at 12:49 (1,570 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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May well be | ||
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Post# 1056884 , Reply# 18 1/8/2020 at 13:51 (1,569 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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SQ front loaders at local laundromat do a "Normal" cycle in < 31 minutes. OTOH my AEG Lavamat shortest "Cottons/Easy Cares" cycle is about one hour. Only ten minutes is allotted for heating water, so you're still left with nearly 50 minutes.
Thing one does not like about laundromat washers is inability to adapt cycles. Seeing suds in second, third, or even final rinse is common on this side of pond. Sat sitting in wonder at people who pour tons of detergent into washer at start of cycle (quick three minute pre-wash), even after main wash, and several rinses there is still a thick visible layer of froth. For those that use liquid FS, it going into final rinse kills much of the froth, but that detergent residue is still there. Really only use laundromat now for things that just are too big/bulky for any of my machines. | ||
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