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Thread Number: 90246
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
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Post# 1148188 , Reply# 1 5/7/2022 at 05:51 (725 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Here you are luv!
www.independent.co.uk/ext... Have been using Miele Ultra White powder and find it's brilliant! Equal to or maybe slightly better than Persil (Henkel version) for washing with nothing else added. Have read good things about Bio D powder detergent. It's not offered on this side of pond so haven't tried it personally. | ||
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Post# 1148189 , Reply# 2 5/7/2022 at 05:56 (725 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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If you have a good colour detergent you could just buy oxygen bleach like Vanish for whites and use the two for whites. Or try Aldi's or Lidl's powder detergent for whites. I prefer Aldi's Una, I think in the UK Aldi sells Almat. Lidl's powder for whites is a good detergent too, but I find the scent too strong.
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| Post# 1148274 , Reply# 4 5/8/2022 at 06:59 (724 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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'Splosh' powder According to their customers' reviews, most seem happy with it. However, one customer comments on their whites being 'very dingy and grey'. | ||
| Post# 1148293 , Reply# 6 5/8/2022 at 10:11 (724 days old) by liberatordeluxe (UK) | ||
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@Rolls_rapide I suppose i could just add a scoop of own brand Tesco or Sainsburys 'Whites' booster on top of the Splosh as also suggested by @Foraloysius | ||
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Post# 1148295 , Reply# 7 5/8/2022 at 10:19 (724 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Ariel Professional and a calgon tablet 
In the Miele @ 60c and whites come out spot on, Only problem I have is there are about 4x loads of whites a week so have started using Hotpoint Twin Tub and a gas fired Morley wash boiler the soak and consequent boil gets all stains out then its a 10 min wash followed by 3 rinses and on the line or in the gas dryer, I have saved about £10 a week on electricity this way and I get great results so its a win win !!
Oh and it gets me out the house for a few hours :) Austin | ||
| Post# 1148486 , Reply# 10 5/11/2022 at 13:56 (721 days old) by liberatordeluxe (UK) | ||
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Powder @ozzie908 Is the Ariel professional better than the powders bought in Sainsburys and Tesco? Where do you get yours? Any reason for the Calgon tablet? | ||
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Post# 1148774 , Reply# 11 5/15/2022 at 16:19 (717 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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@liberatordeluxe
I have tried all the others and I liked Sainsbury's bio powder but it stopped being available in a large box which as the store is the other side of town to me I stopped buying it, Tesco I gave up on as it was no where near as good and I wash a lot of whites so wanted something that worked first time without the need for stain removers etc. I found Daz professional was pretty good but then found Ariel at Costco for the same price as Daz and have always preferred Ariel even over Persil especially when Persil dumbed down their non Bio which was ace for whites but it stopped working for me. I also noticed I was getting a white build up on the drum of my washer and as it was not that old was a bit miffed as never needed Calgon before the Miele engineer informed me there was limescale in the machine. So to prevent further damage due to the anti scale ingredient being removed from a lot of powders I buy the big box of Calgon also from Costco.
Austin | ||
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Post# 1148780 , Reply# 12 5/15/2022 at 16:44 (717 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Calgon tabs
Shame you lot can't lay hands on phosphates, streets better than Polycarboxylates IMHO.
www.amazon.com/Calgon-Tab... Love the commercial adverts though... Ancient Chinese secret still is best... | ||
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Post# 1148781 , Reply# 13 5/15/2022 at 16:46 (717 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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I'm going to try this trick, see what if anything comes up in my washing machines...
Have mentioned this previously, anyone wanting to guage health of their washer's heating elements just take a torch and peer into bottom of tub from inside. Aiming light just right one should be able to see heating element and thus gauge if it is clean or covered in muck or limescale. | ||
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Post# 1148782 , Reply# 14 5/15/2022 at 16:49 (717 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Find it interesting that powdered detergents in Europe are removing anti-limescale agents. Last one read in British, French and German consumer testing guides was Calgon and similar products weren't needed as detergents contained more than sufficient substances to cope with limescale. One just needed to dose detergent property to suit local water conditions.
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Post# 1148783 , Reply# 15 5/15/2022 at 16:59 (717 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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@launderess
In all my years of laundry I have never needed a single limescale remover as well as decent detergent ! Always have a tendency to dose according to situation and until now never had an issue even machines that have been white with scale have come clean but not anymore and I am trying to not have to buy another washing machine for quite some time. prevention after all being better than replacement.
Austin | ||
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