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Thread Number: 95718
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Correct dose of HE detergent based on sudsing |
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Post# 1203558 4/16/2024 at 15:15 by chetlaham  (United States) |
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 How much sudsing for the right dose of HE detergent? I've got 2 Tide Free and Clear Pods at a little over 2/3 water level on this load. Do the amount of suds show to much, to little or just enough detergent? One pod barely gave any suds so I assumed it was not enough adding another Pod. However now I'm second guessing myself and not sure if a second rinse is needed. I've never been able to make the transition from regular none detergent to HE detergent.
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| Post# 1203574 , Reply# 1 4/16/2024 at 20:31 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
This is one of the reasons why I don't use pods, one may not be enough to clean but two could be too many. Especially if I had only a few things to wash but even one pod could foam up alot. Perhaps maybe if one pod isn't enough for your top loader, you could always add a little bit of either liquid or powder (if there are any free & clear powder ones left). I honestly don't remember any of the top loaders I've used foaming up like that even with using HE detergent. But I've always used the same amount of detergent on the instructions just like with the non HE ones for the top loaders due to the amount of water they use. Usually with that much I don't really need a second rinse. That's just my experience.
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| Post# 1203614 , Reply# 2 4/17/2024 at 08:16 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
exactly...using pods = too little or too much.. I don't like them
But in that pic... that looks about right to me..not overly sudsy... but enough to know be comfortable with the amount of detergent to get the clothes clean. I'm about to run out of powdered detergent which I've used for years...and I'm thinking of going to liquid...and I know dosing is going to be a learning curve... | ||
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Post# 1203804 , Reply# 3 4/19/2024 at 20:16 by chetlaham (United States) |
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Here is one POD for this lightly soiled load. Glad to know my first pic is in the just right category. I'd say this one is right too.
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Post# 1203806 , Reply# 4 4/19/2024 at 20:36 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1203814 , Reply# 5 4/19/2024 at 23:43 by chetlaham (United States) |
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| Post# 1203819 , Reply# 6 4/20/2024 at 01:17 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Just stick your hand in the wash water after it's full and feel to see if the water feels slippery... I really don't know how to tell what level of slipperyness.. It just should feel slippery...
He's right. Suds are no incidation of anything... I was just basing that view when I used to use a top load washer... that was about what the top of the water looked like...few suds...not overly sudsy... I'm guessing if you're at least seeing that many suds that water should feel slippery.. God I hope I got that right | ||
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Post# 1203820 , Reply# 7 4/20/2024 at 01:59 by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) |
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Post# 1203826 , Reply# 8 4/20/2024 at 09:04 by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Call your city water office and ask what the water hardness is—in grains per gallon—and you’ll have a good idea of whether you need to dose detergent higher or lower than package recommendation. The water in my town is pretty hard: 24 gpg. I have a water softener so the water is very, almost unnaturally, soft. I dose 1/2 to 2/3 of the package recommendation. I usually dosed the recommended amount when I had a 2017 top loading Speed Queen, because of the large volume of water. I now have a 2023 model 7009 SQ front loader.
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Post# 1203827 , Reply# 9 4/20/2024 at 09:33 by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) |
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Knowing your water hardness is a good start, but judging the soil level can be tricky especially if your`re dealing with something that might not be visible but depending on someone`s body chemistry it can be present in abundance like body oils for example.
If I have a lot of t-shirts in a load I need up to 3 times the amount of detergent or even more as compared to something "lightly soiled" like a load of curtains (which is mostly dust) to get to a similar suds level. | ||
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Post# 1204272 , Reply# 10 4/28/2024 at 20:12 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Slightly below medium water level. 1/4 cup (4 tbsp / 2 oz.) of Persil liquid + 2 tbsp STPP. Slippery water.
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Post# 1204288 , Reply# 11 4/29/2024 at 08:04 by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI) |
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One Pod | ||
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Post# 1205611 , Reply# 12 5/18/2024 at 20:52 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Sister & sis-in-law are at mom's place this weekend to do some maintenance things, altho mom is away with other sister for grandson's penta-versary. I was there today to check-in. They had went fishing with neighbors mid-morning to early afternoon. Sister put in a load of laundry, clothes and a pair of shoes. I checked a bit later. Cold water. Zero suds or bubbles. Not the slightest hint of slippery to the water. I added a good shot more detergent. They and mom are working on mucking-up another machine ... | ||
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