Posted on 03/30/2016 2:20:08 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Edited on 03/30/2016 5:49:24 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Then I need to back off on my detergent amounts. I go for the lower end of the range, but we have really soft water here, so based on that, I can probably go even lower.
“”If only we had total anarchy where nobody gave a hoot about anybody else or people in general, then we could go back to being a perfect society, the way it used to be. “””
As non sequiturs go that is one heck of good one.
Thanks. I was trying to match your rant, but I don’t think I’m quite practiced enough.
I use pods
Obama is even worse. His red lines disappear.
Another option is to purchase a laundry detergent made by a small(er) company. I use a brand named, Charlie’s Soap. One tablespoon of powder works great in my front loading washer. One 2.5 lbs. tub of soap does 100 loads. Tablespoon scoop included! However, there are many other options for laundry soap. Check out any online retailer and you’ll find tons of options.
My son told me this years ago.
If only someone who develop some sort of thing or item or instrument or gadget or doohickey that could make a line on the cap so I wouldnt overfill my machine with soap. If only ...
This requires several years of intensive study — I think a $20 million research program, for a start — and possibly a new federal agency.
I’m sure the profits are built in and they’re not really down. Lotsa ways to set out phony stats.
Decided years ago, that those big, bad soap folks will never make me a victim.
Winter is hard because of the ice. ;-)
We make our own detergent. Only use one tablespoon per load.
Heh. My mother did that, too. I switched to pods -- though there's nothing to prevent her from sneaking in a second, I suppose.
We're doomed!
The latest conspiracy!
Suds are made by a surfactant chemical to convince people that it’s “working.”
I worked with a guy who previously worked for a soap manufacturer. He told me they added extra surfactant to make more bubbles, simply for the visual. Bubbles add nothing to the working nature of the soap.
And forget the stupid detergent. What about the low water eco packages on newer washing machines. One ours, theirs no way to override it except manually add enough water to actually clean the clothes or to open the lid and fake it out so it adds more water. It uses so little water, sometimes on a large load, there are dry spots.
Stupid.
In my experience, it is not really a problem.
Just before I put my house up for sale in 2010, I gave my then 5-year old high capacity LG front loading washer and dryer set to my niece and her husband. Actually we traded them out for the top loader washing machine and dryer they had which were in very good condition and just about the same age as it wasn’t going to make any difference in the asking or selling price of my townhouse and they could really use the bigger capacity machines.
My niece and her husband have 4 young daughters: triplet girls and their “big” sister who is only 11 months older, and they were all toddlers at the time, and also her teenage step son and her college student daughter were living with them and for about 10 months, I was living there too. Needless to say, the front loading washer and the dryer got quite the workout. They were pretty much used every day, several loads per day and we never had a problem with any leaks. They did have to replace the washer with a new one not very long ago but not because of a gasket failure any leaks but because the motor finally gave out after 11 years of very hard use and wasn’t worth replacing.
Also keep in mind that many commercial washers are front loaders.
Yes, the gaskets will wear out over time but it is more likely that one of the belts driving the drum will wear out first.
The bigger problem with front load washers is a buildup of mildew around the gasket that can cause a bad odor that can transfer to the clothes, something I had. But that is remedied by a few simple things like wiping the gasket with either a bleach and water solution or a white vinegar solution, keeping the door open between loads and or running a high temperature load of whites with bleach and also not using too much detergent and using a detergent formulated for HE front load washers.
But they clean WAY better than the top loaders. I have cleaned clothes that were worn while working at heavy highway construction and ranching. The front loaders do a much better job.
When I purchased my HE front loader I was amazed with not only how well it cleaned but also how it used less water and detergent to do the job, spun the clothes dryer, hence using less dyer time but also didn’t “pill” sweaters or wear out clothes as fast as top loading washers that use agitators.
My folks had a front end loader washing machine back in the 1960s. Ended up with a lot of water on the kitchen floor. Neither they nor I ever got anything other than a top loader after that.
Regulators want to regulate and so it becomes a never ending tyranny.
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