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Laundry Soap for Front Loading Washers

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Date: 10/24/2004 Topics: Cleaning > Laundry | Old Categories > Cleaning  
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You don't have to use the expensive low-suds laundry soap for a front load washing machine just use 1/4-1/2 the recommended amount. Has been working great for mine and saves loads of money

By Kara Grantland
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By Lori (Guest Post)
Can I use powder laundry detergent in my front loading washing machine?

Posted on 09/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By utiliypilot (Guest Post)
Front load detergent is leaned out by aprox 45% same stuff as regular soap,soap manufactures are laughing at you.

Posted on 08/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By yinyang (Guest Post)
Our's does well on 1/3 - 1/2 cup Regular Tide Powder split for the two wash cycles. No problem with residual soap in the clothing.

Posted on 08/17/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By emmag (Guest Post)
hi just got a new frontloader. instructions didn't say what type of detergent to use. I have been reading on the internet and I see a lot of people use 1/4 detergent or 1-2 tablespoons. But my question is is that 1/4 regular detergent or 1/4 he detergent.

Posted on 10/01/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Lisa (Guest Post)
I too have been using regular soap in my HE machine. I use 1 to 2 TBSP of Surf powder, depending on how big the load is. So far it cleans the clothes, and my machine runs just fine!

Posted on 09/22/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Water dude (Guest Post)
You will have to vary the amount of detergent you use depending upon your water chemistry (water hardness to be exact). If your water is fairly soft exessive sudsing could be a problem if your water is hard you will have to use more detergent... How much detergent to use will vary from water source to water source.......

Posted on 08/15/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Beverly B. (Guest Post)
We use 1 teaspoon dry Wisk the top loader can't remove all of the soap bubbles. When soap remains my skin gets very dry and itchy. Fabric softener does not remove the soap. What does?

Posted on 02/12/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

By johnsonya (Guest Post)
I use regular detergent too. And my clothes always come out clean and fresh. A little dab will do ya!!!

Posted on 11/24/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Wanda (Guest Post)
I, too, have a big front loader washer & love it. However, when I had a Sears repairman out to my house, he recommended only using 1 tablespoon of liquid laundry detergent in my machine. He proved that I was using too much detergent by running an empty cycle through the machine & showed me the soap bubbles that were washing around in the water that should have been clear. I have been using only 1 tbsp for 2 years and my laundry is clean. I also only use 1/2 teaspoon of liquid fabric softener. These 2 suggestions save lots of money.

Posted on 10/25/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse

By valleyrimgirl (392) Contact
Yes, I agree that the front load washing machine detergent is very expensive plus it rarely goes on sale. They did not mention this when we bought the washing machine. Although I love it for the abililty I now have to wash blankets and pillows easily here at home. Plus I use less water than I did with the old top load with the agitator in the center.

I would like to try the 1/4 to 1/2 amount of the regular top load detergent....does it clean the clothes as well as the front load detergent? Right now I am using 1/2 the amount "recommended" on the box of front load detergent.

Posted on 10/24/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse

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