I am using a liquid detergent and I use exactly the half of the detergent they say I should use. If a the washing machine requires 1 cup, I do half. Mostly because I don’t trust the company to put me over their interests.
Now, what will happen? Will my clothes end up staying dirty? Will it not remove stains which a full cup would have removed? Will surfexcel kidnap me and torture me for not obeying their commands? Help meeee!!
The detergent goblin takes them, as you haven’t provided the right payment.
Help me oh kind wizard, I do not want to die.
Throw in some extra socks next time. He’ll take them as tribute and leave your other clothes.
If you use too little, it won’t get your clothes as clean. If you use too much, your clothes will come out of the washer still with detergent in them or perhaps you’ll have issues with too much suds leaking out of your washer (or at least out of the tank portion potentially into some of the electronic components.) There’s probably a pretty wide margin of error, though, and you’d have to use a lot too little or a lot too much to see any noticeable difference, though. If you’re happy with the results you’re getting, keep doing what you’re doing. If you feel like doing some experimentation with the amount of detergent you use, hell, everybody needs a hobby.
How much you need depends entirely on the hardness of your water.
If half a serving is enough to get your clothes smelling clean, then you’re using enough.
You almost can’t use too little detergent, recommended amounts are actually too much and tend to leave residue. You only need 1-2TBSP to properly clean your clothes.
Switch to powder, your wallet will thank you.
Switched from powder to liquid actually, powder wouldnt mix and leave residue, liquid is kinda easier
Too little and your clothes will be exposed to more friction, causing things to get pulled and rubbed more.
My newer LG with a mobile app once scolded me for using too much.
Well fuck LG, just build a tank into the washer that I can fill with a gallon of detergent at a time and do your own metering.
Wait, how does the detergent affect friction?
That just sounds wrong
Mix some in water and feel it.
They work by getting between the fabric and the “grime” and lifting it off. Also something to do with surface tension.
That’s a bit thin, is a lot like 'it’s totally true, bro, just try it. Anecdotal arguments.
I need some fluid dynamics here
You need someone to prove that soap is slick?
I mean that is not the main function. In a tumble drier cloathes rub against each other without any soap too, without disastrous tearing of fabrics.
Tumble drying does drastically reduce the lifespan on the clothing though…
Any effect should be immediately obvious, shouldn’t it? If your clothes are still dirty after washing, that’s something you can see/smell/feel. Anything else that your average detergent claims to do is luxury.
Persistent smell of sweat doesn’t reappear immediately after washing, it takes a few days. Then you’ll know if you used too little detergent. Could use a vinegar soak or wash (or bleach for whites), because detergents can’t dissolve everything.
Ah, good point. Still something OP can find out by experimenting a bit and adjusting the amount where needed.
The only harm is using too much. My mother-in-law has ruined multiple washing machines over the years. She doesn’t understand that modern high efficiency machines require very little detergent and proceeds to clog them up with too much.
I literally had to teach my wife how to do laundry correctly when we got married so she wouldn’t ruin the washing machine.
Doesn’t help that people don’t realize that HE detergent doesn’t produce as much suds as conventional detergent.
Another thing is good quality washing machine cleaner/descaler/degreaser
Use it every year, or every six months in hard water areas. Drastically increases the life of your machine, and it’ll keep washing like it did when it was new
That and don’t forget to clean the filter! I do that every month, doesn’t take long and it keeps everything running smoothly.
What brand do you recommend, or style?
The own brand stuff in Lidl is excellent
I actually do the cleaner every couple of months and use vinegar once a week, at the end of my first load. (my water tests between 300-400ppm) I also gave up on fabric softener and dryer sheets when I found just running the dryer again with no heat for 20min gives me the same result. (less residue left behind in the washer/dryer and cleaner skin)
The first technolgy connections video with the words washing machine in it.
This is a dishwashing machine video, not a clothes washing machine video.
Apologies - That was very lazy of me.
On a second look I’m shocked to be unable to find a technology connections video on this. This guy has near on 10 years of gold on YouTube.What’s the difference?
Put your dishes in clothes washing machine and find out.
it deals with items of different materials and different kinds of dirtyness. drying is done wildly differently too, and some dishwaser detergent has stuff to help faster drying
I always use less detergent and add some vinegar.
