Powder or liquid.

Powder or liquid, what's best for washing?

Just wondering due to the good weather for drying.

I use persil liquid normally but have been trying out the capsules for a few weeks.

Bung one in the back of the drum, no pouring or using too much, and they are on offer in Asda at the mo £5 for 38.

Sounds good, Gem. We use both, which ever is cheapest on the day.

I got 3 bags so will be ok till Christmas I think

Liquid capsules for me

Them tablets which crumble in your hands and make a mess on't floor for mee

I take it that no one uses a bar of soap for collars and cuffs?

As used on Johnny's?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZc-o8UOyas

Haha, that takes me back a bit.

Ha ha Fairy soap, I always wondered what doodicious meant only found out recently

Liquid for me. Have you seen how powder clogs the drains? Like a lump of rock it is. Rock I say!

I use powder & chuck it in drum but may change to liquid sachets if they're better as all these lovely ladies are saying

I have recently changed to liquid because I was sick of the powder just being clogged up in the drawer and not washed through into the drum.

Yeh annron that's why I don't use the drawer...only for fabric softener

Annron. I am the same dont use the drawer at all.
Liquid for me.

I use the drawer with liquid and no problems. I put the softener in the draw also.

I do use the drawer folks because the liquid does wash through to the drum unlike powder.

I use both. Powder for the hot washes and liquid for the cooler washes. washes. I don't use the draw either, apart from the softener.

Liquid or powder cleaning power for me is just the same, BUT the downside of the tablets is the plastic gel they are made of, when it dissolves can and does clog up the water outlet pipe, in cool water it returns to a soft plastic that coats the internal bore of the pipe and blocks it.

Fabric Softner can gunge up your draws

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Liquid or powder cleaning power for me is just the same, BUT the downside of the tablets is the plastic gel they are made of, when it dissolves can and does clog up the water outlet pipe, in cool water it returns to a soft plastic that coats the internal bore of the pipe and blocks it.

Replied: 27th Aug 2016 at 17:11

easily solved by running an empty 60 wash every couple of weeks with a cleaner such as calgon or Dr Beckmann or Dettol...

I don't use the plastic pouches. I use the bottled liquid. You pour the liquid into the cap provided and put it into the drum.
I have never had a problem with a gunged up draw or outlet pipes.

I use the tabs and my drains aren't blocked at all...

I'm with turbo on this. If using powder loose or tablets it is suggested that you use Calgon or similar with you wash to preserve the washing machine tubes.

Don't use Calgon

gemfree@
"easily solved by running an empty 60 wash every couple of weeks with a cleaner such as calgon or Dr Beckmann or Dettol"

So every 2 weeks you have to do a 60 wash with no clothes in, wasted water and wasted electric!!!!

So also every 2 weeks you have to buy Calgon or Dr Beckenn or Dettlol wasted money!!! and insolently Calgon WON'T remove plastic residue.

Good idea using tablets NOT

are you a washing machine engineer turbo?

Obviously it's personal choice how you keep your washing machine clean. Mine is to run a 60 wash every couple of weeks with dettol machine cleaner. There is no plastic stuck in the drain from mine...

and I assume you mean't "incidently"

That plastic stuff always seems to stick to my underpants. Not a pretty sight. I wait until the neighbours are out before sticking them on the line.

Omo

Can't you use your own line?

Is fabric softener really necessary? I don't use it.

Anne I think I'll stop using it as my washer which is not so old keeps taking the softener as soon as it's started washing instead of only at last minute.

I use it mainly because I like the fact it makes my washing smell nice but not sure it works softening.

Use liquid now, as the powder goes rock solid, my intake is only a cold water, which obviously heats up to required temp in the wash cycle. Don't use them liquid pods, tried them but on a cool wash they didn't melt, clothes came out looking like they were covered in snot.

Use white vinegar instead of softener, removes all traces of soap and keeps all the pipes clean.

Or go to the Launderette

try finding one

I take all my shirts to the dry cleaners. Much better job at £1.50 each. If I am going away an extra 30p to have them packed for travelling.

Funny you should say that Vixen. I've had to take my duvets to the Launderette for the last couple of years. Silly me didn't buy a machine big enough to take a double duvet Costs me £14 for a wash and dry. I could buy a new one for that. What size is your drum

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I take all my shirts to the dry cleaners. Much better job at £1.50 each. If I am going away an extra 30p to have them packed for travelling.

Replied: 28th Aug 2016 at 23:23


Be better to have a lady that "does" Broady

7kg drum mine but I replace my duvet every year, £12 buys me a silentnight allseasons duvet....

My machine is 9kg. I wash the single one from spare room but I replace our duvet as it's a king size and I don't want to risk wrecking my machine.

Always fairy - powder or capsules - whatever is on offer. Ann I don't use Comfort type stuff either . it's a waste of money. Peg clothes out and they smell much better!

Kath, I agree, nothing beats the smell of line dryed clothes, especially sheets.

Consumer group Choice in Oz says washing conditioners are a comple!e waste of money, only effective as water!

EQ,
We can both iron but it is almost obsolete in our house.,Our dryer is quite large so most things come out without creases and ready to wear. As for shirts we decided that after working 90+ years between us that we had better things to do with our time than stand at an ironing board ( plus the dry cleaners does a better job) As for drying outside I never see clothes outside. For quite a large part of the year they would be frozen before you got back into the house. Guess different countries have different approaches.

Do you wash your clothes in tide?

Yes, Fingers. Then we peg them out tide.

BOOM BOOM!

Ay thang yaw.

And some clothes need to be washed in tide out.

Gerroff!

And someone had the cheek to call wiganers boring.

Jathbee

I see the humour is returning to WW, not before time.

It never went even though someone called this site a "human zoo"

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I see the humour is returning to WW, not before time.

Replied: 2nd Sep 2016 at 09:08


And long may it continue, Mester.

It's been a long time coming Joseph.

It's like fashion........ always does a full circle eventually!

Here they come, your posting so I'm posting...... Awwwww

It's nice to have a good time and be civil.

Agree, it's a shame there's a lack of it on here.

It will get better as the winter months draw in and the good folk spend more time indoors on WW.

Mind you, there is washing and bread making to discuss so they are probably good times, to "some people"

There's a couple on here can't spend anymore time on here than they already do.

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It will get better as the winter months draw in and the good folk spend more time indoors on WW.

Replied: 2nd Sep 2016 at 10:01

Can't wait

Good times ahoy!

Listen um and the claim to do this and do that and all they do is spend all the time jumping between sites all day, lying or what.

Am away to the Laundrette in a few. Do others use Laundrettes still?

Just had my hair done. I feel almost human again

eront, did you use powder or liquid?

I usually use liquid (water) but this am, in a hurry, so used this. So I suppose that counts as powder!

I use that all the time priscus

I mixed the whites and colours with disastrous results and got banned signed high as a consequence.

it's good stuff that priscus, use it sometimes...

I don't get along with dry shampoo,just shower & shampoo every morning & when I'm on holiday & hot then it's shower & shampoo morning & evening

My hair is short so shower and shampoo each day.

Well I'm not hanging me undies out today, that's fer sure, that's for dang sure! Bloody weather.

Me neither Joseph. Wet and miserable here also. Will have to use the tumble drier

We don't have one, don't like them.

We have one but I only use it for smalls and socks

I use it very little to be honest. Much prefer pegging out.

When we moved house I let my next door neighbour have it because I very rarely used it., I much prefer my washing dried outdoors.

Joseph,
A drier is vital here. Half of the year your clothes would be frozen before you could get a peg on the line. TBH I have never seen clothes hung outside any time of year however someone must do because I see those Rotary Drying contraptions on sale.

I recall in winter of 1963, we had a line of towels drying, and two of them simply snapped in half. having frozen rigid.

Liquid at the minute .