Posted by john bently on February 19, 2010, 8:10 am
I remember reading a while ago that it costs the washing machine powder
manufacturers more to make the carboard box than it does to make the washing
power inside the box. In all events having to pay between £4.50 and £6.50
odd for a box weighing 2.4Kg week after week mounts up to a big expenditure.
There is all this endless chat from manufacturers in their adverts about how
white etc, etc, but do they really know what they are doing? It was not so
long ago that it was found some of these powders actually cause the clothes
fabrics to rot.
Since most peoples clothes are not really that dirty as a general rule, is
there not a simpler less expensive alternative that could be made up to put
in a washing machine? Thanks for any advice.
Posted by RobertPatrick on February 19, 2010, 8:14 am
> I remember reading a while ago that it costs the washing machine
> powder manufacturers more to make the carboard box than it does to
> make the washing power inside the box. In all events having to pay
> between £4.50 and £6.50 odd for a box weighing 2.4Kg week after week
> mounts up to a big expenditure.
>
> There is all this endless chat from manufacturers in their adverts
> about how white etc, etc, but do they really know what they are doing?
> It was not so long ago that it was found some of these powders
> actually cause the clothes fabrics to rot.
>
> Since most peoples clothes are not really that dirty as a general
> rule, is there not a simpler less expensive alternative that could be
> made up to put in a washing machine? Thanks for any advice.
>
>
>
google:
how to make your own laundry soap
Posted by Frank on February 19, 2010, 8:43 am
On 2/19/2010 8:10 AM, john bently wrote:
> I remember reading a while ago that it costs the washing machine powder
> manufacturers more to make the carboard box than it does to make the washing
> power inside the box. In all events having to pay between £4.50 and £6.50
> odd for a box weighing 2.4Kg week after week mounts up to a big expenditure.
> There is all this endless chat from manufacturers in their adverts about how
> white etc, etc, but do they really know what they are doing? It was not so
> long ago that it was found some of these powders actually cause the clothes
> fabrics to rot.
> Since most peoples clothes are not really that dirty as a general rule, is
> there not a simpler less expensive alternative that could be made up to put
> in a washing machine? Thanks for any advice.
Sounds like you are using a lot more detergent than you need to use. I
also believe the cost of liquid concentrates are lower and was advised
to use them as friendlier to my septic system.
Posted by trader4 on February 19, 2010, 9:49 am
> On 2/19/2010 8:10 AM, john bently wrote:> I remember reading a while ago that it costs the washing machine powder
> > manufacturers more to make the carboard box than it does to make the washing
> > power inside the box. In all events having to pay between £4.50 and £6.50
> > odd for a box weighing 2.4Kg week after week mounts up to a big expenditure.
> > There is all this endless chat from manufacturers in their adverts about how
> > white etc, etc, but do they really know what they are doing? It was not so
> > long ago that it was found some of these powders actually cause the clothes
> > fabrics to rot.
> > Since most peoples clothes are not really that dirty as a general rule, is
> > there not a simpler less expensive alternative that could be made up to put
> > in a washing machine? Thanks for any advice.
> Sounds like you are using a lot more detergent than you need to use. I
> also believe the cost of liquid concentrates are lower and was advised
> to use them as friendlier to my septic system.
Good grief! That's 5.5lbs of detergent. Unless you're washing
clothes for a platoon, that shouldn't have to be purchased "week after
week". For a family, it should last months. Don't they have sales
at the supermarket on this stuff? Here in the USA the supermarkets
have various brands on sale all the time. I use whatever happens to
be the best deal, usually one of the lesser known brands, and buy a
couple jugs when it's on sale. I get it for maybe $3 for a 2x
concentrate small to med jug. I then have enough for months.
I haven't ever done a test to see if there is any difference between
say Tide and one of the cheaper brands. All I know is I don't have
really tough cleaning, eg no kids, no dirty work clothes, etc and the
off brands work fine. Unless you have some very high usage
requirements, I can't imagine it's worth it to screw around trying to
figure out how to make detergent.
Posted by PeterC on February 20, 2010, 12:15 pm
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:43:18 -0500, Frank wrote:
> On 2/19/2010 8:10 AM, john bently wrote:
>> I remember reading a while ago that it costs the washing machine powder
>> manufacturers more to make the carboard box than it does to make the washing
>> power inside the box. In all events having to pay between £4.50 and £6.50
>> odd for a box weighing 2.4Kg week after week mounts up to a big expenditure.
>>
>> There is all this endless chat from manufacturers in their adverts about how
>> white etc, etc, but do they really know what they are doing? It was not so
>> long ago that it was found some of these powders actually cause the clothes
>> fabrics to rot.
>>
>> Since most peoples clothes are not really that dirty as a general rule, is
>> there not a simpler less expensive alternative that could be made up to put
>> in a washing machine? Thanks for any advice.
>>
>>
> Sounds like you are using a lot more detergent than you need to use. I
> also believe the cost of liquid concentrates are lower and was advised
> to use them as friendlier to my septic system.
Yup. I use Bio-D liquid and get about 100 washes out of 5li. The machine
stays (reasonably) clean and never smells. So, for me, about £17 p.a.
--
Peter.
2x4 - thick plank; 4x4 - two of 'em.
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> powder manufacturers more to make the carboard box than it does to
> make the washing power inside the box. In all events having to pay
> between £4.50 and £6.50 odd for a box weighing 2.4Kg week after week
> mounts up to a big expenditure.
>
> There is all this endless chat from manufacturers in their adverts
> about how white etc, etc, but do they really know what they are doing?
> It was not so long ago that it was found some of these powders
> actually cause the clothes fabrics to rot.
>
> Since most peoples clothes are not really that dirty as a general
> rule, is there not a simpler less expensive alternative that could be
> made up to put in a washing machine? Thanks for any advice.
>
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