sherry7 said: Good deal. But, I wish it were the HE variety. Sherry just use between a half and two thirds of what the normal detergent suggests per load in your front loader and I think you'll find it cleans without problem.
I havent had any problem aqan but it seems that some agree with you. I found this suggestion if anyone is having a problem with their front loader and wants to try it.
Do NOT use regular detergent at lower levels if you want or washing machine to last. The non-HE detergents will eventually gunk-up the washer with a nasty gray soap-scum slime that starts to smell funky (and transfers to your clothes). I got a used Maytag Neptune set and refurbished them myself yesterday, and would not have believed the quantity of black and gray gunk in the door gasket drain tube due to the previous owner's use of regular detergent. You can try to be stubborn in using regular detergent, but it's a false economy, and you risk washing every load with mildewy water.
If you have been using regular detergent in your HE front-loader, you should probably put it through a refresh cycle. (Good to do periodically regardless.) This involves putting 1 cup of chlorine bleach and about 1/2 to 1 cup of Automated DishWASHER detergent (like Cascade) in the detergent dispenser under a heavy-duty HOT wash setting for cottons. Let it run through the full cycle using hot water (with NO clothes in the wash). Then run it again through a hot cycle, empty, with no detergent or additives, to flush out any remaining bleach. (You can advance to the rinse cycle after 5 minutes of wash if you like.)
You should occasionally do a load of whites with hot water and bleach (or repeat this cleaning cycle every so often) to keep the machine sparkling. I understand there is a product called GLISTEN , $3-4 available on Amazon or do a Google search for Glisten dishwasher cleaner, which is another occasional option for maintenance.
Additionally, powdered HE detergents are better for the washer than the liquid HE detergents, they are less likely to leave a residue.
Additionally, powdered HE detergents are better for the washer than the liquid HE detergents, they are less likely to leave a residue. Good info up to this point. Some of the powders actually have been shown to clog up drains in these HE machines due to not dissolving in the water particularly on Cold wash cycles.
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