And now for something completely different
Added 2024-03-21 20:46:57 +0000 UTCA test of an Ecoegg alternative to laundry detergent, that I bought from ASDA in the UK.
I was surprised to find something like this being sold in a major supermarket, as the eBay ones that have been around for a while are very much a placebo device.
I decided to give it a test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWbPDF3-LTA
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During the pandemic Sainsbury's sold bottles of "fabric conditioner" that were mainly 2.45g per 100ml of Benzalkonium Chloride, plus aroma. That's basically the same ingredients as generic supermarket disinfectant. It's a very common broad spectrum biocide. The same stuff used at a very low concentration in alcohol-free foaming hand sanitiser, as it is also a surfactant that produces a dense foam.
Big Clive
2024-04-03 22:27:24 +0000 UTCClive we add a small amount of Dettol or equivalent into the softener siphon compartment and no conditioner (some will turn to jelly if you mix them) Our wash is normally 30'c. Before we did this we would get black spots that must have been forming on the drum like mould; worse in Summer our kitchen gets full sun most of the day. We started doing this when our shower towels started to smell like damp hay when we hung them to dry on the landing. We use a dehumidifier when washing will not dry on the line, we do not have room for a tumble dryer. I worked for Thorn EMI in the 1980s we made tumble dryers 28 different models - they were all the same - just different names and colours, the Bendix was the only one with a moulded plug, the Hotpoint had orange switches, I thought it was daft thing to do. We had a punch tape robot to paint inside the drum, a skilled operator moved the gun and it recorded it on punch tape. Later the drums were not painted we used Zintec plated steel; Best not to leave wet clothes in the drum. Another daft thing they did was make the same tumble drier that was heated by GAS: Crazy thing to do for the domestic market.
John Harrison
2024-03-29 12:50:23 +0000 UTCOne washing machine of ours broke down because of too much soap in the machine.. it came out from some emergency valve or similar inside the machine at the top of the water container and spread inside the electronics of the machine and it just stopped working completely. I mean soap came out of the detergent compartment as well, but yeah.
Jonas
2024-03-24 23:03:19 +0000 UTCYou can make a 5 gallon bucket worth of laundry detergent with a Fels naptha bar some borax, and washing soda.
09Klr650
2024-03-22 15:44:27 +0000 UTC
