How is twin tub powder different to regular?

[Deleted User]

I've been given some boxes of both and am wondering why the handwash/twin tub box says unsuitable for automatic machines.

Could it be because it froths up more and will bubble out of the machine? Will it not dissolve in the dispenser meaning I could put it straight into the drum?

Oh and is twin tub the same as top loading machines?

Seems a shame to have these and not be able to use it. Not very MSE!!

Cheers

HOLsale

Deleted_User wrote:

I've been given some boxes of both and am wondering why the handwash/twin tub box says unsuitable for automatic machines.

Could it be because it froths up more and will bubble out of the machine? Will it not dissolve in the dispenser meaning I could put it straight into the drum?

Oh and is twin tub the same as top loading machines?

Seems a shame to have these and not be able to use it. Not very MSE!!

Cheers

by american standards a top loading machine is a very large machine that has the drum standing on end so the round bit is on the bottom and you have an 'agitator' like a big stem in the middle they generally hold a LOT more laundry you can easily do a double duvet in one, possibly a king size (can't remember after 7 years here)

i suspect when you hear toploader these days that it is the american style that is being referred to, you sometimes get this type in laundrettes and you can buy them now for your home as far as i know

a twin tub is in essence a top loader though

littlereddevil

Yes it is the fact that it froths up a lot more and can go everywhere!
You could possibly use it by only using a very small amount

squeaky

Yes, the automatic powder has a suds suppressing agent in it because otherwise it would be like those comic things you see on the TV with soap bubbles filling up the whole Kitchen.

MATH

As posted above "Twin-Tub" will oversudz in a front loading machine. Why not save it for handwashing things?

I use regular bio powder in my top-loader because twin-tub and handwash powder is so expensive. It means I don't get many bubbles in the wash tho. I know sudz don't make any difference but I like to see the clothes getting a good bubbly slosh. LOL
Top-loaders and twin-tubs wash in the same way with a tub on it's end like a bucket and an agitator in the middle or a spinning disk in the bottom to move the clothes through the water. The difference between the two is that a top-loader will drain, rinse and spin automatically and a twin-tub reguires you to lift the wet clothes out of the tub and into a seperate spinner to rinse and spin. HTH

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi MATH

Can I ask what type of top loader you have? Our WM has a good thrashing each week (14+ loads pw) and the guarantee runs out next year. I prefer the top loaders as they seem to wash deeper than the standard WM's and many are much bigger. How much do they cost to run and what is the weight each load-my WM holds 6kg When we go to the states, there top loaders are fabulous and the clothes come out so much cleaner.

Thanks hun.

PP
xx

Mr_Proctalgia

squeaky wrote:

Yes, the automatic powder has a suds suppressing agent in it because otherwise it would be like those comic things you see on the TV with soap bubbles filling up the whole Kitchen.

Been there, got the tee shirt, won't ever do it again - Honest, What a mess (It comes out of every orifice in the machine ((and makes a few new ones I think))

(PS Tried it in a Jacussi too - Had to bale out the Bathroom with a waste paper bucket down the Khasi, all in the name of experimentation you understand)

P.S.

Did you hear about the fire at the soap powder factory, the firemen turned up with their hoses and the walls fell down with a thickening sud! (boom boom)

[Deleted User]

Thanks everyone for that. I think I will save it for handwashing then!! Or hopefully soaking nappies etc in a few months time!!