Tesco Value Washing Powder/Fabric conditioner

orangesmartie

GreyQueen wrote: »

Hi OrkneyStar, interesting post. I bought my current washer late in 2005, did lots of research inc Which? mags at the library, and all the machines were cold-fill only. Can you buy ones which do hot fill as well? Incidentally, has anyone out there used Lidl's "Formil" washing powder and how well did it perform for you?

I love the Formil stuff. Find its gets clothes nice and clean, no residue. Don't need as much as the box says.

pigpen

GreyQueen wrote: »

Hi OrkneyStar, interesting post. I bought my current washer late in 2005, did lots of research inc Which? mags at the library, and all the machines were cold-fill only. Can you buy ones which do hot fill as well? Incidentally, has anyone out there used Lidl's "Formil" washing powder and how well did it perform for you?

disconnect from cold pipe and connect to hot. . simple as.I have the dishwasher on hot fill

i put powder in drum too though i am too dippy to have associated new formula with clogging.

wendywitch

I'm glad I read this thread as I've just run out of Tesco powder, although I generally use it for the pet bedding and use Eco balls for our stuff. I'm currently using up a bag of soda crystals that I've had hanging around for awhile but I'm not sure what to use next :think:

GreyQueen

Hit Lidl's yesterday and their pallet of giant 100-wash Formil powder was down to just 10 on the shelf, two of which went home with me on the pushbike. 19 kg of soap powder (one for me and one for a friend). Lol Got to use up the current stuff then onto the Formil, it's got an expiry date of Aug 2012 on the top. Didn't know washing powder had a use-by date. Does anybody out there knows what happens to super-annuated powder and the science behind it?

OrkneyStar

pigpen wrote: »

disconnect from cold pipe and connect to hot. . simple as.I have the dishwasher on hot fill

i put powder in drum too though i am too dippy to have associated new formula with clogging.

It is designed to be attached to a cold inlet so attaching it to a hot one instead is not a very good idea. Do hot fill ones not have a hot and a cold attachment, whereas the new cold fill ones only have a cold attachment ? A hot inlet only would make for problems when cold water was needed (to cool the hot water to lower temps etc).
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Found this, suggesting it is a bad idea for washing machines.
This suggests it is less clear cut for dishwashers.

GreyQueen

pigpen wrote: »

disconnect from cold pipe and connect to hot. . simple as.I have the dishwasher on hot fill

i put powder in drum too though i am too dippy to have associated new formula with clogging.

Thanks PigPen, that's a neat idea. I'm thinking it would mean that my laundry would be committed to whatever temperature my tap-water came off the system at, which might be too hot and ruin some items? Or am I missing something? Always keen to hone my repertoire of money-saving skills.

OrkneyStar

GreyQueen wrote: »

Thanks PigPen, that's a neat idea. I'm thinking it would mean that my laundry would be committed to whatever temperature my tap-water came off the system at, which might be too hot and ruin some items? Or am I missing something? Always keen to hone my repertoire of money-saving skills.

GreyQueen I have posted a link about this above (general consensus is bad idea with WM, not so clear cut with DW).
HTH.

Sparklyfairy

GreyQueen wrote: »

Hit Lidl's yesterday and their pallet of giant 100-wash Formil powder was down to just 10 on the shelf, two of which went home with me on the pushbike. 19 kg of soap powder (one for me and one for a friend). Lol

Wow! You are a REALLY good friend! :T

bluebag

GreyQueen wrote: »

Thanks PigPen, that's a neat idea. I'm thinking it would mean that my laundry would be committed to whatever temperature my tap-water came off the system at, which might be too hot and ruin some items? Or am I missing something? Always keen to hone my repertoire of money-saving skills.

It would also mean all rinses are hot too , usually cold, which would rack up the bill I would imagine.

PinkPeach

Co-op's own brand of powder also goes rock hard in the drawer with a cold fill machine.

If you put the powder into the drum do you put it in before the clothes or heap it on top of them afterwards? - Just wondered if it would all fall through the holes in the drum otherwise.