How do you use liquid detergent AND fabric softener?

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As above really. There is a liquid compartment in the washing machine. Do you just basically pop the liquid detergent in, and effectively mix it?
If you put it in the other drawers meant for powder , you're really just sending it straight down into the washing machine as soon as you put it in there (ie: it doesn't just sit there and waits for water to dissolve it, like you would with powder)
If you put it in the other drawers meant for powder , you're really just sending it straight down into the washing machine as soon as you put it in there (ie: it doesn't just sit there and waits for water to dissolve it, like you would with powder)
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1) Main wash Powder Compartment adds powder to the wash cycle (though ours also has a convertor flap that drops down in that compartment so it'll work with liquid detergent if required).
2) Liquid Fabric Conditioner Compartment (most have a daisy flower symbol to indicate its purpose) adds Conditioner to the final rinse (least I think the final rinse - we dont actually use conditioner)
3) Pre wash Powder adds powder to a pre wash
NB You can't put liquid detergent in the Fabric Conditioner Compartment because it'll be dispensed in the rinse cycle.
If your Main Wash Powder Compartment is not convertible to Liquid Detergent you just put at the back of the drum in one of those soft plastic pots designed for the job.
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Our last 3 washing machines have had a small flap at the back of the main wash space which you move down if you want to use a liquid detergent. No such flap exists on the pre-wash compartment so can only use that with powders.
What's the make/model of your machine? Instructions online should show how you are supposed to use liquid detergents.