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Understanding Your Laundry Detergent
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The clothes no longer are suspended in a large tub of water. Instead they roll inside a horizontal tub and only pass through water when at the bottom of the tub. The clothes are constantly being picked up and then dropped into the water. This tumbling action takes the place of the agitator used in a top load machine. Along with the introduction of the front-loader has come a new generation of laundry detergent. It is called high-energy, or high-efficiency detergent. Generally referred to as HE detergent. This type of detergent produces very little suds. A low sudsing detergent is necessary for a front loader washer. If suds were present they would form a cushion at the bottom of the tub, between the clothes and the water. This would drastically reduce the cleaning action of the water. Also, the front-loader machines generally require less detergent per load of laundry. Some sources indicate this is because less water needs less detergent to obtain the same water to detergent ratio. Other sources suggest it is because the HE detergent is more concentrated, and so less is needed to produce the same cleaning action. The Future 
What will the future bring to the field of laundry detergent and cleaning? Manufacturers have been hinting at a type of washing machine that requires no detergent. Some think it will take the form of a microwave washer. The dirt is radiated to the point where it is virtually vaporized. Sounds like something out of Star Trek. Others suggest washers may use electrically charged particles to do the cleaning. The dirt would given an electrical charge different from the clothing. In this way the dirt can then be drawn away from the fabric and then disposed of into a filter. These things seem rather far-fetched and theoretical. But then the same is always said until someone learns how to turn a crazy theory into a practical device. Page 1 | Page 2
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Copyright 2004 by Donald Grummett. All right reserved.
Donald Grummett is an appliance service manager in Ottawa,
Canada. In the trade over 30 years as both a technician and
business owner.
For more information about appliances including FAQ,
Stain guide, Recycling, and Newsletter visit www.mgservices.ca
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