Washing - what detergent do you use and how much?

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Following on from the amazing washing machine thread ( I thought our little one was going to be rare) I am intrigued by what detergent or powder that you use.

We currently use Ecover washing up liquid and general cleaner, and as little as possible.

We haven't used our machine yet (a little 3kg twin tub bought as a bargain end of line) but would be interested in effectiveness of detergent against quantity and cost.

So, what do you use?
 
FullCircle said:
Following on from the amazing washing machine thread ( I thought our little one was going to be rare) I am intrigued by what detergent or powder that you use.

We currently use Ecover washing up liquid and general cleaner, and as little as possible.

We haven't used our machine yet (a little 3kg twin tub bought as a bargain end of line) but would be interested in effectiveness of detergent against quantity and cost.

So, what do you use?
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Ariel liquid, about 50mls a wash load (3kg machine)
 
Artic Warrior said:
NornaBiron,As you anchor a lot, I take it then that you power your machine via an inverter or use a genny, and top up your water with a watermaker ?
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We use the genny for the initial water heating and then switch over to the inverter. We carry 1000 litres of water in the tanks and top up with cans whenever we are able to or catch rain. We've recently bought a spin dryer and that runs off the inverter too. Just got to find somewhere to store it now!
 
NornaBiron said:
We use the genny for the initial water heating and then switch over to the inverter. We carry 1000 litres of water in the tanks and top up with cans whenever we are able to or catch rain. We've recently bought a spin dryer and that runs off the inverter too. Just got to find somewhere to store it now!
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Ah I see, we will be buying a washing machine as fed up with doing it by hand all ready, We have a water maker but only a small ouput one,
Genny and inverter is the way to go,
 
Try the ecoEgg (available all over but Amazon is easy)

I've used one for 3 years now and it works really well - and leaves no residue to pump in to the ocean and needs no rinsing so uses half the water - it also works out about a tenth the price of washing powder. win win
 
Trident said:
Try the ecoEgg (available all over but Amazon is easy)

I've used one for 3 years now and it works really well - and leaves no residue to pump in to the ocean and needs no rinsing so uses half the water - it also works out about a tenth the price of washing powder. win win
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That looks interesting, will investigate
 
Keen_Ed said:
Sham science. Might just as well use nothing (which isn't necessarily a bad choice).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundry_ball

OK, not on a boat, but we use Method. Only stuff I've found that doesn't stink.
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The ecoEgg is not a laundry ball - it has a refillable chamber for taurine and pumice-like balls which grind and dissolve as they move through the water - albeit slowly which then act to clean the clothes - and I have tested thoroughly against washing powder and plain water at 30 degrees ... Its a totally different concept which has been extensively tested and proven to work unlike silly rubber laundry balls...

http://www.ecoegg.com/what-the-press-are-saying/
 
Bio Tablets from Tesco - recommended by me! I read once that the UK is one o the few countries in Europe where the shoppers are given the choice of Bio or Non Bio - I'm a Bio sorta person who can't unnerstand why one wouldn't use a Bio washing product. Are they not used because of the washers sensitivity?
 
Vallich said:
Bio Tablets from Tesco - recommended by me! I read once that the UK is one o the few countries in Europe where the shoppers are given the choice of Bio or Non Bio - I'm a Bio sorta person who can't unnerstand why one wouldn't use a Bio washing product. Are they not used because of the washers sensitivity?
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I agree and I read the same. At the risk of going off-thread, i can't understand why people don't use bio. I have very sensitive skin (with psoriasis) and and I am also asthmatic and it's never made any difference to me.

back to thread - on board, we use ecover.
 
Ariel liquid.

Water maker, genset and washing machine aboard.. very soft water from water maker. Use VERY little liquid.

Clean clothing to all interested:o
 
supermarket's own gel, as it's easier to use than powder. And probably well less than half the recommended amount, which does the whole wash. Had my bottle six months and still going.......
 
Ecover in minimal amounts, maybe 15% of recommended dosage. I have a history of incredibly bad eczema (arms bandaged up to shoulder, gloves more or less constantly, face looking like an agent orange victim) and I can't tolerate anything too chemical. All much much better after 7 months of using next to no detergents and cutting out anything with SLS complete.y
 
I have just bought an ecoegg - will see how that works out. Looks cheap per use, but really I am looking to reduce the soap sludge I put into the water as grey waste.
 
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