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You Can Use Less Laundry Detergent
Over the next few weeks, Procter & Gamble plans to introduce easier-to-read plastic measuring caps for its liquid detergent brands, including Tide, Gain, Era and Cheer. The new caps will have more-defined measurement lines inside and bigger numbers that are staggered, not stacked, says Dawn French, P&G’s head of laundry research and development for North [...]
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- Avoiding the 10 Most Common Laundry Problems – From the Thor Appliance Company
April 5th, 20101. Detergent Overuse As highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, Americans continue to overuse laundry detergent. Detergent overuse not only shortens of the life of clothing, it can damage or even ruin a perfectly fine washing machine. High levels of detergent can get trapped in fabric, making clothing appear dingy and faded. Inside [...]
- Laundering Without Water – Almost
February 17th, 2010Is this really the environmentally correct alternative? This idea was found at popsci.com: Clean Your Clothes with Plastic: Nylon beads sit in the outer of two nested drums. When both drums rotate, the absorbent beads fall through the mesh of the inner drum to tumble with your laundry, where they dislodge and trap dirt. After [...]
- Consumers Seeking High Efficiency Laundry
August 4th, 2009Green is the new black when it comes to the laundry room, yet many consumers do not realize they have a choice when it comes to high-efficiency (HE), eco-friendly laundry appliances. A recent survey commissioned by Whirlpool Corporation revealed that while nearly 60 percent understand what HE means in regards to laundry appliances, almost 40 [...]
- Laundry is Moving Up
July 27th, 2009The next generation of laundry has arrived and the status quo is getting a much-needed makeover. New washer and dryer technologies and innovations in detergents and clothing care save time and energy, making laundry feel like less of a chore. Everything in its place Laundry rooms used to be relegated to the basement, but more [...]
- LG Electronics Newest Laundry Collection for 2009
May 20th, 2009It seems there are always changes to be made to our washers and dryers. Sometimes it’s just the color as with LG’s vibrant Riviera Blue and a Graphite Steel finish that offers the look of stainless steel. Other times it might be shapes – the square-door design across its washer/dryer line. LG’s 2009 performance enhancements [...]
- DryerMiser Promises to Cut Dryer Energy Use in Half
January 21st, 2009Here’s an interesting new twist on the clothes dryer: A device that says it can cut dryer energy use and reduce drying time has passed safety tests and will be available this year. The DryerMiser, developed by Hydromatic Technologies Corporation, changes the way the air inside dryers gets heated up. By using heated fluid instead [...]
- Clotheslines Bring Back Pleasant Memories
September 22nd, 2008I’m not old enough to remember the time when a clothesline was the most common way to dry the week’s washing, and I don’t plan to give up the convenience of my washer and dryer, but I do use a rack outside on my deck to dry delicate clothes. Preserving energy (and fragile fabrics) is one reason [...]
- College Laundry Basics
September 8th, 2008For those lucky kids whose clean clothes and sheets magically appeared in their rooms all these years, the first week away at college will be a shock. About this time next week they will awake to the fact that Mom is no longer doing the laundry. When they call in a panic, you can refer [...]
- Recall: General Electric Gas Dryers Due to Shock Hazard
May 1st, 2008Name of Product: GE Gas Clothes Dryers Units: About 2,100 Manufacturer: GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky. Hazard: A short circuit in the dryer’s wiring poses a shock hazard to consumers with ungrounded dryers. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recalled gas dryers are 42 inches tall (back with backsplash) and 27 inches wide, and [...]
- Staber’s New Electric Clothes Drying Cabinet
May 1st, 2008Staber, an American manufacturer and online retailer of washers and dryers offers a new clothes drying cabinet as an addition to your laundry room equipment. Although drying cabinets have been used in Europe for years, many Americans are not familiar with them. They are in a simple form a box in which clothes can be [...]
- Drying with Liquid? A New Twist on the Clothes Dryer
March 7th, 2008For the most part, clothes drying technology hasn’t changed in over 70 years, but the people at Hydromatic Technologies have a new plan. They don’t make dryers, but at the 2008 International Builders’ Show, they debuted a new technology – Hydronics- that could make future dryers better. Hydronics is the utilization of water or other [...]
- Is the Washer Eating Your Socks? -Missing Socks Form One of Life’s Little Mysteries
January 31st, 2008By Gary Dymski Newsday Two socks enter the washer. Two socks exit the dryer. As household tasks go, what could be simpler? A pair of socks goes from drawer to feet to dirty clothes to washer and dryer and back into the drawer. Of course, anyone associated with a social group that faintly resembles a [...]
- Laundry Video – Advertising Done Beautifully
January 3rd, 2008Sometimes, an ad is just beautiful… I might get my kids to help load the washing machine to do the laundry if such was possible. Related Reading:
