SA8 detergent rated #1 in consumer reports!
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Comments (19)Kappen: Nope I don't want rankings (nor do I really care how they were ranked by CR based on their broken tests) just brands so the above does not apply. I want brands to see if there are any I was unaware of. And therein lies the rub. A problem with just about every Consumer Reports test is that typically there are hundreds of brands, and often several variants within brands, and each variant and brand has its own strengths and weaknesses and directions to follow for most effective use. Consumers Union cannot possibly test them all, and therefore must test only a select portion. CU's filter criteria most commonly are the rather arbitrary duet of sales figures (where available) -- to test the most prevalent brands -- and whether the products are readily available in southern Connecticut where CU is located. Occasionally, CU will wander off the reservation to test a regionally distributed product that is not found on Greenwich or Cos Cob supermarket shelves, but such instances are rare. Moreover, if the purpose is to run standardized tests, then, a priori, any special use instructions for individual products must be ignored. Over many years, we have used just about every variant of Tide, and had no complaints. But for the past decade or so, we have used Biokleen All-Temperature Liquid (which is the version free of enzymes), with a scoop (about 1/3 cup) of Borax added to each load. Our clothes never have been washed cleaner, and we never have had any odor problem whatsoever with our front-loading washers. But the November 2011 issue of Consumer Reports, where the results of tests of laundry detergents were published, did not include tests of Biokleen, and did not test the effect of adding borax to a wash load....See MoreConsumer Reports rates vacuums...
Comments (23)z8 grammy, I actually did some thinking about my comment and it really isn't the way I look at things. I generally seek out tools and equipment and household appliances that are known to last a really long time. For some reason I look at vacuum cleaners differently but probably because I don't enjoy vacuuming. And probably because they just get kind of nasty after a while. Before the hoover, I had two dirt devils and they lasted quite a while but eventually bit the dust...er should I say bit the dirt hehehe. I looked at the dysons and thought, I don't like vacuuming enough to pay this kind of money and it looks like the same cheap plastic so I asked around my breed's group and they said to get a $2000 miele or an electrolux . OK, I'm sure those are fine units but cmon. So someone emailed me privately and said they got a hoover windtunnel and they were pleased with it. They have the same ''use it until it breaks then toss it'' policy that runs in my family. So I went to amazon and had great reviews. So that was the extent of my decision making process. The day I got it, I had vacuumed earlier in the day and tested out the hoover and it collected so much in the canister that the dirt devil missed I couldn't believe it. My main thing was being able to vacuum the stairs easily and that mini vacuum attachment that I've nicknamed the parasite does the stairs with such ease. Would I much rather have a central vacuum, you betcha. But maybe when I get older and wiser and save up some money I will get one. Until then, Hoover is going to have to suffice. Sorry for my big mouth and any remarks deemed rude and/or inappropriate....See Morewhy TWP 101 rated #16 in Consumer Reports?
Comments (6)CR is not as good as many people think. I bet they did not test all the stains equally (fairly) and in the exact same conditions. Even if they did, it is based on the opinions of consumers and the testing staff. All the inof here is based on the usage by comnsumers and professionals. I go with what many say here, and hope it works for me just as well. I bet a lot of the "good" ones in that review have to do with avaialability and price too (people like to buy cheap crap at the local big-box), and then they claim it was "the best" for cheap money. Don't buy into the hype of CR....See MoreConsumer Reports gutter guard ratings and new gutter guard thread
Comments (12)I used the Home Depot type that handymac describes for many years--they worked fine. I rarely had to go up and do any cleaning--when I did, it was so easy. I had one side tucked under the shingles, and the other side clipped to the edge of the gutter. Before that I had the similar type but without the extra mesh, and those allowed the locust leaves, maple flowers and maple seeds in. When I got new gutters I unfortunately got permanent gutter covers--don't know a brand name, flat perforated metal. The holes are small, and don't seem to let anything through, but because they sit flat on the gutter (actually tilt down slightly toward the wall) debris piles up and packs under the shingle overhang, so I have to climb up twice a year to clean it even though nothing is actually in the gutter itself. I had ice dams for the first time, too, after these were installed. Of course the guy who nstalled them won't return my calls about his "guarantee" that I wouldn't have to clean....See Moreoneplustwins
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