Chlorine Bleach Time
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Comments (5)Your dosing method sounds OK. Except ... have you already loaded clothes when adding the bleach? There could be some splashing through the slots in the agitator onto the clothes ... although assuming the items in the load are colorfast / bleach-safe, no color change or spotting should occur. The proscribed method is to slowly/carefully pour bleach using a spouted cup down the agitator along-line with one of the three fins, which presents an unbroken surface area to help guide the bleach down via surface tension and minimize splashing. Also (almost forgot to mention it), if you have a newer F&P that uses the EcoActive washing action, cut the bleach dosage in HALF if you add it right at the start. Remember that only enough water is used for EcoActive to dissolve the detergent, saturate the clothes, and keep the pump primed for recirculation. A full dose of bleach, 1 cup or whatever, would be VERY strong. Another method you might try, which is theoretically better for cleaning performance, is add bleach several minutes AFTER the deep wash begins. You can use a full normal dose of bleach in this case. This gives detergent ingredients (particularly enzymes, which are deactivated by chlorine bleach) time to do some work before the bleach hits. Either leave the softener cup out, or carefully remove it, and slowly pour the bleach in. Agitation action will mix it throughout the load. Many frontloaders dispense bleach into the first rinse, after the detergent solution has done its job and drained away. If you feel up to some button-playing, you can do this by pausing the machine or cutting the power after the wash water has drained (no need to do a spin), and restart it for the shortest wash time, adding bleach at that point (again, a half dose if EcoActive will be run). The short wash (you can use cold water, chlorine bleach doesn't require hot) will become a bleach rinse, followed by normal rinsing....See MoreTried chlorine bleach for first time... blech!
Comments (42)I use chlorine bleach exclusively and never had a problem. If your claims of dingy towels after use are true, you got something else going on. Percarbonate while an oxidizer, will not outperform LCB as a stain remover. My suspicion is you used too much. 4 rinses is substantial to have lingering effects. All LCB is not the same just as detergent. My question is why are your towels dingy anyway if you have been a user of percarbonate? Dingy clothes are caused by redeposition of soils not remaining in suspension during the wash process, or too low of temperature. Everybody has a preference, but LCB always has a place in the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. It is the gold standard for disinfection!...See MoreSource for wash cloths that can be chlorine bleached
Comments (11)I bleach all my towels and washcloths. they stay pretty white, but I've noticed if I do as Oakleyok says and soak them once in a while in hot water with Oxiclean, they really whiten up. I do the same thing, detergent and Oxiclean in the washer, let it fill and spin enough (I have a front loader)to dissolve the Oxiclean then pause it for a couple of hours. I do the exact same thing to get greasy spots out of tablecloths or clothing (except I use warm water). Works every time....See MoreChlorine Bleach for disinfecting
Comments (28)“When Clorox® Regular-Bleach is stored between 50°F and 70F° and away from sunlight, it will maintain label strength of the sodium hypochlorite active for up to 6 months (at this point hospitals should replace it). After 6 months it starts breaking down into salt and water, but it will still work well for the home consumer up to a year. Since it’s always diluted before use, you can just use a little more. Beyond a year, it should be replaced because the rate of decomposition into salt and water speeds up, which is a big part of why it’s environmentally friendly.”...See Moremamapinky0
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