Sanitize with Oxi
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Melissa Vernon
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Oh boy, the latest gimmick Sanitary with Oxi
Comments (31)Here's a real gem I just found on a website. It's Energy Star's Clothes Washing Advice LOL: The following helpful hints for washing clothes come from Energy Star: Always use HE detergent in HE washers. Fill up the washer to capacity each load. They use approximately the same amount of energy per load whether or not it is maxed out. Wash in cold water whenever possible. Heating water consumes approximately 90% of the energy required for a load. Avoid the sanitary cycle. It dramatically increases the energy required for a load of clothes due to the extremely hot water necessary to sanitize. Leave the door open when not in use to avoid any mold issues. Rinse the washer with 1 cup of bleach to reduce the buildup of mold and mildew....See MoreAlternative for LCB
Comments (13)Does All Oxy or All Oxi even contain oxygen bleach? I am asking because I looked up the ingredients and I couldn't find oxygen bleach as one of them. Maybe they use something else but still call it Oxi or I am looking at the wrong product. I don't think there is any definition of the word Oxi so I guess it can mean anything you want it to. I haven't use LCB on laundry in 14 years and have not been any the worse off for it. I think that as long as no one in a household has a communicable disease I probably will never use it. Even if you use a sanitize cycle any germs, or cold virus that is air born, that went into the laundry will most likely be around the washer or in your house so that after you remove the laundry the germs will be there to get all over the clothes again....See MoreWhich brand washer would you buy now?
Comments (55)As a Speed Queen top loader owner and someone who posted upthread a couple years ago, I would like to clarify my statements above for 2022. The SQ TL we own is the discontinued AWN432. Very pleased with it and still glad we bought it--albiet, it is rough on fabrics. Bought in 2016, so 6 years old now. No problems. Knock wood. If you find one used, I'd recommend buying it if you are looking for a simple and effective top load washing machine. If I had to replace this machine, I would not purchase another SQ TL washing machine as the redisigned present day models do not seem be what I would want long term. The price is pretty high and the flexibility I enjoy with my AWN432 is not there on the new models as far as I understand. I would consider a SQ FL or a Miele, and even a Bosch if we had the correct the electical sockets, but not the current Speed Queen top loaders. (we are limited to what fits through our doorway and these fit, but not so certain the SQ FL would actually get through the doorways) I just wanted to clarify this as people find threads like this on google searches. I remember when I didn't know what to look for in a new washing machine, a thread like this would of had me confused because I didn't know the minutia of all things laundry machines yet. It was all so overwhelming at the time. Hope that helps....See MoreFront Load Washer
Comments (8)Fewer and fewer new front load washers are not offering TRUE Sanitize washes (meaning they don't get up to 152 degrees fahrenheit or 131 degrees for the Allergen cycle as per NSF protocols). So be mindful of that. "Sanitize with Oxi" to me is not the same as bringing the temperature of the water to at least 152F or 131. I do a Sanitize cycle on my whites ever once in a while to help keep the washer itself clean. My Electrolux reminds me to do a "Clean Cycle" every 50 washes, which is just a cup of liquid bleach and water splashed around and then rinsed out. I do it religiously even though I use bleach weekly on my whites (nowhere near a cup though on a regular load). Keep door open after use for at least the first 24 hours. Wipe out the detergent drawer and compartment the drawer slides into after you're done with laundry for the day. Wipe down gasket after use. I never use COLD. Warm for colors and Hot for whites. Depending on your water hardness or softness, use Tablespoons to measure. I use 2 Tablespoons for my weekly sized color and white load. You will have to experiment with how much you will need. You don't want suds, just bubbles. I always use an extra rinse. My washer maxes out at three, some machines offer more rinses. You want to have as little detergent residue left behind on your clothes as well as your machine as possible....See MoreSEA SEA
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