HG Engineer

[capyboppy]

I was thinking of using this for the maintenance wash, but noticed it said 60 degrees for the setting. As it is recommended to use the hottest setting on the washing machine, would it make any difference either way (either the 60 or 90 degrees.) Don’t want to get anything wrong.

It is many thanks to this website I got rid of the terrible smell that was on all my clothes. Thanks to using soap nuts and liquid detergent long term and hardly any bio powders, that was the cause of the problem. After following the great advice on here my machine is virtually back to normal, but wondered if this product is recommended.

[kwatt]

Just had a quick look and it just looks like Calgon or whatever to me. I can’t really see the need for it in all honesty.

HTH

K.

[capyboppy]

Re: HG Engineer

I thought Calgon was used as a preventative mainly in hard water areas. This is supposed to be recommended by those in the trade and done in conjunction with whitegoods engineers. But don’t want to waste money either if just a 90 degree wash on its own will do 😕

[kwatt]

Re: HG Engineer

capyboppy wrote:This is supposed to be recommended by those in the trade and done in conjunction with whitegoods engineers.

So is Calgon, allegedly.

I’ve yet to meet an engineer that actually does recommend it and, if you look closely at these packs, there’s almost always no note of where this amazing recommendation came from or from how many engineers. For all we know it could be two guys in a shed in Western Australia that think it’s a good idea.

capyboppy wrote:But don’t want to waste money either if just a 90 degree wash on its own will do 😕

Nope, I’d stick with the maintenance wash every so often as it’s a lot cheaper and probably just as effective. 😉

K.

[capyboppy]

Re: HG Engineer

Cheers for that kwatt. As I have to go to Lakeland Ltd anyway, it will be interesting to see if it has what it contains on the box 😉

Just to finish. Although I didn’t see it, I believe that Kim and Aggie recommended that following the maintenance wash you do the same using white vinegar. What do you think about that?

[kwatt]

Re: HG Engineer

capyboppy wrote:Just to finish. Although I didn’t see it, I believe that Kim and Aggie recommended that following the maintenance wash you do the same using white vinegar. What do you think about that?

Yeah I know but two things with that…

1. What is a weak acid in a low concentration solution going to achieve?

2. What do Kim and Aggie know about washing machines?

😉

K.

[capyboppy]

Re: HG Engineer

1. It did help a bit with the pong before I found the real reason! Also it is the nearest I can get my towels to dry soft-ish like when new 😛 For some reason however well I rinse them, and have also tried this with new towels, they dry stiff and hard. It makes no difference whether they dry naturally outside, or over my overhead drying lines upstairs 🙁

2. Not as much as people seem to think they do 😛 ~I do remember when I used to watch the before and after, that the really bad rooms weren’t actually shown in the after.

[kwatt]

Re: HG Engineer

capyboppy wrote:1. It did help a bit with the pong before I found the real reason! Also it is the nearest I can get my towels to dry soft-ish like when new 😛 For some reason however well I rinse them, and have also tried this with new towels, they dry stiff and hard. It makes no difference whether they dry naturally outside, or over my overhead drying lines upstairs 🙁

If you like towels really soft then I’d advise using Bold 2-in-1 as the element that softens the fabric is clay based and it is absorbent and, well just works really as well as not repelling water. Most softeners are grease based and serve to repel water, which is fine on a lot of clothing but not so clever for towelling.

Tumble drying them would also help due to the movement.

It is my opinion that high spin speeds won’t help them to feel soft. My way is to spin on a low speed and then air dry wherever possible.

I choose not to have my laundry smell like my chips, it’s a personal preference thing. 😉

capyboppy wrote:2. Not as much as people seem to think they do 😛 ~I do remember when I used to watch the before and after, that the really bad rooms weren’t actually shown in the after.

Indeed.

It’s TV, they need “whizz bang” results and something revolutionary or they need to go back to the old mantra of “I remember the days when…”

The issue I have with the Kim & Aggie stuff is that there’s a whole heap of materials that we use daily these days that simply didn’t exist in the Victorian era. I mean, the washing machine wasn’t invented until (allegedly) just before the start of the 20th century. Add to that that the machines and how they work have changed massively in the past two decades let alone the other 80 odd years they’ve been about and I don’t see how you can apply Victorian cleaning methods to a device that didn’t even exist at that time.

In any event we tested it and, not surprisingly, it doesn’t work. 😉

K.

[capyboppy]

Re: HG Engineer

Thanks for that, I shall give the Bold 2 in 1 a try. I don’t have a tumble dryer any more. It gave up the ghost last year, and as I was already struggling to pay the electric bills despite only using it for Towels and sheets, we have done without. Sadly the increases in utility fuel has continued to rise so we are still struggling. I was already doing what you said, and puttting the towel wash on a lower spin and air drying, which is why I was so suprised that my new towels (Eyptian Cotton and Supima) were drying stiff within about 6 months. That is why I tried doing them with extra rinses, less powder (in case it was residue) and white vinegar. I was wondering if it was the pollutants in the air or something. It will be interesting to see the results and I will let you know if there is an improvement.

I agree with the TV thing. You can make anything look good, even if just for a moment. It is like the ones where they show how “new miracle wonder cleaner” gets rid of wine stains etc. I have found that wine stains, coffee stains blood etc can be got out instantly with plain water and a cloth as long as you do it straight away. You don’t need all these miracle cleaners. The only one in recent times I have found good is Cillit Bang. I didn’t buy this as I hated the ads and the name:-) When someone told me it was really pretty good I did give it a try despite the expense. Trouble is, now hubby has found out how good it is for “men’s jobs” it seems to disappear pretty quick 👿

Will let you know how I get on with the Bold after the next shop and wash.
Only other thing: Instructions say it is best not to use fabric conditioner with these types of cotton.

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