Can I wash it with a hand-washing powder in the automatic machine?

machines The washing machine is a necessary thing, but it's expensive. They do not buy it for one day, and every housewife wants such a useful unit to serve as long as possible. Very much depends on detergents. In the shops there are a lot of various powders, gels, liquids, each has its own marking. Can I wash it with a hand-washing powder in the automatic machine? This will be discussed in the article.

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We will take a walk to the hardware store

You started the first washing in your life in an automatic machine. The first thing you need to do is go to a good hardware store and see what detergents are there. Despite the fact that manufacturers of household chemicals produce both gels and liquids for washing, powders on the shelves are the most. And they are very easy to get confused.

Do not grab the first bundle, even if you really like what's written on the price tag. First, as you should consider it. You can find the marking that the powder is intended:

• for manual washing;
• for manual and machine washing;
• for washing in the automatic machine

Important! On the packet there will also be a marking that the product is intended for white, black or colored linen. So it's better to buy several different packs at once - the main thing is that they should be for automatic machines.

As for the means for manual and machine washing, they are most often intended for machines of activator type. But there are exceptions. If the package has instructions on how to wash this powder in an automatic machine, you can use it.

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What happens if you mix up the packs?

It can also happen that you inadvertently poured into the automatic machine powder for manual washing, and noticed an error when the process has already begun. How to be? Stop the unit, pour out water, reload the laundry? The first thing is not to panic.

On the question of whether it is possible to wash the powder for manual washing in a vending machine, the answer is not so simple. This should be avoided, but if you once made a mistake - nothing terrible will happen. Continue washing. The result may surprise you unpleasantly, but with the machine itself nothing will happen. The main thing is not to repeat mistakes.

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What is the difference between the powder for manual washing from the machine?

Why on one package it is written that the product is intended for manual washing, and on the other for automatic machines? What is the difference? There are several differences, although there is a general one. Both types of powders act with the help of surface active substances, which are referred to in the documentation as surfactants. But only.

Each product has its own peculiarities:

• the amount of foam and the intensity of its formation;
• composition;
• concentration;
• dissolution rate;
• number and quality of washing.

Let's talk about foam

Try to dissolve in the basin a little powder for an automatic machine. You will see that there will be almost no foam, while any means for hand washing will foam instantly. Why?

A detergent for automata is specially added to the substance, which prevents intensive foaming. The fact is that:

• foam can damage some parts of the unit - for example, an electric motor.she deceives the "brain" of the machine when he calculates the amount of water or temperature.

As a result, the wash mode is violated and the result is not what you expected. Harmful to the laundry, but also for the typewriter too.

Important! If you often make mistakes in choosing a powder, do not be surprised if the heater or control system fails at the most inopportune moment. Repair is expensive, and it is not always possible.

Composition

Automatic machine is a gentle and whimsical thing. She does not like hard water very much. From the salts that are in such water, scum is formed, and this is death for any such device or at best a serious illness.

Therefore, special additives( most often Kalgon) are added to detergents, which prevent the formation of scale.

There are no such additives in powders for hand washing. But there are added substances that protect and soften the skin of hands, and sometimes even soap. But hand cosmetics is not suitable for an automatic machine. On the contrary, it negatively affects some internal parts of the unit.

Important! The means for hand washing can contain chlorine and all kinds of solvents. That's really not to get into the machine completely. Even in powders for white things there is no chlorine - other substances are used there. Chlorine is just death for rubber parts.

Concentration and dissolution rate

Detergents for automatic machines are made more concentrated. This is easily explained, because such powders have to cope with a large amount of work. Therefore, the dosage should be less. At the same time the substance dissolves for a long time. But it's easier to rinse out.

Accordingly - it is necessary to accurately calculate how much powder to put in the tray. The calculation is indicated on the package. What happens if the powder gets more or less:

• If the amount is too much, it may simply not dissolve.
• If not enough - not enough active substances.

That's why the answer to the question, whether it can be washed with a hand-washing powder in a typewriter, will be negative. You can not calculate the dosage correctly, and the consequences of such washing will be far from your expectations.

Quality of washing

Different powders give different quality of washing. The matter is that manufacturers constantly investigate quality of means which they offer consumers. This is done on special equipment.

During the tests, specialists increase and add the amount of these or other components. The production of household appliances also does not stand still, and what was harmless for activator machines or first-generation machines, a modern unit can ruin in two counts. Therefore, substances that improve the quality of washing are added, but less damage to the machine.

The manufacturers of detergents for hand washing are faced with a completely different task. These powders are also tested, but experts care about how to improve quality, and reduce the intensity of physical effort, and save your hands. And the further the markets of household appliances and cosmetics develop, the greater the divergence.

Is it possible to wash it by hand with a powder "automatic"?Theoretically, you can, but you probably will not like the result. While hand washing, the effect depends not so much on the quality of detergents as on the strength of the hands.

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Special additives

There are detergents that can be used for hand washing, although the word "automatic" is on the label. In the powders, various ingredients are added, which effectively work only at a certain temperature. For example, enzymes that dissolve stains from organic contaminants. These additives are effective only at temperatures not exceeding 40 ° C.

As for whitening, in automatic machines it is carried out in two ways:

• with the help of active oxygen;
• optical method.

What is the difference between them:

1. Bleaching with active oxygen is possible at a temperature of no higher than 60 ° C.In both manual and machine wash, cold bleaching is also used - the means that allow this to be done are indicated by the TAED marking.
2. With regard to optical whitening, the stains with this method do not dissolve, the reflectivity of clothing simply increases. But all the listed means are used not so much for washing in a basin, as for soaking. When the machine is loaded, these substances are placed in a special tray compartment marked with a snowflake or a flower.

Important! Optical bleach can not be completely rinsed out, therefore it is not necessary to use it for children's and bed linen.

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Powder requirements for

machines The powder that you fall asleep in the tray must meet a number of requirements:

• laundry should be perfectly clean and fresh after washing;
• should completely wash out of the tray;
• it is necessary that the powder or gel is effectively dissolved and washed off completely by rinsing;
• in detergents there should be no dangerous ingredients and allergens;
• powder should not clog filters, corrode internal parts of the machine and even settle on them.

Consider these considerations, and your machine will last for many years, and the underwear will always be in perfect condition.