HollyDay Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Does anyone know if homemade laundry soap (the borax, washing soda, and Fels Naptha kind) will work in HE machines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yes, it works fine in HE machines. I've been using it in mine since I bought the machines - a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in OK Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Several months here- although I am not up to quite a year- and it has been fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Mine's been working fine for at least 6 months now. My only complaint is that it takes several 2-3 washes for newborn breast milk poop stains to completely go away, but that's a challenge for most detergents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 It works fine, but using it would void my warranty on my washer. Since I bought a 5 year warranty, I use Tide instead. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
min Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 What is an HE machine? Min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooahwife Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 HE stands for high efficiency. They are wonderful machines. My water bill went down considerably after I bought my new washer. You are supposed to use special detergent for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
min Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Ah, right. Are these all front loaders? Thanks! Min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yes I use homemade detergent in my HE frontloading machine. It works great, and I've been doing it for 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yes I use homemade detergent in my HE frontloading machine. It works great, and I've been doing it for 2 years. :iagree: Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I was just wondering this myself this weekend. Please give us the recipe for the Borax, washing soda, and Fels Naptha. I'd love to try it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I use the reciepe from this site http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap2.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3Boys Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 It works fine, but using it would void my warranty on my washer. Since I bought a 5 year warranty, I use Tide instead. :) It would void the warranty on my washer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3Boys Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Ah, right. Are these all front loaders? Thanks! Min No, there are a few top loaders that are HE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 my HE is a top loader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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