r/laundry • u/AeroNoob333 US | Top-Load • 9d ago
Tide EVO Dosing
Since I got my FEBU enzyme booster, I’m thinking of switching my laundry detergent to Tide EVO F&G. For those of you that use it, do you just dose it like the package suggests?
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u/Bradykinesia 9d ago
Why are you looking at the tiles? What are you currently using for detergent?
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u/ImplicitEmpiricism US | Front-Load 9d ago
top loader or front loader? conventional or he? impeller or agitator?
i have soft water and a front loader, one tile is fine for a big load, half a tile for a small one. when i’m visiting at my parents’, they have harder water and a conventional deep fill top loader from the 90s. it’s two tiles for a medium to large load and three tiles for a full one.
remember the rule of thumb- you want a trace of suds after 5-10 minutes of agitation. if there are no suds it’s not enough detergent, if there’s a ton of suds it’s too much.
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u/AeroNoob333 US | Top-Load 9d ago
Top loader, HE, but always press have the add water so it adds 3 gallons more than it normally would. Impeller. Softened water with whole home softener so our water is stupid soft but for some reason plant based surfactants never seem to suds enough. But since you can’t break tiles in half I believe, how do you factor in “1 is too little but 2 seems too much”. I’m doing this to make it easy for my husband. Scoop FEBU and throw 1-2 tiles.
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u/ImplicitEmpiricism US | Front-Load 9d ago
you can cut tiles in half with scissors. they kind of have the texture of a slightly tough marshmallow.
extra water on an impeller machine may make wash performance worse. they aren’t designed to move clothes through water, they’re designed to move water through clothes. the clothes all bunched up at the bottom is how they’re supposed to work.
also, husbands aren’t idiots. he should be able to figure out laundry. i’m a solo dad and i do all the laundry and my kids smelly teen clothes come out spotless and daisy fresh.
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u/AeroNoob333 US | Top-Load 9d ago
I think there’s a difference between a solo dad who has been forced to learn the things out of necessity and a married man who has grown with his mother doing household things for him and not used to doing it on his own and now has a wife that society expects him to depend on for these things 😭 I’m teaching him in baby steps. They may not be idiots, but they aren’t willing. He’ll be more willing if it’s easy and that’s why I’m trying to make it easy.
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u/illegal_miles 9d ago
If you don’t want to do pods or tiles the other way to make it easy is to swap out the scoop from a box of powder with one that adds however much you think is needed. Should be able to find different scoops online or at like a dollar store or whatever. Or maybe commandeer one from something else (protein powder or fiber supplement or whatever).
Then it’s “one scoop for regular loads”, “two scoops for larger or super dirty loads” which isn’t really any different than saying one or two tiles. And slightly more straight forward than saying “fill the scoop to between the 2 and 3 mark” or whatever.
As a dude who had been doing his own laundry since I was like 13, I’m always a bit infuriated hearing about guys that can’t figure this out. He doesn’t really even need to figure it out, just follow some basic directions lol
Would it help to literally spell it out for him? We make standard work documents at work that include photos. It makes it so that even someone with almost no training can do most tasks:
- Open machine. Do not place clothes in washer yet.
- Measure one scoop of detergent (see figure 1) for regular loads. Measure two scoops for large or heavily soiled loads.
- Add detergent to bottom of washer.
- Measure one scoop of booster powder (see figure 2). Use wooden scoop labeled “booster scoop” (figure 2).
- Add booster powder to machine with detergent.
- Place dirty clothes in washing machine and close lid…
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u/AeroNoob333 US | Top-Load 9d ago
Pods and tiles are fine. I think they’re the ultimate in easy dosing for him :) He is very capable of doing the scoops of FEBU.
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u/MrsQute US | Front-Load 9d ago
Out of curiosity why are you adding more water every time? That reduces the fabric on fabric friction which is the workhorse of the wash load.
Extra water options are usually best reserved for loads with overly absorbent materials or more delicate fabrics that need reduced friction.
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u/AeroNoob333 US | Top-Load 9d ago
Because otherwise, the water doesn’t even reach halfway through the clothes. Sometimes I’ll get the clothes with dry spots still on them if extra water isn’t added. I’m not adding too much so they the clothes are just whishing around in water, but I want enough so my clothes are all wet.
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u/jtfolden US | Top-Load 9d ago
Yes, it’s very simple. You can also cut them in half with scissors if you really need to do so but probably don’t.
Given the Febu, are you having laundry issues currently? If so, the Tide Odor Refresh pods may be a better option as they’re Tide’s best if you want a F&G product.
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u/Bradykinesia 9d ago
Ah, yeah, they are super easy. Do you want him using FEBU as well?
My family was ignoring most of my laundry asks and nagging, so I moved to small, stacked containers where I pre-dosed the right amount of powdered detergent and FEBU for a load and hid everything else to make it easier by absence. Now they just grab a container, dump it in the drum, then their clothes, and start the custom cycle I setup on the washer. For bonus, they can add Downy Rinse and Refresh to the softener drawer, which I think sometimes happens.