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Can you put non he detergent he washing machine. HE machines need low sudsing detergents and if a regular detergent is used all those suds might not rinse completely from your clothes and washer. If you try to compensate by using. The simple answer is yes.
Doing so can spoil the performance of the machine and leave unrinsed detergent on your clothes and a foul-smelling residue on the inside of the washers drum. This directly impacts your homes water bill in a positive way. If you accidentally use non-HE detergent in your high-efficiency machine the first thing to do is stop using that particular detergent and replace it with HE detergent.
No you should not use regular detergents in a high-efficiency washer as you might experience problems. But there are specially formulated low-suds detergents made for these front-loading machines. The simple answer is yes.
Only HE laundry detergent should be used in an HE washer because it is a low-sudsing specially formulated detergent. Yes it is necessary. High efficiency HE washers are designed to clean clothes using less energy water and detergent.
See the result for yourself. Since regular washers use more water youll need to use more HE detergent per load than you would need to use in a high-efficiency washer. Use an automatic dispenser for regular detergents in the previews models of washing devices.
Posted by halogen at 537 PM on December 28 2014. High-efficiency washing machines use less than half the amount of water used by a standard machine of similar capacity. High-efficiency washers work at peak performance with HE detergent.