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Nowadays, front-loading washing machines, including the Aqua Inverter 10 Kg AQD-A1000G.S, are widely chosen by households for their many superior advantages such as energy and water efficiency, and effective clothes cleaning. However, many women are concerned about whether to use powdered detergent or liquid detergent for front-loading washing machines to ensure their durability and long-term superior performance.
What is powdered detergent?
Powdered detergent is a cleaning agent in powdered form that is dissolved in water to clean clothes. It often contains enzymes, whitening agents, and surfactants. Whitening agents make white fabrics brighter, enzymes help break down dirt on clothes, and surfactants help remove dirt from clothes.
Powdered detergent has the ability to create high foam and contains many whitening agents.
Advantages of powdered detergent:
Powdered detergent generates plenty of foam, giving users a feeling of cleaner clothes.
Using powdered detergent is more economical compared to using liquid detergent.
Downsides of laundry detergent:
Laundry detergent tends to poorly dissolve in water, often leaving residue on clothes after machine wash.
Using too much detergent can render the washing machine inoperative, sometimes causing backflow issues that damage the machine's electronic circuitry.
Laundry detergent also poses unexpected factors contributing to the reduction of the washing machine's lifespan, as many surfactants promote rust formation and wear on the machine's casing.
Understanding Laundry Detergent
Laundry detergent comes in liquid form. You can use it for both machine and hand washing.
Being in liquid form, laundry detergent easily dissolves in water.
Advantages of Laundry Detergent:
Laundry detergent has the ability to dissolve quickly in front-loading washing machines.
Using laundry detergent for front-loading washing machines prevents the occurrence of stubborn residue on clothes and eliminates leftover detergent in the machine.
Choosing a low-foam laundry detergent prevents the occurrence of backflow foam, which could damage the washing machine's electronic circuitry.
Using laundry detergent helps prolong the lifespan of the sealing and shaft components of the washing machine.
Drawbacks of liquid laundry detergent:
Liquid laundry detergent often produces less foam than powder detergent, which may give users the impression that clothes are not thoroughly cleaned.
Choosing Between Powder and Liquid Laundry Detergent for Front-Loading Washing Machines
Front-loading washing machines operate by tumbling clothes, unlike top-loading machines that typically agitate clothes in a circular motion. Additionally, front-loading machines use only about 25% of the water used by top-loading machines. Therefore, it is advisable to select a suitable liquid detergent for front-loading washing machines.
Liquid detergent is suitable for front-loading washing machines to achieve softer clothes.
While liquid detergent may produce fewer suds than powder detergent, it does not affect the cleaning effectiveness. Conversely, excessive suds from powder detergent can damage washing machine parts by overflowing from the drum. Additionally, front-loading machines are water-efficient; excessive suds from powder detergent can impede proper rinsing.
Excessive suds from powder detergent can overflow from the washing machine drum.
Moreover, excessive suds from powder detergent can form a film in the washing machine drum and water pipes, creating favorable conditions for bacterial and mold growth. Furthermore, prolonged use of powder detergent in front-loading and Aqua washing machines can cause the rubber seals to harden and age, leading to strong vibrations during operation.
