On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:46:28 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Are you supposed to dilute the product first? I haven't looked at bottled
>> liquid laundry detergent in a while.
>>
>
>I buy a brand of laundry detergent that is concentrated. For regular washers
>you use only 3 tbsp of detergent, and the product for my new front loader uses
>only half that amount.

Front loaders are the only way to do. You only need a splash of soap.
Bleach is almost never needed. A gallon of bleach lasts us at least a
year. Even my white socks get cleaner without bleach than they did in
the old top loader with bleach.

Lou