Lou Decruss wrote:

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> 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.
>

They also use a heck of a lot less water, a bonus around here because my well
usually runs dry by June and then I have to have water trucked in for the cistern.
Perhaps not this year. Apparently we had a lot of rain while I was away for two
weeks and then it rained three times since I got home. The well is almost full.