Between liquid and powder washing agents? Like dishwashing soaps and laundry detergent?

Any thoughts?

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My dishwasher doesn't seem to like the liquid detergent, something about the phosphate level, the manufacturere told me. It wasn't cleaning my stuff well, and left a funny smell.

I usually get liquid laundry soap, I just think it's less messy than when I spill powder everywhere.

I like the liquid for clothes and dishes since the powder seems to clump.

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If you have a septic system, you should use liquid laundry detergent. I use Electrasol all in one tabs for my dishwasher.

The dry laundry detergent usually needs to dissolve in warm water. Warm water runs up your electric bill. I go with liquid.

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I use liquird laudry detergent for the reason mentioned above, I like to wash darks in cold and the powder doesn't always disolve.

For the dishwasher I like the tabs and now dollar tree carries them.

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Why? We have a septic system and I use powder in my dishewasher and my washing machine and I was in cold and it always seems to disolve okay.

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I was wondering why as well???

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i use liquid for laundry(though i keep on hand arm & hammer poweder for towels) as for dishwasher i like powder better we have hard water(even with a softner) and it seems to get my dishes cleaner tried the tabs that have like dawn in them and they left plastic residue on my dishes and my dishwasher stunk.. so i won't ever buy those again.

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I have used both powder and liquid for my clothes. I found that I shouldn't use liquid because I am apt to use more since it is easy to just dump it in without measuring. Can't do that as easily with the powder. I am more disciplined to measure the powder - don't know why.

With my dishes I splurge in cost and buy the tablets. I have also found that though more expensive initially I, again, don't have to measure and I don't go through it as fast. The reg powder or liquid I just dump in and I am sure that I am using more than I need to. With the tablets I can also be sure that the kids are putting in the correct amount when they are in charge of the dishes.

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