Laundry pods? Powder? Liquid?

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Very boring thread but it's a slow news day...

I usually use Tesco own cheap non bio in liquid form and fabric conditioner. Wondering if 3 in 1 pods are actually any good? I think they work out a little more expensive but would save a lot of space, just wondering if anyone has found them to be much better or worse than the liquids?

Also, is powder and better than liquid detergent?

I do at least 2 clothes loads a day (kids, dogs, animals, sporting uniforms etc).

Many thanks!

I use powder for whites and towels, pods for everything else.

That way the machine gets a good hot wash with powder regularly.

My washing repair man told me to avoid liquid and capsules and stick to powder as the other stuff shortens the life of your machine (he thinks they’re corrosive)

He recently checked my washing machine usage and my miele had over 23.000 hours of washing done and it’s still running strong. It’s a complete workhorse

My WM ( fairly new , 10kg Hotpoint) has a dispenser for detergent and fabric conditioner .
I usually use powder , only occasionally liquids so I don't put anything in the auto dispenser , but it's strange that everyone knows liquids aren't ideal , but the WM constantly reminds me the dispenser is empty ( I ignore its whingeing )

I use a silicone tumbler thing for powder, soda crystals and Astonish powder if it is used , after I saw the price of the dosing balls online .

I haven't been in Tesco fir a long while but noticed there were loads of laundry pods now - Bold, Fairy , Tesco own brand , but the big selling point was the cardboard boxes not plastic. How recyclable they were .
Even though they don;t do your machine much good .

My parents used Ariel Pods ( Dad did the laundry ) he found them easier than a heavy bottle . But I told him to do a cleaning cycle once a month on high temp (and put any cleaning cloths in ) .
So they do have their place but I cannot see them taking over .

God I'm glad you remember these. I haven't seen these since I was a kid! My used the fairy tablets in a silver foil!

I find pods pricey by far. I think I will be returning to powder once I've finished.

@Rathouse and @C8H10N4O2 Asda sells own brand tablets as I bought some recently

Going to start putting my powder straight into the drum. Thanks for the tip!

Yes, I have learned a lot about how to get the best use out of my washing machine from mumsnet.

Powder all the time here, straight into the drum, no conditioner. Our Bosch washing machine is at least 20 years old and is still going strong.

Those of you putting your powder into the drum, do you put it in first, or sprinkle it over the top of your clothes?

I put it in first.
right at the back of the drum.

Fab thank you!