How To: Choose the Right Detergent for Your HE Washer

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Mar 012012
 

I love the part in the movie Mr. Mom where Michael Keaton fights the washer that’s over­filled with soap. If you haven’t seen it (or just want to see it again), check it out.

 

Any­ways, think­ing about the washer fight in Mr. Mom got me think­ing about all the ques­tions we get from cus­tomers on which type of laun­dry soap to use in their new High-Efficiency Wash­ing Machine.

Today’s High-Efficiency (HE) Wash­ers use so lit­tle water com­pared to what the tra­di­tional wash­ers used; it only makes sense that deter­gents have changed as well.

 

Not Your Grandma’s Washer

 

Now let’s take a step back… I wanted to make sure and cover the fact that YOU MUST use only “HE Deter­gent” in your High-Efficiency Wash­ing Machine!!!

 

MUST! 

HE deter­gents are low suds­ing and spe­cially for­mu­lated for these water-saving wash­ers.  Use of a non-HE deter­gent in a HE washer can pre­vent it from wash­ing or rins­ing prop­erly.  HE deter­gents are read­ily avail­able and are com­pa­ra­ble in price to old-style detergents. Make sure and look for the sym­bol and ensure you are using the cor­rect deter­gent for your high-efficiency washer.

HE Sym­bol

Phew! Now that we got that over with…

Not all HE Deter­gents are cre­ated equal.  WHAT?!? Why?

Well, let me explain.  Some deter­gent man­u­fac­tur­ers use binders, fillers and excess water in their for­mu­la­tions in order to increase the vol­ume of the deter­gent in the bot­tle as well as increase prof­its. (The more deter­gent you have to use per load the more often you will have to buy detergent.)  Futhermore, the excess of var­i­ous sub­stances (in the deter­gent) can be prob­lem­atic for your washer and even cause mold buildup and/or pre­ma­ture fail­ure of your washer!!!

 

Gross!!!

 

So, what can you do?

Well, Idler’s has a solution. 

We think we have found the best deter­gent made and have stocked it in our stores just for you.

 

Excel­sior HE Deter­gent comes in Scented and Scent Free Options

 

Pre­sent­ing Excel­sior® HE Laun­dry Deter­gent.  This deter­gent is a rev­o­lu­tion­ary prod­uct offer­ing amaz­ing value, result­ing in unsur­passed clean­ing and per­for­mance, leav­ing clothes fresh and clean!  It is made espe­cially for HE washers.

Check out these stats:

1) Excel­sior® HE Laun­dry Deter­gent costs just 24 cents a load! (Oth­ers cost more than 2X’s as much.)

2) Each box of Excel­sior HE Deter­gent con­tains enough deter­gent for 333 loads of laun­dry! Only 15ml are needed per load! This is far less than the nor­mal amount as com­pared to com­pet­i­tive brands.

 

1 load of the a “Lead­ing Brand” (Left) vs. 1 load of Excel­sior HE (Right)

 

3) It out per­forms the lead­ing brand of laun­dry deter­gent by remov­ing dif­fi­cult stains and grease from clothes.

 

4) It is ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY -  Phos­phate free, Biodegrad­able and Sol­vent Free — Inside each box is a refill­able blad­der that you can refill at any Idler’s loca­tion. And you have the option of going with Fresh Scent or Non-Scented!

 

Excel­sior Refill Sta­tion at Idlers

 

So there you have it. Come in and check out the Excel­sior HE Laun­dry Deter­gent today.  With each box comes a “Adore It” Guar­an­tee.  If you decide, for any rea­son, that this deter­gent is not for you within 30 days of pur­chase, you can get your money back.

Just see an Idler’s sales­per­son or call 805–543-6600 for more information.

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Why is Idler’s Atascadero Store Moving? And why this is great for you!

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Jan 072012
 
Part 1 — Why Idler’s is moving

Yes, it’s true. After 32 years the Idler’s loca­tion in Atas­cadero will be mov­ing March 1st 2012. We will be split­ting the store between our San Luis Obispo and Paso Rob­les loca­tions.  Idler’s will still be deliv­er­ing, installing and ser­vic­ing appli­ances through­out the Cen­tral Coast and this includes Atascadero.

Idler’s Appli­ances — Atas­cadero Location

 A major impe­tus for the change was the announce­ment that our long-time Paso Rob­les Store Man­ager, Michael Ander­son, and his wife, Devney Ander­son, our long time book­keeper, will be mov­ing out of the area in June of this year.  Both leave very big shoes to fill.  The nat­ural move for Idler’s was to have Shawn Smith, our Atas­cadero Store Man­ager, assume the role of Store Man­ager for our Flag­ship Paso Rob­les location.

 The Atas­cadero Out­let inven­tory will be relo­cated to the Paso Rob­les and San Luis Obispo loca­tions where Idler’s will con­tinue to offer Fac­tory Blem­ished, Dis­con­tin­ued and Over­stock items at up to 50% off retail.  Our Ser­vice Depart­ment and Parts Counter will also be relo­cated to the Paso Rob­les loca­tion where Idler’s will con­tinue in the tra­di­tion of being “The House That Ser­vice Built”, a term coined by Bud Idler some 50 years ago.

Part 2 — Why this is good for you

 As part of our mov­ing process, Idler’s Atas­cadero Out­let loca­tion will be offer­ing HUGE DISCOUNTS on all remain­ing inven­tory through Feb­ru­ary 29th. (Yes it’s Leap Year.) We will be offer­ing builder pric­ing on all of our remain­ing non-blemished floor mod­els as well as “Bet­ter Than Ever” Sale Pric­ing on all remain­ing Fac­tory Blem­ished, Dis­con­tin­ued and Over­stocked items.

 

You Will Save Money

Idler’s sin­cerely thanks each and every one of you for sup­port­ing local busi­ness for all these years. It has been an honor and a priv­i­lege to serve the cit­i­zens of Atas­cadero for decades and we will con­tinue to do so out of our Paso Rob­les and San Luis Obispo Idler’s loca­tions. We look for­ward to the future and stay com­mit­ted in our promise to San Luis Obispo County, that we will Pro­vide the Best Ser­vice at the Best Prices. Guar­an­teed.

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What does “Convection” mean?

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Dec 222011
 

“What is convection?”

“Does it really make a difference?”

“Is it worth the extra money?”

We get these ques­tions all the time from our cus­tomers. So let’s dig in and try and demys­tify “con­vec­tion” cook­ing once and for all.

Dictionary.com defines con­vec­tion as “the trans­fer of heat by the cir­cu­la­tion or move­ment of the heated parts of a liq­uid or gas.” So there you have it.

Job done.

Not really.

In regards to most res­i­den­tial ovens, “convection” simply means that there is a fan installed at the back of the oven cav­ity which helps cir­cu­late the air inside the oven.

 

Con­vec­tion ovens can oper­ate at lower tem­per­a­tures than a stan­dard “con­ven­tional” oven (no fan inside) and yet cook food faster.  By cir­cu­lat­ing the hot air around the food, convection cook­ing pre­vents the insu­lat­ing layer of cooler air from cling­ing to the food.  This air cir­cu­la­tion, or convection, also tends to elim­i­nate “hot spots” and cooks your food more evenly.

Most recipes are writ­ten for use in reg­u­lar, “con­ven­tional” ovens.  You will need to adjust your set­tings when using con­vec­tion.  Here is a sim­ple con­vec­tion oven cal­cu­la­tor.

Res­i­den­tial con­vec­tion ovens like the KitchenAid KEBS208SSS offer “True Even-Heat” Convection. 

“True” con­vec­tion ovens still have a fan in the oven that cir­cu­lates the air but, these mod­els, also add another heat­ing ele­ment behind the fan that improves roast­ing and multiple-rack cook­ing performance.

So, there you have it. Con­vec­tion ovens cir­cu­late heat through­out the oven more evenly than con­ven­tional ovens. Bak­ing and roast­ing per­for­mance is improved with the use of con­vec­tion and even more so with “true con­vec­tion”.  Con­vec­tion ovens also allow you to cook at lower tem­per­a­tures more quickly than reg­u­lar ovens and they use less energy (this saves you money).

Idler’s Appli­ances offers a wide selec­tion of Con­vec­tion, True-Convection and Con­ven­tional ovens. Come in to one of our Cen­tral Coast loca­tions as check them out for yourself.

 

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