The most popular detergents are still powders. In order to wash the laundry well, without spending excessive detergent, users try to accurately measure the dose indicated by the manufacturer. We find out how many grams of powder in a spoon - the simplest measuring device available in every home.
Why measure the powder?
Why you need to accurately measure SMS (synthetic detergent):
- Saving. Using concentrated products, it is easy to make a big mistake. If you put a lot of powder, washing will be more expensive.
- The quality of the wash. If, due to the lack of funds, the pollution cannot be removed the first time, you will have to start the AGR again, waste water and electricity again.
Manufacturers of powders and gels can add measuring spoons or cups to the kit with the tool, but only some SMS are completed with them. If the dosage is indicated in grams on the package, you have to measure the required amount. You can use the scales, but not every kitchen has them and not everyone wants to mess with them. It is easier to measure out “Persil” or “Tide” with a spoon - because it is always at hand.
In culinary and traditional medicine, a spoon - a tea and a tablespoon - a favorite measure of weight and volume, indicated in recipes. On the Internet it is easy to find tables that indicate the weight of various substances measured in spoons - salt, soda, pepper, etc. And we will learn how to measure the right amount of SMS by them.
How much washing powder is in a tablespoon?
In 1 tablespoon of powder - 25 grams. It is most convenient to scoop powder, if the dose is 50 or 100 grams. Then it will be necessary to put 2 or 4 tbsp. l respectively.
For measuring use other cutlery:
- In a teaspoon - 5 grams.
- In the dessert room - 10 grams.
Using these measuring devices is convenient - with their help it is easy to measure a round number.
How many tablespoons of powder to pour into the washing machine?
To calculate the number of spoons - tea, dessert or table, you need to own three data:
- how many grams in one spoon - we have already clarified this question;
- dosage specified by the manufacturer;
- drum volume.
If you read the instructions for the detergent, you can find an indication - how many grams to put on 10 liters of water. Given that different amounts of water are used for washing, a small calculation has to be done. In modern AGR, automatic measurement of everything - water and powder, according to the weight of the loaded laundry is provided. If you have to measure SMS yourself, the easiest way is to listen to the advice of experts, they recommend:
- Put 6 grams on 6 kg of load. It is most convenient to use the dessert version - you will need to measure 4 pieces. This volume also corresponds to 8 tsp.
- For 1 kg of linen pour 1 tbsp. without a slide. If the water is hard, increase the dosage by 20 grams.
Why is an overdose of SMS unprofitable?
If you read what is written on the package, it is easy to get confused and make a mistake. It is believed that manufacturers deliberately overstate doses - so that consumers quickly use up a pack. In such a simple way, the manufacturer increases income by about 10%.
Exceeding the dose is impractical, things do not get better removed, but the negative consequences of an overdose will be:
- Rinsing out dry matter is always a difficult task, and if it is laid out excessively, it is complicated many times over. And if you do not turn on the extra rinse - and this again is the excess consumption of water and electricity, then white stains - traces of an overdose - will appear on the fabric.
- Inside the drum, a chemical “amber” “starts up”. It persists for a long time, being transmitted by linen during subsequent washings.
- The tray is clogged.
Frequently Asked Questions
Users, not understanding the scales and measures, often encounter problems when measuring detergents. They have questions:
- Often users are interested - 10, 30 or 50 mg - how many teaspoons? It should be remembered how many milligrams are in 1 gram. One gram contains 1000 mg, therefore, in order to measure such an amount of funds, you will probably need a knife. 50 mg = 0.05 g, this is the hundredth part of 1 hour. This amount is usually measured "at the tip of the knife."
- 30 grams of powder - how many spoons? The answer is whichever. If there are teaspoons, then 6, if dessert ones - 3. It is more difficult with canteens - you need to measure one incomplete one, without 5 g.
Wash options and dosage
The following factors affect the amount of detergent necessary for a good wash of impurities:
- Temperature. Hot water - less SMS consumption.
- Degree of pollution. Dirty linen - more dose.
- Hardness of water. Hard water - high doses.
- Amount of linen. More loading - more SMS for washing.
- Water consumption per cycle. Water consumption is increasing - SMS consumption is increasing.
- Wash program and type of fabric. It is selected individually. Wool and silk are recommended to be washed with special compounds.
It is always useful to know how much of one substance or another is contained in the most popular cutlery. A simple spoon can come in handy in a variety of situations. When laying SMS in a cuvette, try not only to correctly measure the dose, but also to take into account as many factors as possible that affect the washing.