Thanks so much to all who answered my question about the new washer where clothes do not smell clean?

after being washed. I especially like the answers about hard water and 20 mule team borax. I tried the borax and the smell is better, but there is a new problem: some of the clothes I take out seem totally ';encrusted'; with detergent or the borax, I don't know. I am not using too much of either. What is wrong now? Please help!Thanks so much to all who answered my question about the new washer where clothes do not smell clean?
You may be using too much detergeant of borax, or adding too many clothes for the load/water level. If the clothing can't move around freely through the water, the soap won't be dissolved completely. Hard water also has a hard time dissolving soap, even with the borax to help soften it, it has to dissolve in the water. You need to add your detergeant and the borax to the washer as it fills, and may even have to let it agitate a bit before you add the clothing. That way you will know it is dissolved and won't crust up on the clothing. You will also be able to see when you have a full load, rather than guessing. The only other solution is to switch to a liquid detergeant. The borax will still need to be added as the washer fills, without clothing, but the detergeant can be added in whenever you like.Thanks so much to all who answered my question about the new washer where clothes do not smell clean?
try not 2 put tooo many clothes in the load, and maybe u need a new washer!
Are you putting in the right amount of water and detergent for the load? It sounds like you have too little water and too much detergent for the load of clothes. I always use half as much detergent as they tell you to use. Lift the lid while the clothes are washing and see if you have enough water in there. Maybe your washer isn't filling with water properly.