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You only need to pour detergent into these washing machines once a month

Washers with detergent tanks can save you time and money

A person pouring detergent into the smart dispenser of a washing machine. Credit: Reviewed / GE

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What if you could pour a full bottle of liquid laundry detergent into a tank on your washing machine once a month or so, and forget about sloshing and measuring every time you do laundry? Your dream is coming true with GE’s smart dispense washing machine.

GE calls it Smart Dispense and have built it into their washers like the GE GFW850SPNRS.

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On the left, a bottle of detergent being emptied into a washer. On the right, the front view of a GE washing machine.
Credit: Reviewed / GE

While a smart dispensing washing machine is an expensive upgrade, it's worth the convenience it offers.

But this amazingly convenient bulk dispense feature has been out there for years. Other manufacturers have integrated the technology into some of their top-of-the-line front load washers. Whirlpool calls their version Load & Go and includes it on its high-end washers.

Maytag offers an Optimal Dose Dispenser on its top-of-the-line MHW8200FW.

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These washers can figure out exactly how much detergent is needed each time and dispense it from the tank, saving you time and money. You can run every laundry load without worrying about how much detergent to add, and avoid the impossible search for that nearly invisible measuring line on the inside of the cap. It's safer than using pods, too.

Is a once a month fill-up of a bulk detergent tank more convenient than throwing a pod into the washer? Maybe. Will it save you effort and money every laundry day, while making sure that each load gets exactly how much detergent it needs? Almost certainly.

If you're looking to upgrade your washing machine, a washer like the GE GFW850SPNRS is a convenient and worthy choice.

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