Liquid chlorine bleach kills enzymes (in the detergent). Maybe you could use some other container for your LCB - perhaps an old shampoo bottle...

HTH, Alex

OK, so I should keep them seperate until I pour them in the machine.

Thanks!

You should actually wait 4 to 5 minutes after the agitation begins before you add the LCB. Let the detergent and enzymes do their thing and then add the bleach.

Yep...got to agree with boba1.
If you read the labels on detergent/bleach they say to add the bleach after 5 minutes. Bleach kills the enzymes in detergents.
I actually add mine a few minutes before the end of the wash cycle.

That will be a pain to do since the laundry room at my condo complex is not air conditioned. If I had a washer in my unit it would be a lot easier to wait the 5 minutes.

How about not using any bleach? It leaves a nasty smell in the launddry anyway and is very bad for the environment.

In that case, I'd suggest mixing the bleach and detergent as you originally planned. It won't make an appreciable difference to your clothes in the end.

I figure I'll buy smaller bottles to carry it around in, then I could mix the bleach and detergent in the water instead of mixing them together in a container up in my condo.

Thanks for the advice!