Or...perhaps the product has been watered down and you need to use more to get the same results. Disappointing, isn't it?

The measurement markings inside the caps are typically designed such that the consumer can't see them in normal lighting conditions so dosage is either the full cap (wasteful overdosing) or or the product is poured without any measuring (still wasteful overdosing).

However, do the measurement markings inside the larger cap indicate higher dosage levels are to be used compared to the old smaller cap?

Tall cap seems to be slightly smaller diameter. Try filling with water and see how different they are OR switch to All free fabric softener.

Easy way to compare is the pour to line 1 in the old cap, then pour that amount from the old cap into the new one and see where it fills to. May have to do this with several of the lines in the cap to see if there is any difference. Also check the dosing instructions.

This same trick was done with Downy last year and I made sure to keep the old cap for dosing.

Hi MamaP. Waving. Glad to see you back.

Good thing I stick with the marking on my washer's additive draw. That way I can't use the (over dosing) suggested amounts to use.

I noticed the same thing. Fortunately, I have multiple bottles of Downy and can reuse an old lid.

I truly get offended that corporations think we are so stupid we’re not going to notice little things like this. But in the end, I do nothing about it, which is exactly why the companies continue to do this.

I like dryer sheets. Less possibility of buildup in the washer.

My filter is a nylon screen and stays mostly nice and clean. Once in a while I have to scrape off a bit of lint. Ive replaced it once since 2001 just for GP. You do need to clean the sensor bars near the opening once every few years.

I clean the sensor with alcohol and then I wash the filter with Dawn but this is not very often. I use some liquid also but I dilute 6:1 so hopefully not much build up. I don't use liquid and then a sheet on the same load. It's either/ or but have seen people use both.

Hi Sparky, good tips! Thanks. And thanks Jerrod for your suggestion too.

I will admit, I sometimes use both. When I do, it is a full load of mixed clothing. I use half the recommended amount of softener and half a dryer sheet. I find that Downy doesn't suppress any static on synthetic clothing, and the tumbling just makes it worse. So a 1/2 dryer sheet does the trick!

I've read that dryer sheets can block the mesh in the lint filter a few months ago. So I closely inspected my filter after having used dryer sheets in that dryer for years. No blockage that I could see. Scrubbed it anyway and couldn't see any difference after the cleaning nor any difference in drying times. Maybe it matters what brand of sheets that you use. I buy whatever is cheapest. Never use liquid softener.

You can tell if you pour water through the filter. If all of it goes right away you're ok. If it ponds on the filter, of is slow to flow, it may be blocked.

I measured the caps. Line for line they measure the same but total fill measures a bit over 2 tablespoons more in the new cap. I suspect most people outside of you folks just fill the cap without trying to use the dosing marks inside the cap... most people probably don't even know these caps have marks as they are almost invisible.

Sparky the diameter is the same on each cap.

Heather.....BIG hello to you..happy to be back in biz. Thank You.

It might be impossible to compare.... but is the liquid now slightly thinner? It might be barely noticeable but I bet it is.