I use 2 table spoons for both liquid and powder.

I have found if I use more than 2 table spoons, on really long cycles I'll get more suds.

2 table spoons cleans and rinses better with less sudsing (which you want, otherwise it's hard for the machine to rinse out).

I use the same amout of detergent, whether it is powder or liquid, with no problems.

Line 1 in my liquids (All & Tide) = 2 Tbsp

Line 1 in my Tide and All powder scoops = 4 Tbsp, which is too much for our needs.

Our loads of laundry are small compared to a large family with a large capacity washer. One Tablespoon is usually the average dose for us.

IDK about Sears detergent dosing; I haven't used it in years.

With powders I use 1 Tbsp for average loads and 2-3 Tbsp for max loads. I have soft water and anything more is impossible to rinse especially for normal/permanent press cycles even if extra rinses are added. The whites/sanitize/towel cycles rinse better. Some times I run clothes through those cycles to get them rinsed well. For liquids I use 1Tbsp, rarely 2 because I find it even more sudsy. Our clothes are not very dirty (no farm or garage work) and I pretreat oily stains with Dawn soap. In general I think this amount is fine alhtough once a while I am wondering if I use too little detergent. Never had issues with musty towels. The only issue I run once a while is with exersice clothes from one family member and the only think that works there is soaking, then wash.

I use 2 TBSP for both liquid and Powder. I mostly use powder. I found that in my old Bosch which I no longer have that it was much easier to get too many suds with liquid than powder. I haven't so far notice that on my new machine.

Cheer powder, I use 2 to 3 tablespoons for very small loads, up to 7 tablespoons for max-capacity high-soil loads. Persil liquid, 1.5 to 2 tbps for very small loads. 4 to 4.5 tbsp for max-capacity high-soil loads. Always spiked with 1 to 2+ tbsp of STPP, and (recently) 2 (or up to 4) tbsp of borax. Unsoftened well-water.

Thanks everyone. I should have added that I have hard water and the water report says that around 40% is from well water & the rest is soft.

Haven't seen any suds with my WashTower as all the laundry seem to be at the back on the tilted drum hiding the suds? Also don't see any suds at the 'dark' window nor at the gasket after washer finished. My loads are definitely small; biggest load may be the sheets & duvet cover or with 2 sets of towels. The washtower is an overkill for 1 person but it was the only available during the pandemic & fitted inside the laundry closet, sortof.

36vintage - sounds like your dosing is just right..