"Saucer Man" wrote:

After a wash cycle, I still have soap in the washer. I have to run several
rinses or a couple washs with no detergent to get rid of it. I am using
extremely little detergent. Much less then what is called for.

Front loader or recent top loader? You almost certainly have not been using a
low sudsing detergent (branded these days with the "he" logo or the words "high
efficiency"). Using less of a standard detergent is _not_ a good solution. It
won't clear the washer (as you discovered) and it does not remove the soil from
clothing.