Ten laundry mistakes

Laundry, of course, have to arrange a little less often than cooking dinner, but also very, very regularly. One good thing is that we don’t have to use a trough with a fluted board and our hands swollen with water to do the laundry. The washing machine just rattles and rattles and gives out clean clothes in the morning… What if it breaks?? No sudden changes if you do it right! How, let’s find out.

MISTAKE #1. A CUSTOMER SERVICE NIGHTMARE

If you call a service center and say that the washing machine is broken, you will probably be asked if you were there washing a bra.

Service center technicians are literally shaken by women’s bras with bones, which their owners throw into the drum of the washing machine. During a heavy wash, the bones pop out and can block the engine.

Pack bras with bones in special bags for delicate laundry, and only then put them in the drum of the washing machine.

MISTAKE #2. PLENTY DOESN’T MEAN CLEAN

Although we all remember from childhood the joke about “Do not spare the brew”, in the case of the detergent this rule does not work. No need to fill a whole bucket of detergent, even with a full load of laundry detergent. It takes more water and time to “wash” all the residual detergents out of the fabric, and in fact many of the best washing machines automatically assess the amount of powder in fabrics and increase the rinse time for better washing. It turns out that you just make your machine work harder. And for a good wash does not need a lot of powder, as well as toothpaste when brushing teeth, by the way.

Don’t fill a full pan of detergent.

ERROR #3. KEEP? YOU GIVE A FUCK

Not by chance that you can find a temperature of 95 degrees Celsius only with some models up to a depth of 45 cm. Such machines are made in American factories companies yes, yes, there are many factories in America for the production of washing machines, and almost all narrow machines are assembled in our country . And the high temperature, so beloved by American housewives, manufacturers are left only to improve the competitive features of their products.

In Europe they have not washed at such high temperatures for a long time. Of course, the first reason for not washing with boiling water was to save energy. But now you don’t even need to wash clothes in boiling water. First, there were washing powders with enzymes, which work fine at 40-50 ° C and are absolutely useless at higher temperatures. Secondly, special technology allows washing almost in cold water. There is even a certain competition among manufacturers: Who has a lower temperature wash.

The secret to a good wash: Pre-dissolve the powder in the water, beat the mixture and pump it under pressure into the drum. Under different names similar technologies are used in washing machines of many leading manufacturers.

Another option is the use of liquid detergents. It is the lower water temperature that has led to their popularity and active use.

In general, modern machines, cotton products are recommended to wash at a temperature of 45-50 ° C and use powders with enzymes to combat stains, and well, synthetic fabrics, wool and sports clothes should be washed in cool water, maximum at 30 ° C.

Do not strive to use the maximum temperature for washing. Powders with enzymes do not work in water hotter than 45-50°C.

ERROR #4. HOW MUCH TO WEIGH IN GRAMS

Manufacturers are increasing the load of washing machines year by year. If before even 5 kg seemed a huge amount for devices of standard sizes 60×60 cm, now the skinny 40-45 cm deep can easily accommodate seven or eight or nine pounds of laundry.

But this does not mean that the machine should be stuffed with clothes! And at the same time, the exclamation in the store: “Why do I need so many kilos??” – sounds stupid.

The extra-large capacity was not designed to wash all the clothes in the house at once.

This is primarily the ability to wash large things in automatic mode: down jackets, blankets, quilts, and even pillows.

Besides, a big load means a big hatch, which increases the convenience of getting the laundry out of it.

Thirdly, it is a large drum, in which your clothes will be less creased and twisted when washing, and the fabric will stay in better condition longer.

Don’t be afraid of high capacity machines, and don’t try to overload your machine.

ERROR #5. HARD WASHING

The water in our plumbing is a very sticky thing. Hard, often with elevated iron and other metals. When heated, it forms salts, which are deposited as scale – open the kettle and you will most likely see a buildup on the bottom and walls. The same scum is on the heater of the washing machine, even if you do not heat the water to 95 degrees.

Of course, the manufacturers of powders add water softeners to laundry detergents, but this does not save in terms of our hard washing.

Therefore, the washing machine needs cleaning, at least once every six months. Many manufacturers, by the way, have a special program for washing machine drum cleaning in their arsenal of programs. If you do not have one, you should use the longest in time and with the highest temperature – usually it is a cotton wash.

Many experts do not recommend using the well advertised cleanser, and advise to take the usual citric acid or buy the manufacturer’s suggested washing machine. With the acid is also important “not to overdo it”, you need to follow the instructions of the machine, there are usually clear instructions for this procedure.

Clean your washing machine once every six months.

ERROR #6. DO ALL ZIPPERS

It’s corny, but it’s a fact. Check the pockets before you load your clothes in the washer. This will keep you from washing bank cards, bills of money, documents, mobile devices, you never know what you might have forgotten. Also, make sure you zipper up all of your clothes. This will protect other things that are washed together from accidental snags and the zipper itself from breaking.

Check pockets and zipper them up.

MISTAKE #7. VIBRATION FEET

Recently, special rubber pads have become widespread, which should be placed under the feet of the washing machine to reduce noise and vibration. This is a waste of money! The pads do not reduce the vibration of the machine in any way, and in some cases, they even increase it. Moreover, many manufacturers prohibit putting something under the feet of the device.

To reduce vibration, floor unevenness should be compensated for by tucking the feet of the washing machine, using a level.

The only thing that rubber pads can help if the floor is very slippery. But here, too, you need to be guided by the machine manual and use the “feet” only if this is not prohibited.

There must be nothing between the washing machine and the floor.

ERROR #8. OFTEN THE SIMPLE SEEMS COMPLICATED

A good wash is obtained by combining three components: water + powder + machine.

Machine and water are constant values. And here the powder we choose ourselves.

Gone are the days when housewives poured the powder for hand washing in the washer-dryer drawer, and then watched in horror the foam on the floor. But that doesn’t mean that everyone is doing it right now.

A common mistake of men – all washing with the same powder – is fraught with whitish streaks on your favorite jeans. The fact that the composition of powders for white includes optical brightener, which is not necessary at all for dark things.

Another mistake – washing down jackets with regular laundry detergent. In this case it is better to use a special liquid detergent, otherwise you risk to see streaks on your jacket after it dries, because the powder is very difficult to wash out of bulky things.

Don’t wash dark things with white powder.

ERROR #9. ABOUT WEIGHT AND TIME

I’ve already talked about the importance of load size for the washing machine. It is also worth remembering that the maximum load in each program has its own. So, the maximum load can usually be loaded when using the main program – washing cotton. When washing wool, the value of the allowable load is only a couple or three kilograms, the same applies to all short washings and many other special modes.

Short programs, especially “Express 15 minutes” are designed to freshen up a small number of clothes. This program can refresh the look of a blouse which you wore at work, but it will not be able to wash a wine stain, for example, even on one item, for this purpose it will have to use a longer mode.

The maximum load applies only to the main program – washing cotton.

MISTAKE #10. REMEMBER YOU CAN READ

You read the manual to your washing machine? You know where it’s at?

Questions are simple, but often the answer is negative. But the instruction is an important document, and one should study it not when the machine is broken, but right after it has been connected by a master. In this case you can avoid a lot of trouble.

Read the instruction manual of the washing machine.

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