How to put things in the washing machine. How to load laundry "washer" so that it lasts a long time. Preparing things for washing

When buying a washing machine, we are always interested in the volume of the drum and its maximum load. But as soon as we start to operate the machine, we don’t even think about how much laundry we put in the washing machine and how much it weighs. Of course, no one will weigh clothes before washing on the scales, but after all, a constant reboot can lead to rapid wear of equipment.

On the front panel of the equipment, 4, 5, 6 or even 8 kg are written in large numbers. But what does this mean, maximum laundry load? But then the question arises, what kind of laundry: dry or wet? These are the questions we will try to answer.

Minimum Load

Let's start with how much laundry can be put in the drum at a minimum, because the minimum is as important as the maximum. The degree of vibration during the spin cycle will depend on the number of things in the drum during washing, and hence the period of uninterrupted operation of the machine.

In any automatic washing machine, you need to put at least 1-1.5 kg of dry laundry.

Not all washing machine manufacturers indicate this parameter, saying that it is better to put more in the machine to save energy. However, for some, the need to wash three pairs of socks or one T-shirt is more important than saving money, which is not at all safe for technology. The 1 kg limit is not accidental, the fact is that when spinning at high speeds, the laundry should be evenly distributed over the drum for balance.

An unbalanced drum will begin to vibrate more forcefully. Even if the machine does not belong to narrow models and is well installed, internal vibration remains, and it can cause microcracks. We hope now you understand why you should not wash one pillowcase or one underpants.

Maximum dry or wet weight

And now let's talk about the figure that is indicated on the front panel of the washing machine, more precisely, about its maximum load. To date, automatic machines can have a load of 8, 10 and even 12 kg of dry laundry. In reality, this is a lot, for clarity, let's give an example, a set of bed linen from one duvet cover, one sheet and two pillowcases in dry form weighs an average of 1.3 kg. This means that about 9 such sets can be placed in the drum of a washing machine with a load of 12 kg. However, do not blindly trust the numbers, everything is not as simple as it seems.

Note! Some manufacturers intentionally overestimate this parameter in order to draw attention to the model of the car and increase sales.

The technical meaning of the maximum load of the machine in kilograms indicated in the passport is as follows - the machine must rotate the indicated weight without overloading the engine during its service life. But this does not mean at all that you have to put so many linen and clothes into the drum each time, weighing it on the scales, and it is unlikely that you will succeed. In addition, at maximum load, the manufacturer does not guarantee the quality of the wash. Most users note that even if they wish, they cannot cram and tamp the maximum possible weight.

Most likely, this is also not accidental. Some manufacturers of washing machines, such as Bosch, when testing the machine for maximum load, use dense, heavy fabric, cut into small pieces. And, as you know, the denser the fabric, the heavier it is and takes up less volume. Therefore, it easily enters the drum, while there is enough space in the drum for it to flounder. In accordance with these tests, the manufacturer indicates the maximum load with some margin, so that the machine is not overloaded, even when fully loaded.

In reality, we wash clothes and things that are more voluminous, respectively, having less weight. In addition, the absorbency of water depends on the density and composition of the fabric. Imagine a sofa blanket. When dry, it fits easily into a regular basin. But washing it in the basin with your hands will be extremely difficult, almost impossible. It is much easier to wash it in the bathroom, which is several times larger in volume.

The same is true for the washing machine drum. The larger the thing, the larger the load and the volume of the drum should be. If you are going to wash jackets, down jackets, blankets in the machine, then you need to choose a machine with a larger load so that things stretch well. The manufacturer takes this into account, and in the instructions for the machine writes the load of laundry for a specific washing mode.

Important! The weight of the loaded laundry is measured dry. No one will weigh wet laundry and put it in the car, it is problematic to do so.

After analyzing this table, we can conclude that regardless of the manufacturer of the washing machine, its loading in different modes is approximately the same. Least of all, you can lay wool in the drum, because it is the most voluminous and absorbs a lot of water. Do not machine wash a lot of synthetic and delicate fabrics, otherwise they will not stretch and will be too wrinkled.

Most of all, cotton items, bed linen and baby clothes can be loaded into the machine. This does not mean that the drum must be hammered to failure. The drum must be filled to 2/3, so the laundry is well washed and rinsed. In addition, this will allow the laundry to be evenly distributed over the drum, which will not cause imbalance or poor spinning of the laundry. An imbalance can cause the machine to stop and an error to appear on the display, such as .

How much does the laundry weigh?

Now it is logical to talk about how much laundry can be washed in the machine in one wash without weighing it. Each item of clothing has its own weight in grams, for example, a women's T-shirt can weigh an average of 70 to 140 grams, depending on the size. A few more similar examples are shown in the table below. Using a similar table, you can easily calculate how much laundry to put in the drum.

In the machine with a load of 5 kg in any mode for cotton fabrics, you can wash a couple of sheets, a couple of pillowcases and 3-4 towels. The laundry will rotate freely in the drum without twisting or wrinkling. But outerwear should be washed separately.

Remember! Do not put too small things in the drum with large ones, for example, wash underwear with jeans.

In modern washing machines there is an auto-weighing function. Now a person does not need to think about how much the dirty laundry that he loads weighs, the machine will receive the necessary information itself. The main benefit of the function is that the machine, having learned the weight of the laundry, determines the amount of water needed for washing and selects the optimal washing program. There is a triple benefit:

1. the machine eliminates the need to think about how much laundry to put;
2. saves water and electricity;
3. selects the best program to wash your laundry properly.

Auto-weighing also protects the washing machine from breakdowns, since overloading can be fraught with drum imbalance. If the machine has auto-weighing, then when the drum is overloaded, it simply will not start and will give an error.

Thus, it is necessary to put laundry into the drum of the washing machine not according to the maximum load of the machine, but according to the maximum load for a certain washing mode. We hope our article helped you understand how much to put in a drum. Good luck!

What do you need to wash clothes? Water, yes washing powder - any hostess will say. But the water must be warm, otherwise the dirt cannot be removed from the laundry. And if you just put the laundry in warm water with powder, there will be no result either: you need to rub the laundry with your hands. And the result cannot be achieved instantly either - you need to rub and wash off the dirt with water, and rub again. Water, chemistry, temperature, mechanics and time - these are the main washing factors that continuously interact with each other, replacing each other in a vicious circle.

What for what

Water:

Moisturizes the fabric;

Dissolves washing powder;

Blurs and removes dirt;

Conducts heat.

Chemistry (washing powder):

Reduces the surface tension of water;

Serves as a binding agent for hardness components in water softening;

Is a solvent for contaminants;

It has a bleaching effect on the fabric.

Mechanical impact:

Provides interaction of linen, washing powder and water;

Serves for removal of water from linen after washing (extraction).

Temperature:

Enhances the effect of the individual components of the washing powder;

Reduces the time of chemical reactions.

Time:

It is necessary for sufficient interaction between water, washing powder and linen.

The washing machine contains all the factors necessary for washing. Moreover, the action of many of them is greatly enhanced compared to hand washing. It is enough to name the spin: is it possible, by squeezing the laundry with your hands, to remove moisture from it in the same way as it happens when the drum rotates at a speed of over 1000 rpm?

How to deal with dirt

It is estimated that 100 kg of moderately soiled linen contains from 2 to 4 kg of contaminants of various composition and origin. There are two main types of pollution:

Soluble in water (salt, urea, sweat, easily soluble oils, etc.);

Insoluble in water (fat, sand, dust, pigments, graphite, etc.).

Soluble contaminants can be washed off with either plain water or a detergent solution. A number of contaminants can only be removed by special treatment (dry cleaning). These are stains from paints, varnishes, glues, pigments. Other contaminants can only be overcome by the use of bleaches. These include dark spots, which are not removed at all during washing or are only partially removed. The bleaching process causes the pigments to be destroyed by oxidation, making them invisible. Such stains include stains from spinach, tomatoes, carrots, wine, cognac, beer, tea, coffee, etc.

Finally, large group pollution is removed only with the help of enzymes - biocatalysts, which effectively dissolve protein pollution at temperatures below 50°C. These components of laundry detergents have the ability to separate long chains of protein chemical structures into individual components, which are then removed by water. Contaminants that are removed by enzymes include eggs, blood, cocoa, food starch, etc.

Each fabric according to the program

When starting a machine wash, the user must set a specific program corresponding to the type of laundry (cotton, dyed fabrics, wool, etc.) and the degree of soiling. The program of the machine is a time sequence of performing those mechanical, chemical and thermal effects that are necessary in order to remove dirt from the laundry placed in the drum.

The first stage of the program is the actual washing. Water enters the laundry placed in the drum, washing off the washing powder from the hopper along the way (chemical exposure begins). Water is heated to a predetermined temperature (thermal effect), and the drum rotates at a low speed in one direction or the other, so that the linen lying in it is continuously shoveled and plopped down, rising up on the drum lining (mechanical effect). And this whole process lasts for a certain time, so that each of the types of influences works with maximum efficiency.

After the end of the wash, the water is drained from the tub and the rinsing phase begins. It consists of several successive fillings of the tank with water, rotation of the drum and draining the water. The task of this stage is to remove the remnants of washing powder from the laundry, and at the same time the remaining contaminants. Heating of water at this stage does not occur.

Finally, the last stage of the machine's operation according to the program is the spin cycle. The drum rotates at high speed, the linen is tightly pressed against the perforated walls of the drum by centrifugal forces, and the water escapes through the perforation holes.

The above description of the machine program is very simplified. The program can include a number of additional actions: for example, if the laundry is very soiled, a prewash can be performed before the main wash, shorter and with less water heating. Conversely, it is possible to exclude certain steps from the program: if wrinkling of the laundry is undesirable, you can cancel the spin cycle and end the machine by draining the water from the tub after the final rinse. This feature is called Spin Cancel or Rinse Hold.

Here is the minimum set of basic programs available in modern washing machines:

During each of these programs, thanks to the "auto-weighing" function, the washing machine automatically adjusts the duration of the wash cycle, the amount of water for each rinse, the required number of rinses, and the duration of the high-speed final spin depending on the weight of the loaded laundry.

In addition to the listed basic programs, many manufacturers develop their own original programs for the operation of the washing machine. For example, Electrolux has created a "soak" program that successfully removes many of the contaminants that today's washing machines cannot always handle.

Here is just one example: a child returned from a pioneer camp. Among his belongings were the trousers in which he fell into the mud a week ago. How to remove something like this? Any housewife will say - of course, for starters, soak in a powder solution for several hours. However, the solution that most washing machines offer today is to add a “prewash” to the regular program, which lasts 15-20 minutes, and this time cannot be increased. In practice, everyone knows that after less than 2-3 hours of soaking, such pollution cannot be washed off. So how to be? Really soak in a basin, and then transfer to the washing machine?

Electrolux offers a special intensive program for this task. The washing machine will not only soak the laundry in warm water for several hours, but will also stir it every 40 seconds. One other manufacturer of washing machines does not have a similar opportunity.

The soaking program works as follows. During the first 20 minutes, the laundry is washed at 30°C. After that, the heating is turned off and every 40 seconds the drum is scrolled, stirring the laundry. The carborane tank retains heat for a long time, so for many hours the temperature does not drop to room temperature, providing excellent washing quality.

Soaking can last up to 18 hours in front-loading machines and up to 24 hours in top-loading machines, after which you can simply drain the water, wring out the laundry, or run any washing program.

Everyone who has ever tried to wash using the “soak” program notes the amazing quality of washing. Someone got rid of pre-washing the white collars of men's shirts, someone loves perfectly white bed linen, and someone is glad that children's things, on which extremely persistent stains of “unknown” origin appear, are ideally washed without any extra effort. One client called the Electrolux information line and said that the soak program has completely changed her attitude towards machine washing. “Now I put any laundry in the washing machine in the morning, including the soak program, and when I get home from work I start the main wash. Surprisingly, even the most persistent stains disappear! I just love my washing machine for it, honestly…”

A certain peculiarity of the terminology should be noted. The concept of "soaking" is found in the descriptions of the programs of operation of washing machines from various manufacturers. At the same time, soaking laundry in the truest sense of the word is not done so often. So far, the record was the soak cycle in ASKO washing machines (2 hours). In Electrolux washing machines, the soak lasts longer and allows you to wash what is almost impossible to wash.

By fabric and spin

As the reader has already noticed on the characteristics of washing programs, each type of fabric has its own maximum allowable rotation speed of the drum during the spin cycle. If for durable cotton fabrics there are no restrictions on this indicator, then high-speed spinning is contraindicated for delicate fibers. However, modern machines usually have a “foolproof”: the electronic control system will not allow the user to set the spin at 1000 rpm if the wool wash program is set.

The characteristic speeds of rotation of the drum during the spin cycle of linen are shown in fig. 6:

White and colored cottons are not afraid of spinning at the highest speeds (1600 rpm and even higher). After such an intensive spin, the laundry dries very quickly;

For whites and coloreds to be dried in a tumble dryer, spinning at 1200 rpm is sufficient;

Drum rotation speed of 800-900 rpm is ideal for products made of synthetic fibers. Linen is well dehydrated, but the fabric is not damaged;

The rotation speed of 600 rpm is used for gentle spinning of wool, silk, etc.

Before washing

Perhaps some of the readers of the recommendations below will seem elementary truths. But the statistics of requests from owners of washing machines to service departments suggests that not all of them follow the basic rules of machine washing.

Things prepared for washing must be sorted, separating heavily soiled linen from not very dirty, and colored from white. Do not wash whites and coloreds together, as colored items may shed and stain whites. If your clothes are heavily soiled, use the Prewash programme.

Remember that linen should not be stale in anticipation of washing, otherwise it will not wash well. For good ventilation, it is better to store it in wicker baskets or drawers with ventilation holes before washing. Laundry must be stored in a dry state and in a dry place, otherwise damp spots and mold will form on it. Before washing, duvet covers and pillowcases are turned inside out, and lint is shaken out of their corners.

Durable fabrics and delicate fabrics also separate from each other because they use different wash programmes. Immediately before washing, pockets are checked in things so that their contents (nails, nuts, chewing gum, sweets forgotten by children) do not spoil clothes and do not damage parts and mechanisms of the machine. For the same purpose, metal buckles, accessories, fasteners, chains and other metal trifles are subject to seizure. Zippers, buttons and buttons on things must be fastened.

Small items such as handkerchiefs are best placed in a special bag for washing in the machine, and their clothes terry cloth or jersey turn inside out with a terry surface. Socks and stockings should also be turned inside out.

The machine must not be overloaded beyond the established norm. The maximum load refers to the weight of cotton items. It is not necessary to weigh the laundry before each wash - it is enough to remember that a full load for coarse laundry is a completely filled, but not packed drum. The maximum load when washing synthetics is a half-filled drum, and when washing wool, a drum filled by a third. An approximate calculation of the mass of things is given in the table:

Approximate calculation of the mass of things

Choice of detergents

Choose a powder according to the type of fabric and type of soiling. The main constituents of laundry detergent are usually listed on the packaging (eg bleach, enzymes, etc.).

Do not use detergents intended for hand washing - the resulting excessive foam impairs the washing result and may damage the washing machine. Automatic washing machines are designed to use low foam detergents. These powders often have the word "matic" in their name, and the packaging shows either a front-loading machine or a loading hatch.

Exceeding a reasonable dosage also causes increased foaming even when using special washing powders. This may damage the machine.

When using the powder for the first time, even if it says that it is intended for automatic washing machines, we advise you to make sure that the level of foam during washing is not higher than the top edge of the hatch (in front-loading machines). Otherwise, refuse to use the powder of this brand in the future. Reduce the amount of detergent when the machine is not fully loaded. Liquid detergents are used for washing at temperatures not exceeding 60°C. Using them eliminates the use of a prewash cycle, so the amount of detergent recommended on the package refers directly to the main wash cycle. When washing cold, always reduce the amount of detergent: cold water it dissolves worse than hot, and part of it will be wasted.

Soak

Although automatic washing machines with a soak function (for example, Electrolux machines) have already begun to appear on the market, owners of machines that do not have this function still have to use such a traditional washing tool as a conventional manual soak. Pre-soaking laundry plays a very important role in removing most stains. Modern powders, such as Ariel Automat, contain a bleaching and color refreshing agent to help keep whites white and bright colored clothes, and sodium perborate to remove fruit juice, tea, coffee, and wine stains.

How long should laundry be soaked? It is best to soak the laundry for half an hour, then drain the water, wring out the laundry and soak it again for half an hour. Two soaks are incomparably more effective than one, even if it is hourly. Long-term soaking sometimes leads to quite the opposite result. When a garment sits in stale water for too long, the dirt re-enters the structure of the fabric. There is a well-known effect of a washed thing, known to almost all housewives. In this case, the fabric, as a rule, also discolors.

Soaking is most effective at a temperature of 40-50°C. Here are some nuances to keep in mind when soaking laundry:

Always pay attention to the labeling of linen. Never soak things if they are only dry-cleaned;

Never soak silk, wool, leather, metal-trimmed items, or any other similar items;

Use a sufficiently large container for soaking, for example, a sink or a plastic bowl (only not enameled), so that things fit freely in it;

Use warm water (40°C) for soaking organic stains and medium temperature water (50°C) for other soaks;

Make sure the laundry detergent is completely dissolved in the water before soaking things.

After soaking, just before washing, rinse things as usual.

The automatic washing machine (SMA) has freed its owners from many of the hassles associated with washing. The task of its owners is to manage processes correctly. There are things that are still in the hands of a person - loading the drum, filling the powder, choosing a program. In this publication, we will figure out how to properly wash bedding in a washing machine and what is the importance of its material here.

We erase correctly

Inexperienced housewives do not delve into the nuances of washing bed linen. Because of this, sheets and pillowcases quickly lose their freshness and novelty. Why does some linen retain its attractiveness for years, while others deform, lose color saturation, wear out, become covered with spools? To keep sheets and duvet covers appearance, you need to know at what temperature to wash it, in what mode and with what frequency.

Each washer has its own capacity limit. Drum loading varies by model. 3-4 kg are loaded into compact cars, 5-9 kg into standard cars. The task of the user is to load the drum without exceeding the norm. Only in this way will high-quality washing of products be ensured.

If your SMA does not have auto-weighting, you have to estimate the weight by eye or calculate it by referring to the tables:

• Sheet - 0.4-0.5 kg;
• Duvet cover - 0.5-0.7 kg;
• Bedspread - 0.6-0.8 kg;
• Pillowcase - 0.15-0.25 kg.

When loading, you need to take into account the volume of things - they must rotate freely inside the machine, otherwise the quality of the wash drops. It is recommended to fill the drum in half the norm - so the products will be washed as carefully as possible. Having hammered the drum "to the eyeballs", you risk the beauty of the linen.

General rules

How to wash bed linen in the machine - general rules for all fabrics:

• White and colored linens are washed separately. If you mix it, it is possible that white products will acquire iridescent shades. And to return the whiteness is very difficult, and sometimes impossible.
• Things from one matter are loaded into the drum - cotton separately, flax separately. The choice of washing mode depends on the type of fabric. For each material in SMA there is a program. If uploaded together different fabrics, spools may appear. This is due to the difference in structure: one matter is softer, the other is rougher.
• If in doubt on which program to wash clothes, look at the label - it shows the permissible washing temperature and other care details. Labels with information are on each product - they are attached to the side. To decipher the icons, look at the special table.

• If you just bought a bed set, do not lay it right away - throw it into the machine. You can not sleep on sheets and pillowcases that came to you from the sewing workshop - this is unhygienic.
• Turn things inside out. If there are locks on the products, it is advisable to fasten them all the way so that they do not tear the fabric.
• Children's accessories are placed in the drum separately from adults. Use special powders that do not cause allergies. It is not recommended to lay babies' beds in SMA - it is better to wash them by hand, and without powder. It is advisable to use ordinary laundry soap. If you still decide to use CMA, do not put the powder - throw shavings of grated soap into the drum.
• Don't overuse bleach. Even the most delicate means have a destructive effect on the structure of the fibers. Frequent use of bleaching agents shortens the life of fabrics.

How to wash clothes from different fabrics?

It depends on the type of fabric at what temperature, speed, the process needs to be started, how long it should last. For the manufacture of bed sets use:

• Cotton;
• Satin;
• Coarse calico;
• Polyester;
• Silk;
• Velvet.

If you do not have SMA, it is very important to know at what degree a particular fabric is washed. It's good when you can entrust the choice of temperature to the machine - just select the desired program on the control panel, and the appropriate parameters will be set automatically.

Cotton

• For white, select the "cotton" mode, the temperature is 60 degrees;
• If things have acquired a grayish tint - 90-95 degrees;
• In the presence of stubborn stains, pre-soaking is started, and a bleaching agent is added to the container;
• Colors are washed at 40 degrees - this is enough to wash cotton without losing the brightness of its color.

Cotton is not loaded with synthetics - synthetic fibers cling to softer, natural fibers, which makes the fabric less pleasant to the touch. Dry the cotton outside, inside out. There should be no direct rays - they do not have the best effect on the fabric. Cotton products should be ironed slightly dry. Ironing side - front, embroideries are ironed from the wrong side.

Linen

The recommended temperature for linen products is 60 degrees. For white use universal powders, for color - delicate detergents for fine fabrics. Check the composition - options without bleach are suitable. To improve the properties of linen fabric, it is impregnated with starch, fats, cellulose ethers, synthetic resins and other substances. From impregnation, flax becomes more resistant to shrinkage and deformation, less wrinkled. The recommended temperature is 40 degrees.

To make linen wash better, it is soaped and left in warm water for one hour. Then pour the powder and a tablespoon of vinegar into the water. Wash, rinse in cold water and dry. Impregnated flax should not be dried on radiators and in special dryers - it can shrink. Ironed, moisturizing the fabric. It is easier to iron unfinished products.

From satin

Satin is as pleasant to the touch as silk, but it is more durable. Suitable mode - "cotton" 60 ° C. When using powders with active substances, even 40 °C can be dispensed with. Squeeze at medium and maximum speeds. Dry and iron in the same way as cotton.

From silk

Silk is more expensive than satin. In order not to spoil an expensive silk set, set the “delicate / hand wash 30 ° C” modes. Powder - special, for silk. The emollient is poured into a separate tray. Bleach is strictly prohibited. Spin - do not use, or set the minimum speed.

When washing by hand, silk is not rubbed, but only thoroughly rinsed - successively in warm and cold water. After rinsing with water with the addition of vinegar - for freshness of colors. The dosage of vinegar is a teaspoon per 3 liters of water. Dry only in the shade. It is impossible to approach the batteries, dryers are prohibited. The best place is outside, out of direct sunlight. Ironing - only from the wrong side, at a moderate temperature. Do not splash water - stains may remain.

From synthetics

Sleeping on synthetics is not very healthy. But synthetic kits have many advantages:

• They are cheap;
• Do not crumple;
• Unpretentious;
• Durable.

In a word - a budget option that does not require special delicacy in care. Manufacturers mix natural and synthetic fibers - good underwear is obtained. If there are a lot of synthetics in the composition, 30-40 ° C is enough when washing. Hot water causes spools. Do not use bleach powders. Boiling is prohibited. Drying on hot radiators and hot ironing are also prohibited. The maximum heating of the iron is 50 °C.

Velvet

A washing machine is contraindicated for velvet. However, such underwear is rare - it is for "gourmets". Velvet is not rubbed, not twisted, treated as gently as possible. Temperature - up to 30 degrees. Gel instead of powder. You can't squeeze. Dry, spread out on the table, on a large towel. Having rolled up the "roll", they press down a little so that the water comes out. After changing the towel, repeat the process.

Dry horizontally or hang in the shade. When the velvet dries, it is shaken so that the pile settles down properly.

How often should you wash?

The frequency of washing in each house is different. It is affected by the intensity of exploitation, the presence of children and pets in the house, personal preferences and views on cleanliness. Here are some helpful tips:

• Send your sheets and pillowcases to the launderer at the first sign of a loss of freshness. It is recommended to do this weekly. Duvet covers get dirty less, so you can run a gentle 30-degree program for them.
• If the frequency of water procedures is less than once a week, set the mode for a specific type of fabric and take into account the degree of contamination.
• It is not necessary to store a contaminated set in a basket for a long time - while it is crumpled there, dirt eats into it intensely. It will be more difficult to wash such a set, and iron it too.

When is ironing required?

Ironing big things is extremely tiring. There are SMA, which provide the function of easy ironing and anti-crease. After CMA's automated processes, ironing duvet covers by hand seems like a waste of time. Everyone decides for himself - to iron or not to iron. We will only name situations in which it is better to walk on bedding with a hot iron:

• If someone in the household is sick. Ironing is necessary so that the infection is not transmitted through the bed. It is recommended to allocate separate accessories to the patient.
• Kits used for children up to a year.
• With high humidity, in which things cannot dry completely.

• Use special laundry bags- put pillowcases, sheets, duvet covers there.
• To make things less wrinkled, reduce the spin speed. If the maximum for a specific type of fabric is 1000 rpm, set it to 800.
• Add conditioner. Thanks to him, the sheets acquire a pleasant smell and softness, the formation of wrinkles is prevented.
• Use starch impregnation - it facilitates smoothing and prevents contamination. Regularly starched things last longer.
• Newly acquired sets must be washed and ironed.

• What to do if you still broke the rules - washed white and color together, why did the molt occur? Wash again. Set the intensive mode and super-rinse. You can soak dyed items in bleach for one hour. You can boil it with hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. The dosage for 5 liters of water is 100 ml of peroxide and 10 ml of ammonia.

Useful video:

It is very upsetting when a favorite thing becomes unusable after several washes. This is especially true for children's things, on which all kinds of stains appear very quickly.

In order to keep clothes in their original state for as long as possible, and also not to suffer after washing with ironing, you need to know how to properly store a soiled item, how and how to wash it properly. These secrets are shared with you today by the experienced editors of the site .

Storage. Never store dirty items in bags or chest of drawers. The air around them must circulate. Otherwise, they will become damp and become a breeding ground for various bacteria, and in addition, mold spots may appear on them, which are then almost impossible to wash off.

The best option for storing dirty laundry is a classic basket - with large holes and free access to oxygen. There are a lot of options for different baskets (from simple plastic to elegant wicker) in modern stores. You can choose an option suitable for color, shape and size, which will become a real decoration of the bathroom.

At the same time, if the clothes are very dirty, do not throw them in the basket. Spend 10 minutes pre-washing it, otherwise it will be quite difficult to remove the stain. grease stain can be easily removed by immediately dropping dishwashing liquid on it.

Sorting.First, read the labels. If the manufacturer writes that the item requires gentle washing or may shed, it makes sense to wash it separately from the rest. Second, sort things by color. Moreover, it is not enough to decompose them into black, white and color. Colors need to be decomposed separately into pastels and brights. And finally, sort things by type of fabric. Those that require a delicate cycle should be washed separately.

Training. Before you put things in the washing machine drum, do not be too lazy to check the pockets. There you can find many valuable things that you still need: lipstick, money, a subway token, a computer flash drive and much more. Needless to say, washing will not do them any good. In addition, they can cause damage to the washing machine.

Velcro, zippers, buttons and other fasteners on clothing must be fastened. If there are pockets on delicate fabrics, they may tear and deform during the washing process. To prevent this, sew them with large stitches, and after the clothes are dry, remove the thread.

Pillowcases and duvet covers should be turned inside out before washing, as lint tends to accumulate in the corners. You also need to turn the socks inside out and put them in a washing machine net. In this case, there will be no problems with finding a pair.