How do you handle your laundry?
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There are washing machines with smaller load capacities. Examples:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/mini-washing-machine
http://www.amazon.com/Package-Panda-Portable-Compact-Capacity/dp/B005GM942C
Not sure if these are ok wrt water efficiency though, since that seems to be your concern.
Sion
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Yes. Go and date a girl who wears sarong and you'll find out the benefits. :bsmilie:
Sion
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Change your clothes once a week
Have your shower with clothes on.
In that way you'll kill two birds with one stone. :bsmilie:
just wear jeans, can wash once a month, so wear a few pair jeans rotating thru out the week.Wear less, Wash less
Change your clothes once a week
The most important separation is between colours. Once you experience the miracle of white shirts coming out pink you will know
The second separation is material, although it's less critical for the commonly used ones. Only sensitive material (silk, wool etc) needs to be handled separately. Cotton, cotton-mix and synthetic fibers can happily go together up to 40C temperature. Another group to separate is heavily stained or oily clothes and bed sheets. All underwear can go together, the washing process is meant to clean and sanitize them (there are add-ons for that). I don't see any hygienic concerns here. Once it's dry just ask everyone to pick their stuff.
If you are also venturing into ironing shirts you will welcome the option of not spinning shirts at maximum speed. Helps to reduce wrinkles.
The second separation is material, although it's less critical for the commonly used ones. Only sensitive material (silk, wool etc) needs to be handled separately. Cotton, cotton-mix and synthetic fibers can happily go together up to 40C temperature. Another group to separate is heavily stained or oily clothes and bed sheets. All underwear can go together, the washing process is meant to clean and sanitize them (there are add-ons for that). I don't see any hygienic concerns here. Once it's dry just ask everyone to pick their stuff.
If you are also venturing into ironing shirts you will welcome the option of not spinning shirts at maximum speed. Helps to reduce wrinkles.
Sion
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Jeans are never suitable for a hot and humid climate. You'll end up with rashes between the legs.
Indonesians and Malays have invented sarongs for such purpose.
The most important separation is between colours. Once you experience the miracle of white shirts coming out pink you will know
The second separation is material, although it's less critical for the commonly used ones. Only sensitive material (silk, wool etc) needs to be handled separately. Cotton, cotton-mix and synthetic fibers can happily go together up to 40C temperature. Another group to separate is heavily stained or oily clothes and bed sheets. All underwear can go together, the washing process is meant to clean and sanitize them (there are add-ons for that). I don't see any hygienic concerns here. Once it's dry just ask everyone to pick their stuff.
If you are also venturing into ironing shirts you will welcome the option of not spinning shirts at maximum speed. Helps to reduce wrinkles.
locals believe men's and women underwears can't wash together, there are cases of maid abuse, because of their maids put all the undies into one wash.
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but still have to wash sarong. Unless you air wash the sarong as in airing the sarong as you walk. Must be a weird kind of walking stance if you do that :bsmilie:
Undies all cannot mixed. Don't ask me why. Try convincing the ladies in your house.
I think maybe still have to handwash undies. Is there a way to fully automate the washing and ironing process? I am trying to do away with the maid. And don't want to squat in the toilet scrubbing underwear. It makes my hands rough. Later my gfs don't want me to fondle them saying I am too rough
. On a serious note, a lot of time is spent washing and ironing clothes.I think it helps if we have some home-makers chip in. Guys just bundle everything in together.
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just wear dryfit tops and sarongs, it dry very fast and don't need to iron.Undies all cannot mixed. Don't ask me why. Try convincing the ladies in your house.
I think maybe still have to handwash undies. Is there a way to fully automate the washing and ironing process? I am trying to do away with the maid. And don't want to squat in the toilet scrubbing underwear. It makes my hands rough. Later my gfs don't want me to fondle them saying I am too rough
Go ask in parenting forums, those stay at home mums and dads got lots of tips can share with you.I think it helps if we have some home-makers chip in. Guys just bundle everything in together.
Hand scrubbing makes sense if you're targeting stubborn stains, but I think it wears out clothes faster without making things any cleaner. It might have made sense in an era without washing machines, but I think modern machines agitate the clothes for so much longer and harder than one can scrub, so even if it seems less vigorous because the machine is relatively quite, I think the duration makes up for it. Plus, the average person's clothes (school uniform, office wear, home wear, sportswear) are not going to require intense scrubbing unless you're talking about really soiled stuff – think reservist #4 after rainy outfield, caked with sweat and mud, or greasy coveralls if you're a mechanic. Even then, I'd just soak them separately in soapy water to loosen debris/dirt, then run them in a separate wash.
A simple explanation I found:
You could try doing an A-B test with various items. One machine washed and one hand washed and ask her if she feels one is cleaner than the other? I don't know how old your mum is, but beyond a certain age, it's probably impossible to convince her otherwise. No choice, you gotta miss out on technological advances and just do things the way she likes to make her happy
To be honest, unless there are items of clothing/undergarments that are heavily soiled with bodily fluids (vomit, faeces, blood, etc), there's no 'hygiene issue' as the detergent will do its work (see How Laundry Detergent Works). You could also look into using oxygen bleach (Vanish O2 for example). I think it's more a matter of personal preference or traditional mindsets/habits. Back in the day they probably grew up without disposable sanitary pads and panty liners we have now. Perhaps that's why they grew up washing their undergarments separately? Can be hard to change, I know... When my grandma was still around, she also subscribed to this belief.
I think it helps if we have some home-makers chip in. Guys just bundle everything in together.
At my parents' place, everything's thrown in together. At my place, there's not much difference between the way my wife and I do laundry. She does prefer to separate dark and light-colours when there's enough for two loads, but that's about it. So it's not true that that's a guy thing.
Some basic tips:
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in our house, everyone washes their own clothes with the machine
no issue of mixing undies
i will dettol and vanish my clothes too
just use laundry bags for polos, shirt, pants and more expensive ones - but then i don wear branded
for boxers, brief , cheaps ts i just throw directly into the machine cos probably after 1-1.5yrs i donate them away as they turn from M-XXXL or faded in color
if i wear light color , then the whole week i will do the same
and then end of the week i throw everything in the machine, no need to sort out the color
the worst is that the dark color clothes maybe cover with lint
i also don soak my clothes, i can finished them in 2-4 hours
my sis can soak in the machine for 1-2 days not sure lazy or ...
get laundry bag from daiso , they are the best hahhahaha
at least can last for >1yr
no issue of mixing undies
i will dettol and vanish my clothes too
just use laundry bags for polos, shirt, pants and more expensive ones - but then i don wear branded
for boxers, brief , cheaps ts i just throw directly into the machine cos probably after 1-1.5yrs i donate them away as they turn from M-XXXL or faded in color
if i wear light color , then the whole week i will do the same
and then end of the week i throw everything in the machine, no need to sort out the color
the worst is that the dark color clothes maybe cover with lint
i also don soak my clothes, i can finished them in 2-4 hours
my sis can soak in the machine for 1-2 days not sure lazy or ...
get laundry bag from daiso , they are the best hahhahaha
at least can last for >1yr
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Start your own laundry cleaning business.
> In that way, you will always have enough washing machines for all your headaches.
Or if you are not into business,
> Bring all your clothes to the public washing machine and use all of those at one time (one machine for different category of clothes). Go at odd-hours to avoid queues.
> In that way, you will always have enough washing machines for all your headaches.
Or if you are not into business,
> Bring all your clothes to the public washing machine and use all of those at one time (one machine for different category of clothes). Go at odd-hours to avoid queues.
Sion
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Don't wear socks. There is no rule that you must wear them.
And same as undies.
You'll have a lot less worries to wash.
Sion
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