I don't think I've ever tumble-dried towels. All else apart, they'll be the most wet of all the washing, and require the most energy to get dry again.
What? Why on earth would line-dried towels be 'crunchy'?
Haha, yesterday i had to wash covers for 5 beds, three childrens, mine and the guest bed. Making our washload :
1 load for towels
3 loads of white
1 load of dark
1 load of childrens carseat cover after a rather muddy weekend
1 load of miscellanious
A normal weekend for me takes 4-5 wash loads but this weekend was a horrendous exception. Takes so long i agree with you.
I miss having my own washing machine and dryer, i have to share with 3 others which isnt bad but still i seemingly take up the wash room most of the week!
Hehe. Quite right too. Not only can you not win that argument, you've actually lost it by that point
Towels (for a quick 20 mins or so when just about dry from the line) and down filled coats are the only things I tumble dry regularly ... just to get them nice and fluffy. The rest goes out on the line ... OH on the otherhand, is a tumble addict ...
My beginner German book had a chapter titled 'Streit in der Waschküche'.
Language and cultural training all in one.
Ok, so 5 people in the household - 5 x 15 minutes = 1hr 15mins - not too long really
you know there are machines for your need, you shouldn't use home appliances for "business use"...
I don't believe that american washing machines and tumblers are better than "european"...btw you know that Europe is not a country but a continent?
and I doubt that you have tried the myriad of brands from european manufacturers...you should try Electrolux, probably the best manufacturer in the world for this kind of usage...
They will be if you don't use softener (which I never do because then they won't absorb any water and you'll never get dry)
Yep & I love a crunchy towel. No softener & no tumbling, best is line drying in the sun.
Great response, guys. BUT, I still have two loads of wash, on the floor, and I started at 8:00 this morning....so I am feeling a little bit grumpy..
So, what do you do...with 7 loads of wash...crisscross string across the living room....hang wet clothes in the closet....line up your dining chairs to support the sheets....Use the curtain rods ....
Thank goodness, the sun has come out!!
All things said, if I had used a MAYTAG....all of this would have been done, in less than three hours and I could have enjoyed my day off....
Folks, laundry is one of those 'tipping point' things.
For instance, I'm drowning under a mountain of laundry, largely because I've got a household full of annoying guests. It's easier to get angry at my inconvenient machine, rather than at my inconvenient relatives.
Top-loaders are the new brown sugar, I guess.
We all have preferences; that I prefer machine A and another person prefers machine B does not make either of us right or wrong - simply a preference, a better fit for one's individual needs.
If your washing machine is so old it has no quick wash function can you ask for it to be replaced? or accidentally break it so they have to replace it with a newer model. The one in the apartment building I live in just got replaced and now we have 29min 40 degree programme. It has more than halved the time spent on washing.
They’re crunchy even if you do use softner, at least that’s what I’ve found when I dry towels without using the dryer. All softners seem to be made to work with dryers and not for drying outdoors.
Susan57, ditch all white clothes (1 load lost), only wash towels and bedding once a fortnight (14 days) alternating the weeks you go it, i.e. towels one week, bedding the next, and make sure to wear jeans, trousers, etc., several times before washing. Also get children/hubby to take on wash duties now and again, giving you a break. If family wants clothes washed when they’ve all only been worn once then they can help you out with the chore. The kids will also learn something useful for later on in life.
I couldn’t cope with an American top loader. I’m too short - I can’t reach the bottom of the barrel to get the washing out!
Condoms.
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You don't have to watch it.
You can just leave it washing and go do something else...
Top- or sideloaders?
Golly gosh, what a surprise...
Just need that "Bewitched" nose, I suppose...
A bit of mindless wandering....but stay with me....the EF being the home of sound business advice...
We were in Hastings, UK last week, and while sat in the pub noticed there was a coin-operated launderette across the road that also offered same-day Service Washes as well as small clothing repairs and alterations.
It reminded me of a place near where we used to live in Edinburgh which was a launderette-cum-café which was called the "Lost Sock Diner". Basically you could put your wash in, and sit in the café with a brew or a pint. The café was separated from the launderette by a glass window with a door so you could see how your wash was progressing.
So...question is, would such a business (or either type) do well in a Swiss town where people commonly have to share a washing machine with neighbours. Would the key to success be opening on Sundays, between the hours of 10pm and 7am and bank holidays?
I'll bet my life savings on such a venture, natch.
Cheers,
Nick
Maybe some of this too for you?
How do you guys judge that the washer is full? I mean, I know I don't weigh my clothes
Also, for our family of 5, we probably generate, on average, 1 load of laundry a day. Now I don't do it all in one day. Maybe over 2 or 3 days and I have gotten to enjoy (I can't believe I am admitting this, I think my US passport could be taken away for this) hanging things out to dry on one of these thingies . Except for the towels of course, don't want them crunchy. Although sometimes they go out too.