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How much you save by washing cooler
Short answer: Going from forty to thirty degrees halves the electricity used per wash. With three washes a week, that...
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What one machine wash costs
Short answer: A wash at thirty degrees uses about half a kilowatt hour and fifty litres of water. That comes to under...
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How a repair survives the wash
Short answer: A repair holds when the thread is secured at both ends, the stitches are small and the seam can stretch...
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Repairs after a laundry accident
Short answer: Most laundry damage is shrinkage, colour transfer or lost elasticity. Shrinkage and colour transfer can...
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Why new fabric should be washed before wearing
Short answer: New fabric carries production residue and loose dye on its surface. A single wash removes both, lets th...
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There is soap residue in the fabric
Short answer: Soap residue appears when the dose is too high or the machine is too full. It makes fabric stiff and ca...
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White streaks are left after washing
Short answer: White stripes are undistributed detergent that has lain directly on the fabric. Pour the detergent into...
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The fabric feels stiff after washing
Short answer: Stiff fabric after washing is almost always caused by soap residue or limescale, not the fibres themsel...
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Colour and how often you wash
Short answer: Colour changes when you notice that something needs washing, not when it actually needs washing. Dark c...
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Colour and how dirty clothes look
Short answer: Dirt does not show equally on every colour. Dark colours hide food stains and oil, light colours hide d...
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The washing rhythm of the year
Short answer: The amount of laundry changes with the season. In summer you wash most and fastest, in winter less but ...
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Clothes that take industrial washing
Short answer: Industrial laundering means high temperatures, heavy mechanical action and strong detergents. Ordinary ...
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