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A gentle programme when you only have a few small items
Short answer: When you only have one bra, a pair of briefs and a single top, you are tempted to wait or to wash every...
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How to load clothes in the machine so they do not felt
Short answer: Clothes felt when the fibres rub, twist and clump together in the drum. You avoid it by sorting, turnin...
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The detergent drawer that turns slimy
Short answer: A slimy detergent drawer comes from detergent residue that mixes with moisture and never rinses away fu...
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The washing machine drum and its smell of old water
Short answer: A washing machine can smell of old water even when it runs every day. It is usually down to lingering m...
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Coal and ash on your clothes after an evening by the fire
Short answer: Coal and ash settle into the fibres, and the worst thing you can do is rub them in. Shake your clothes ...
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Socks with a mud tide mark after rainy weather
Short answer: A mud tide mark on socks after rainy weather comes from water drawing dirt up through the fabric from t...
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White socks with a grey sole after wearing slippers
Short answer: White socks with a grey sole after slippers take their colour from dust, hair and fluff from the floor ...
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Discolouration in the gusset of light knickers
Short answer: Discolouration in the gusset of light knickers often comes from the body's natural fluids, sweat and de...
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Yellow edges on white boxer briefs after many washes
Short answer: Yellow edges on white boxer briefs usually come from sweat, skin oils and detergent residue building up...
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Water stain after stain removal and how it disappears
Short answer: A water stain is a pale ring that appears when moisture dries unevenly or leaves traces of soap and min...
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Why a stain comes back after drying
Short answer: A stain that looks gone in the water and then reappears after drying has usually not been fully removed...
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Dish soap as first aid for a grease stain
Short answer: Dish soap is made to break down grease, which makes it a good first aid when a drop of oil lands on a T...
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