im going to college, tell me everything to know about laundry....?

Answer 1

number one:

READ THE TAGS ON YOUR CLOTHES.

if you spent a decent amount of money on an article of clothing FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE TAG!

For regular clothes, sort out as follows

whites (socks, underware) - hot water
Dark colors - cold water
Light colors - warm water
delicates - cold water
towels - warm water

NEVER put towels in with regular clothes, fuzzies from the towels will attach themselves to your nice stuff and you wont be able to get it off.

NEVER dump the detergent in after putting clothes in....do it before and let some water dillute the soap first.

Read directions on tags for drying too. Not everything needs to go in the dryer. Some things can air dry or flat dry and that will preserve the shape of the clothing item.

good luck.

Answer 2

Congratulations on going to college--How exciting !

Sort your laundry by color.
Use a small amount of liquid detergent.
Fill the washer first with water and liquid detergent before adding clothing. Powder detergent can collect in folds in the clothing and bleach or lighten spots and ruin the look of colored fabrics.
Use moderate temperature to wash and dry, unless otherwise noted on the article's instructions.
Don't put delicate underwear or lingerie in dryer, as the heat will damage the fabric and it will have to be replaced often due to stretching out, burnt fabric, etc. Allow delicates to air dry on a little inexpensive wooden folding hanger that you can get at the Container Store, among other places.
Clean the lint filter after every load when washing and drying--especially washing because you can dye the next load with colored lint left in the washer.
Start with black or darker solids, and be sure to clean out the lint trap. This is because if you wash lighter things first, the smallest amount of lint will show up on dark clothing. With black or dark loads, add white vinegar to help keep any lint from clinging to the dark fabric.
Let anything that's stretchy, including elastic, spandex or delicate air dry.
Use as little liquid fabric softener as possible; softener sheets can deposit an oily-looking spot on solid colored clothing that is nearly impossible, if not impossible, to remove.

Advice unrelated to laundry:

Don't overload on course hours. For a new student, four or five classes should be the maximum to do well and ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE.
Attend every class and take good notes (helps recall).
Keep up with your reading assignments and homework.
Don't drop a class.
Don't take an "incomplete" grade.
Form a study group to help in tougher classes to support each other, learn the material, AND pass the tests.


Good luck!

Answer 3

Seperate colors and whites, use bleach on whites only, check everything for "Dry Clean Only", get good liquid detergent, and wash things as much as possible on "Cold".

Get coldwater Tide and be done with it.

For etiquite, don't leave your laundry unattended for more than a few minutes, and escecially not after the machine is done. Someone else WILL come along and put your laundry on the DIRTY table or machine top to make room for their own laundry. Do laundry in the morning to avoid the crowds. And unless you want to attract all kinds of attention, don't do laundry in just your underwear. Seriously. Look at your peers, and you will know what I mean.

Answer 4

1.) Seperate the dark color from the light colors, sometimes the dark colors run on the light colors.
2.) You then put the laundry detergent in and then the clothes in.
3.) Pust start.
4.) When done put the clothes in the dryer.
5.) Put fabric sheets in, this makes the clothes nice and soft and smelling pretty.
6.) When done take out of the dryer and fold and now you are done.

Answer 5

Don't overstuff.
Don't mix colors and whites.
Don't use too much bleach, it will wear out your clothing.

And the 2 most important:
1. Don't leave your clothes lying in the dorm laundromat, people with toss it on the floor or critique your underwear.

2. If you feel your pants getting tight - don't worry, you're not doing your laundry wrong, You're just putting on the freshman 30.

Answer 6

1st: SEPARATE!!!!! whites, colors, towels, bedding, delicates
2nd: READ THE LABELS!!!!! with today's detergents, water temp is not so important for cleaning, but it is IMPORTANT to for the fabric.
3rd: Don't over load the washer or pack the clothes into the washer, they will not get clean or rinse properly.
4th: Use the appropriate amount of soap. Too much & it will not rinse completely & can cause skin irritation. Too little & clothes will not get clean.
5th: dryer sheets vs. liquid fabric softener. I prefer the dryer sheets (Downey - Simple Pleasures - Purple box) it can be used on all of our laundry & it does not coat the towels making them less absorbant.
6th: When drying your clothes, AGAIN, READ THE LABELS

As for the detergent.. I like Gain powder - it cleans good in ANY temperature, it rinses easily (when soap doesn't rinse thoroughly it can leave clothes smelling sour - same as if you leave them in the washer too long after washing). I use ZOUT!! for stain removing & I like woolite for hand washing or washing in the delicate cycle.

One last thing, unless you like little fuzz balls on your clothes & bedding, DO NOT WASH YOUR TOWELS WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN OTHER TOWELS!!!

Answer 7

Seperate Whites, Brights, Darks and Jeans
Whites go in the wash with hot water, detergent with bleach. During the rinse cycle, add softner.

Brights go in the wash with warm water with non bleach detergent ( especially that which takes care of bright color which would say in the packaging) During the rinse cycle add softner

Darks go in the wash with cold water same as brights.

Delicates go together in a delicate setting with non abrasive detergent

After all is washed, anything that can shrink does goes on a medium setting in the dryer. Delicates go on low.

Good Luck!

Answer 8

If you load up the dryer too much, it'll take forever to dry and the clothes will get very wrinkled. If you leave the clothes in the dryer after the cycle ends, the can get wrinkled. If this happens, run the dryer for 5-10 minutes and the wrinkles should come out.

Answer 9

Seperate your colors!!! and just to be sure use some oxy clean in every load. I have five kids and there cloths always look good. All you really need to do is read the tags and they will tell you how you should wash your clothes, what temp and cycle. T-shirts and jeans you don't have to worry about so much!

Answer 10

Bring it to the laundromat and pay the laundry lady to wash, fluff, and fold for you. About 50 cents a pound.

If you mommy hasn't taught you by now, it's too late to learn.