How do you do laundry?

Question

I've never done laundry before and I want to start - how does the whole thing work. Please explain how to do:

darks vs. lights vs. mixed colors and how to separate colors
difference between using hot and cold water
how long to run the washer/dryer vs size of the load
how much detergent to use

Any help would be appreciated,
thanks

Answer 1

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Answer 2

typical male lol...but at least you are willing to learn! well you should never mix black navy or red with lighter colours...big no no. you should always try to keep whites with whites but some pinks or yellows or even beige would be fine...I usually have a fair idea of which fabrics will release the dye. And always try to wash towels separate from clothing...otherwise you'll get fluff all over the clothes and end up having to wash em all over again. I always wash in cold water unless the garment tag says otherwise. And always read the label before putting in the dryer as some garments will shrink. And the detergent amount depends on the size of the load

Answer 3

Separate in three piles...whites and lights, medium colors and dark colors. Put in washer,add a cup of powder or a cap of liquid depending on which kind you use... select the setting, usually large load, select the temperature of the water, usually warm/cold; and dial it to the start setting. Takes about half an hour for one load. When finished take out and put in the dryer...add a sheet of bounce fabric softener (or whatever kind you like) and set it to 45 minutes (or very dry), depends on what the dryer says. Take out the clothes when the dry stops and fold them or hang them up right away so they don't get wrinkled. When you put your first load in the dryer...put the second load in the washer and so on. If you don't use fabric softener, your clothes will have too much static electricity.

Answer 4

1. Separate you clothes.
Before doing laundry, read the tags on all of your clothes. Some clothes need to be washed in cold water and dryed on a lowsetting or else they will shrink. Some clothes, on the other hand, are more durable and won't get clean if you wash them in cold water.

Your clothes should be separated into the following piles:
Lights/cold (light gray, pastels, white, anything that will pick up bleeding and will shrink in hot water), Darks/cold (black, red, dark blues or greens, anything that will change the colors of your other clothes and will shrink in hot water), Lights/hot (light colored sweatshirts, socks or pants that will not get clean in cold water and can also pick up any bleeding) and Darks/hot (this includes jeans, dark colored sweatshirts, socks, anything that will bleed and needs to be well cleaned).

Note: It is possible that your clothes cannot be washed. If your label says, "Dry Clean Only" then do not put it in the washing machine—it will get ruined. If you do not want to take your clothes to the Dry Cleaner, try a Dryel—a home dry cleaning kit for your non-washable clothes works well. Also, bras (especially underwire) should be washed on a delicate setting, and the more delicate ones should be air dryed—these are easily ruined.


2. Put your clothes in the washing machine.
Before adding your clothes, pour in your detergent. Liquid detergent is more effective than powder, and any brand will do (Tide is the most popular). If you have a lot of clothes, pour an entire capful of detergent into the machine. If you do not have a lot of clothes, pour only a small amount in—liquid detergent is concentrated and if you add too much your clothes may come out feeling stiff and uncomfortable. After adding detergent, put your clothes in. Do not overload the machine. Just add whatever fits comfortably—never press your clothes down to fit more. The machine may tear clothes and simply will not clean them if it is overloaded.


3. Set the machine.
Once you have put your clothes in, select the correct setting. If you are washing delicate clothes select a Cold/Cold temperature setting. For regular loads select a Hot/Warm temperature setting, and for especially dirty clothes select Hot/Hot. Also, select the load size. If you have filled less then half of the machine your load is small, for half the machine the load is medium, and for more than half the load is large. Then turn the dial to select how long you want your clothes to wash for and wait. The machine will go through several cycles of rinsing and spinning and it will stop completely when it is finished - normally 30-45 minutes.


4. Dry your clothes.
If you would like to make your clothes soft, now is the time to add a fabric softening Dryer Sheet (you can also buy fabric softener in a liquid form and add it during the wash cycle, but you have to have a special fabric softener dispenser built into the machine or else know the right time to add it—this can be overly complicated, so dryer sheets work best). You can add two dryer sheets if you have a particularly large load of laundry or you would like a load to be particularly soft—but be careful, too many can leave a residue on your clothes or be particularly smelly. Next, add your clothes to the dryer and make sure that the lint trap is empty (always empty the lint trap, if it is full it can take hours for your clothes to dry). Select the temperature you would like to dry you clothes on (lower temperatures for more delicate clothes, higher temperatures for thicker clothes like jeans and sweatshirts), and turn the dial to select the length of time you would like to dry your clothes. Remember, the lower the temperature the longer it will take to dry, the higher the temperature the smaller your clothes will be when they are dry. Now it is up to you to decide what you'd like to do.

Fold your newly clean clothes up, or just throw them into the "clean" pile in the corner. Either way, you did it! You washed your own clothes

Answer 5

1) sort clothes
I wash all whites and light colors together.
set the water temp to hot or warm.if u have a large load set the water level to large or super. if u want to add bleach i prefer clorox 2.
donot put reg.bleach on light or dark colors.only whites.
add half cup of detergent to small loads and a full cup to large loads.
to much detergent will be less effective on cleaning.

wash blue jeans together, u could wash other dark color with them.wash them in cold water . it all depends on how dirty your clothes are ,if your clothes are not to dirty, u can wash them on regular wash,or super wash if they are really dirty.

as for the fabric softner,u can either add fabric softner to the washing machine or use dryer sheets in the dryer (just one) i prefer dryer sheets. and again it all depends on the size of your loads to determine how long to dry,for jeans dry them on a high temp, for approx.35min. and everything else will be o.k. on med and any delicates,very low to no heat.

and if u are sure about how to wash a particular item, just read the tag inside.

Answer 6

open the washer put clothes up to the holes but not above the top row of wholes match colors with the same color add some soap and there ya go clean clothes Put them in the dryer put it on a setting what the clothing tag recommends and now you have clean/dry clothes and also try bleach whites only unless you get color bleach. and washing just cleans up the messes and dirt you cant always see but it is there like dead skin cells and nasty stuff like that.

Answer 7

Sounds like you have the sorting process down pretty well.
Just remember: Hot water tends to SET stains, Cold water does not.
There is a book out by a woman named Linda Cobb (The Queen of Clean). It is called "Talking Dirty Laundry With The Queen of Clean". It's very inexpensive. I think I I paid $7.00 @ WalMart for mine, but that was several years ago.
GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 8

seperate the clothes Darks, Whites, Colors

With darks put the det in first, than the clothes, don't over load, and shut the lid. Put it on the cycle you desire and preferable cold water so the colors don't fade. when it is done spinning put clothes in dryer
with colors I also use cold so the colors don't run same thing
the only diff is with whites, all clothes must be white, use bleach with the det and use Hot water

Answer 9

towels and whites in warm water.
colors in cold water.
bra's in cold on gentle cycle. hang to dry.
nice shirts and sweaters in cold on gentle. hang to dry.
follow the instructions on the soap container.
take clothes out of the dryer immediatly or you will have a wrinkled mess.

Answer 10

In the sink and rince in bath tub.