What do you use the permemant press cycle for on the washing macine?

Question

I know what delicate and normal are, but not the perm press on the washers and dryers

Answer 1

Any fabric you can wash and dry without ironing. Same with the perm cycle on the dryer. Just take them out as soon as the cycle has ended. Cold water only for permanent press.

Answer 2

I hate to belabor the obvious, but you use it for clothing marked permanant press. Usually those are shirts, blouses, washable pants such as chinos, dress slacks and doubleknits, some bedding like sheets and pillowcases, tableclothes & napkins, windbreaker jackets, etc.
The permanent press cycle of the washing machine does not agitate as roughly as for regular or as slowly as for delicate, and the spin cycles are slower so as to not set wrinkles. It also uses medium warm water, but you may have to set that yourself.
Aside from cotton underwear, sweats and jeans, all my clothing is washed on the perma press cycle. It does not wear out the clothing as quickly, I almost never have to press or iron except for a shirt collar maybe, and using warm water cuts down on my energy use. Permanent press items are treated with a product that retards the shrinkage and tangling of the threads that make up the cloth, so the fabric doesn't wrinkle. You can mess the whole thing up by over-stuffing the washer, using too hot water, trying to dry them in too hot a dryer or not taking them out of the dryer and folding or hanging them when they are done.
Once perma press fabric is damaged from too much heat it will never be wrinkle free again. However, if you forget and leave them in the dryer after medium heat drying, you can toss a wet washcloth in, tumble at medium heat for a few minutes and the cloth will unwrinkle. Great stuff if you use it right.

Answer 3

I think the reason for your confusion is that not many garments are marked "permanent press" these days. In the old days, when I was a youngn', "permanent press" was considered to be quite an innovation because most clothes had to be ironed and this was an arduous task. By blending in some polyester, the wizards of capitalism at Dupont and textile companies figured out how to create clothes that supposedly did not need to be ironed and they marketed this "invention," as "permanent press."

I think "permanent press" is something largely taken for granted these days since most mass-market clothing is cotton-poly blend.

Answer 4

Always check the manufacturer's washing-instruction label from clothes. Use the permanent press cycle as indicated. Also, you can check the washing machine user guide for suggestions.

Answer 5

I personally didn't know the answer to this question so I asked my wife. She said that you would use this setting for permanent press clothing.
Hope this helps...

Answer 6

taking the cloths from the washing machine on that cycle and hanging them on a hanger keeps them looking great and no ironing ,lots less work for you

Answer 7

this cycle is designed to minimize wrinkles in permanent press clothing, permanent press fabrics are rinsed in cold water, causing less wrinkling

Answer 8

things that you don't want to iron