• saigot@lemmy.ca
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      15 days ago

      that is probably making your clothes age out faster than they need to (and takes longer and uses more power/water).

    • TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      I wash clothes when the hamper is full, about once every two weeks. Everything together (except whites) longest wash, hot water.

      Whatever comes out the other side goes back in the closet for the next round.

      People make a big deal about buying clothes, washing clothes, folding clothes, organizing closets, matching clothes, shoes, belts, accessories, brands, who wears what when, blah, blah, blah.

      Weather and society permitting, I wouldn’t even wear clothes. Fuck clothes.

      • shalafi@lemmy.world
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        15 days ago

        Same but I wash the blacks on their own so they don’t get fizzes from the colors. My blacks are black and my whites are white.

    • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      15 days ago

      I use the bulky setting for sheets, blankets, and towels (probably similar to towel setting) not because it washes differently, it doesn’t, but because it has different thresholds to consider the load balanced during spin, and spins it to different speeds. I want my washer to last, so I use it properly with big heavy stuff.

      I also use the sanitary setting when I wash underpants and post-bidet towels, but that’s because it superheats the water. Everything else gets washed on tap cold, regular cycle.