⬆️: [[Household Cleaning]] #### How to Do Laundry ##### How Often To Wash Our Clothes These are tendencies, not rules. ###### Gym / Workout Clothes Anything that gets sweat-soaked should be washed after each wear. If the clothes are made of performance material or are worn for low-impact exercise, we can go every few wears. Wash the gym bag about once a month. ###### Office Clothes: - Suits need to be dry cleaned after four or five wears. - Button-down shirts: 3-4 wears (especially if we wear undershirts) ###### Casual Clothes - Jackets and coats: once each season, twice if they're worn every day or if you spend time in a city or the outdoors - Down, wool, and canvas don't always need to be handled professionally, but leather and suede often do - Winter hats, scarves, and gloves, clean once a month ###### Intimates - Underwear, socks, and undershirts: every wear - Pajamas and robes: four-ish wears - Bedsheets: weekly ##### The Basics - The machine should be, at maximum, about 2/3 full. - Use cold water, it uses much less energy and is easier on clothes. - For most of us, especially with quality modern machines, the shortest cycle is enough. Adjust as needed. - Hang-drying is better for clothes than using the dryer and saves a significant amount of energy. If you want to use the dryer, drying on low is normally enough. Adjust as needed. ##### Strip Clothes Not even the washing machine will get everything out. We can do this whenever we feel like it, for whites, lights, or colors. It's hilariously gross. - Fill a bathtub with hot water - Add [[🛠 Clothes Stripping Mix]], and clothes - Stir every hour for 4-6 hours - Giggle at how gross the water gets. - Drain and run clothes through the washing machine as usual. ##### Clean a Washing Machine - Bleach and brush in and behind the seals - Leave the door open after using until dry - [[🛠 Household Cleaning Mix]] on the interior glass - Some front loaders have filters (like a dishwasher) in a front trap door. Open and drain the hose into a big bowl, wipe/vacuum the filter. Rinse in water and bleach. - Clean the detergent drawer, they can sometimes be removed - Check the manual. Some recommend using 1 cup of bleach and running the "Clean Washer" cycle monthly. [^1]: