A few washing / ironing Qs

Rachie_B

well im now a white vinegar for cleaning convert :T

i want to start using it in the washing machine in the final rinse as recommended on here , but am very ashamed to say i dont know which compartment it goes in i know its the softener part but which is that ( i dont use softener) also how much should i put in?

also ironing :mad: ,hub wears shirts to work 6 days a week,proper cufflink jobbies

they are the bane of my life at the mo :rolleyes:

as soon as they are washed i hang them on hangers to dry but even so they are always really really creased which takes me forever to iron out even with our almost new expensive iron :rolleyes: )

anyone got any tips? anything to put in the iron / spray on the shirts etc

also (last one ) ive seen recommended on here to put some essential oil and water in a spray bottle to use as an ironing spray ,does the oil not stain the clothes ,little droplets of oil when sprayed ?

TIA

Rach x

ladygrey_2

spin the shirts on a lower speed and use some softener to ease the ironing

Rachie_B

i use a 2 in 1 liquid

will it make a lot of difference if its a sep softener ??

vodkaqueen75

hi, my hubs also wears shirts everday to work, i have just bought a contraption from homebase, its like a tripod with 3 arms and u can hang up to 30 items on it, i use it all the time for hanging his shirts to dry on and for hanging whilst im ironing
i dont know if you have a tumble dryer or not (not very o/s i know) but when i have done his shirts in there they have not needed ironing for some reason?
also i agree that if you use a softener things are much easier to iron and creases seem to fall out quicker whilst drying.

alternitavley you could get him to iron his own shirts :rotfl: :rotfl:

Rachie_B

:rotfl: nah he presses the trousers ,cos im crap at that :rotfl:

i will try a softener then,but dont know where it goes :rotfl: see above :rotfl:

vodkaqueen75

ok dont know if this will work but this is where my softener goes



but your washer drawer may differ to this
if in doubt i know you can buy capsules now that you put in the drum but they are very expensive

xx

elona

Have a look at the instruction manual for your washing machine as the position of drawer for conditioner can vary.

Re shirts - try hanging them on a hanger while wet and then putting on a washing line to dry - iron while they are still slightly damp.

Rachie_B

vodkaqueen75 wrote:

ok dont know if this will work but this is where my softener goes



but your washer drawer may differ to this
if in doubt i know you can buy capsules now that you put in the drum but they are very expensive

xx

:rotfl: thanks so much for doing that :T i now know where it goes :T

elona ive tried ironing whilst damp ,but may try that again once i use softener

ohdear_4

That is the correct bit to put softener in, same as my machine I think. Is it aquarius?

Edited to say whoops, thought the pic was asking if that is the place to put softener!!
DOH

vodkaqueen75

yes an aquarius, only a month old our old one went caput! was only 5 years old too, the salesman said thats there life span! couldnt believe that as my mum must of had hers at least 25 years!
think thats the trouble with having 3 sons and a husband though, washing machine lives on overtime!
p.s if you have the same one how do you do a quick wash on a 40, my old one had a time saver button but this one doesnt, although i can do a quick wash on a 30 or a 60, bit weird cant do it on a 40

rafi_2

We have a shower rail above the bath, wall to wall. I bought a load of hangers from Ikea and hang all shirts, blouses, tops etc on the rail as soon as theyre done. (I know it sounds a fiddle but I fold everything as I take it out of the machine - it keeps them from being all bundled up and getting creased) Some Tshirts dont need ironing at all after that and lots of the others need only a little here and there.