which way do you hang your washing.

daivid

Aylesbury_Duck said:

Lower spin speeds saves a lot of wear and tear on belts and bearings.  I've only owned 4 washing machines in 24 years, raising a family in that time, and the fourth and current machine is only 18 months old.

I'll try to reply again in a few years time, currently on the second machine in 13 years. The first lasted 11 years before the motor lost power (which I fixed only to short out the control board during re-assembly - would probably only have eeked out a few more months though). Current one doing fine with a small family. I've always spun at full speed (unless care instructions dictate otherwise) 1400 on this machine 1200 on previous

carly

3 machines in 42 years, all changed for a newer model with "better" features ( most of which are not used after the first 6 months ). Old machines, which were still in working order, passed down to younger family members setting up home.
Also raised a family and used daily. Guess I've been lucky.  

clive0510

I think since we been here (36 yrs) we've had 5 washing machines, including the twin tub we bought when we 1st moved in. this place has wooden floors and the twin tub used to dance about all over the kitchen if I didn't hold it down on full spin.

kdotdotdotdot

In theory, you should hang the thickest part of the garment at the top, because gravity pulls water downwards and it'll dry faster.  In reality, I like to believe (but no scientific evidence) that hanging trousers with the waist down (ie: pegging at the ankles) helps pull the trousers a little and straightens out the creases ever so slightly as the waistband is heavier.   

neilmcl

Aylesbury_Duck said:

I hang mine whichever way it comes to hand.  Agree with others on drying times.  At this time of year I run the spin speed down at 500rpm and clothes still dry on the line in less than 24 hours.  Spring and autumn I run at 700rpm and in the winter 900rpm.  My machine will do up to 1400rpm but there's no appreciable difference in drying time above 900rpm.  The only time I use the 1400 setting is the few times a winter I have to use the dryer.

Lower spin speeds saves a lot of wear and tear on belts and bearings.  I've only owned 4 washing machines in 24 years, raising a family in that time, and the fourth and current machine is only 18 months old.

I've only had the one machine in that time, a Bosch, and apart from replacing the brushes in the motor I've had no problems with it and it's still going strong. I've always ran the spin at full speed.

daivid

My parents Hotpoint died/became uneconomical to repair a couple of weeks back, trying to work out the age we agreed on over 20 years but no more than 25. That said the machine was not without it's niggles. I think their replacement is a Bosch, if it does as well they probably won't need to replace it. The thing that hasn't been mentioned is the water, we all live in soft water areas which may well help the appliances last reasonably well.

EmmyLou30

Hanging washing is like stacking the dishwasher, everyone has their 'right' way! 
Personally I do tops from the bottom (peg marks and distortion of the shoulders of a top if you hang it that way seems wrong to me and peg marks at the hem seem less noticeable) and bottoms mostly from the top (to avoid visible peg marks around the bottom hem more than thinking gravity dries it faster that way). If I have a pair of trousers like linen ones that I want to not bother ironing I'll hang them from the bottom though so the weight of the wet waistband pulls the creases out. I do have the pegs that cause less marks but you can always see it a bit. 

kdotdotdotdot

Gosh, just realised my last post made no sense at all.  Despite what I wrote, I don't believe that gravity dries clothes.  What I had in mind is that thicker material, which holds more water, should be hung at the top so the water can wick downwards (assisted by gravity) into the thinner material below and therefore dry faster.  This is more relevant when you're hand-washing clothes, which then go on the line wringing wet, as I was doing the past six months.