Category Archives: Laundry Room

Laundry room cabinets are a necessity even if your laundry room is just a pass through hallway between the kitchen and the garage. There always is need for storage in a residence and having some shelves or cabinets in the laundry room is no exception. Cabinets with doors that close or slide shut not only provide a place to put things out of sight but they also avoid the messy cluttered look in a room. Having a place to put things and space for folding freshly washed and dried clothing really helps keep the room nicer and encourages the person doing laundry to finish their job.

Cabinets can be installed over the laundry appliances. If the washer… Continue Reading…

Keeping black clothing looking new is important to all of us. Black clothes that have faded always look old and worn out, no matter how high the quality of the garment is. Many black shirts and pants can fade within the first few washes if they are not washed properly. There is no need for people to expect black clothes to not last as long as other colored garments, proper washing can help them stay in great condition for a long period of time. Following simple washing techniques will help to keep black clothing looking new and bright.

The first step in keeping black clothes from turning to a dark gray color is to pick high quality pieces. The tag on the clothing will tell consumers if they have been treated with an acid dye or reactive dye, both of these types can help ensure proper coloring. The material of… Continue Reading…

Hot water is the most effective way to clean and disinfect laundry. While the ideal is to get the wash water above 140 degrees, in some instances that is hard to do since water heaters are not normally set at that high temperature. Warm or cold water will clean laundry, but will not kill germs. Other methods can be used to adequately disinfect clothes.

Methods of Disinfecting

According to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Yates study, Killing Bacterial/Viral Infection in Home Laundry, there are basic methods of ensuring that clothes are clean and disinfected.

• Pine Oil Disinfectants are used at the beginning of the wash cycle. These disinfectants can be used in hot or warm water, and include products such as Pine Sol.
• Liquid Chlorine Disinfectants can be used in hot or warm water. These are bleach products and should always be diluted in… Continue Reading…

Consumers looking to buy a washing machine have no doubt realized that there are an incredible number of choices available, so it can be difficult to make a selection without receiving some guidance. The shopping process should not be rushed, and a prospective buyer must allow enough time to make their decisions in an informed and well thought out manner. Online reviews can be helpful in helping an individual make their choice, but it is important to remember that any personal opinion is going to vary greatly from person to person. Each manufacturer makes statistics and specifications available on their website, and this information is much more pertinent once several washing machines have been selected as the final prospects.

The primary step in choosing a washing machine is determining what size and style are going to be the most appropriate for the space that is available. An individual… Continue Reading…

A washing machine is made up of several parts, some of them moving and some of them rather complex. This sometimes makes identifying the precise problem difficult. In other words, problems with washing machines are usually harder to diagnose than to actually repair. The valves that control the water, the motor that spins the washing tub and the gearbox and pulley system that holds the various parts of the machine together are all timed with specific cycles. This is what makes diagnosing a problem so hard; the washing machine has to be virtually taken apart piece by piece and then each piece has to be tested.

The good news is, a few parts malfunction more readily than other parts, and so it is sometimes pretty easy to quickly get the bottom of what needs to be repaired. Depending on the model of washing… Continue Reading…

Billions of people all over the world wake up in the morning and get dressed. Wearing clothes is not a strange concept; in fact it is an activity that nearly every individual from any part of the world takes place in daily. At the end of the day when people take off their clothing they find it is necessary to wash the clothes in order to remove any dirt or body oils that have made their way into the clothing. Repeatedly washing the clothing in a washing machine has a drastic effect on the life line of the fabrics. Washing the clothes by hand is an easy alternative that can be practiced that will not only clean the fabrics just as good, but also have a less drastic impact on the clothing’s strength. Some individuals may have never considered washing their clothing by hand because they have… Continue Reading…