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| Thread ID: 116634 | 2011-03-13 07:18:00 | Why is there hair all over my shirts after using the washing machine? | Question (15792) | PC World Chat |
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| 1185811 | 2011-03-13 08:33:00 | Any idea why? Are you not supposed to wash socks together with shirts or ? I was taught never to wash socks with other clothing mainly to prevent the spread of tinea and other foot deceases that were prevalent in tropical climates. I still do this in New Zealand for the same reason. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1185812 | 2011-03-13 08:46:00 | Yeah, dark clothes will show the sludge and fluff from the washing detergent and particularly from new towels. I use a lint roller rather than splitting the wash into smaller loads. Rewashing seldom gets rid of all the bits. Using a liquid laundry detergent , and avoiding excessive suds may help reduce the mess, but won't eliminate it totally. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1185813 | 2011-03-13 18:41:00 | Uh, so why cant you throw a towel in with clothes? Would throwing those shirts into the washing machine again remove the hair, etc? Can you name any of the $2 or similar shops?(Have yet to see any in Auckland...) 1)You get bits of fluff on jumpers and stuff. 2)Any hair or fluff gets spread to everything else. No. It won't remove it. Your choices are picking it all off or trying the lint gadget. I've found lint gadgets to be hopeless. $2 are all over the place - not necessarily called a $2 shop - just look for loads of junk both inside and outside. I call them Chinese **** Shops. But they are handy for cheap odd things and usually have almost everything. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1185814 | 2011-03-13 18:42:00 | Before putting clothes in the washing machine, ensure that cat/dog is not inside it. | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1185815 | 2011-03-13 20:30:00 | Towels and/or socks, particularly new ones, will shed fluff and what better thing to pick it up than a dark shirt? Especially something made of cotton knit fabric. If you have access to a dryer, throw the dry shirt in there for around 15 minutes. It's great for getting creases out of jeans, too. Lint rollers are cheap, but if you don't have one you could try a slower method of wrapping sticky tape around your hand, sticky side out and going over the fluffy areas. I think you can still buy the lint/fluff shavers that run off batteries. Always turn dark clothing inside out for washing and drying. As mentioned by Paul.Cov, use a liquid laundry detergent. Although I do use powder detergent for some things (well dissolved before adding clothes) my 'dark wash' is always done with the liquid. |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 1185816 | 2011-03-13 20:56:00 | I also have a lint remover with the batteries but that's more for pilling than fluff I think? I could be wrong. I just use it for pills. | Tasha (16262) | ||
| 1185817 | 2011-03-13 22:10:00 | I think Poppa John is the only one in this thread that has suggested you check to see if your wmachine has a filter, and see if it is blocked. x2 for that suggestion. Our old machine had a filter that had a wee fabric bag that collected all the lint, cat hair etc. If it was full, all of that rubbish bypassed the filter and ended up evenly distributed throughout the wash. I strongly recommend that you check for the filter, and then if you have one, empty it out. It may be the end of your troubles. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1185818 | 2011-03-13 22:32:00 | Definitely look at the filter as suggested, The effects of it being blocked can occur immediately. | Metla (12) | ||
| 1185819 | 2011-03-14 00:51:00 | I seperate my wash into "smooth" & "fluffy" - very scientific some fabrics attract fluff & lint etc some shed it - avoid mixing the two I also always wash my towells in a seperate load to everything else. That said with a bit of practice you can get away with chucking most things in together, especially if none of it is new. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1185820 | 2011-03-14 01:56:00 | I used a machine that didnt have a filter from what i could see. How would turning the shirt inside out help avoid the hair/lint? You would still end up with hiar/lint, except now they are on the side of the shirt thats in contact with your skin. |
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