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To easily achieve perfect cleanliness of clothes and not accidentally ruin your wardrobe or washing machine drum, use the tricks from our list.

No time to read? Listed in the video all the tips!

one Get a jar for change

This life hack is not directly related to the washing process, but helps to keep the washing machine intact. Place a jar next to or on top of the washing machine for coins and other small things that you keep in your pockets. When you start washing, you will see the jar and remember to check the pockets.

2 Check the weight of the laundry

It is unlikely that there will be those who weigh the laundry before sending it to the machine. And if with the next blouse or shorts the weight may not be critical, then for example, when you wash bed linen, the equipment may get up. A few of these overloads — and you risk breaking the machine. How to be? Try to determine the load «by eye». For example, if you are washing cotton items, the drum can be fully loaded. The drum needs to be filled halfway with synthetics, and even less with wool — only a third.

3 Clean the drum

Not only clothes need care, but also the machine itself. Periodically give her a “bath day”, pour half a glass of mouthwash into the powder compartment and run a normal wash cycle. Bacteria and unpleasant odors will disappear. Choose colorless rinses and make sure that the composition does not contain oak bark. Otherwise, the rubber seals will be stained. Preventive cleaning with citric acid also works. But often it cannot be carried out, since the acid negatively affects the rubber seals.

four Put socks in laundry bags

Washing socks in a typewriter in its mystery can be compared with the secret of Bigfoot. If your socks also disappear all the time, and instead of paired ones you get different copies, get laundry bags and select your own for each family member.

5 Don’t forget the dispenser

Excess powder and bleach will not make your laundry cleaner, but they will settle in the bowels of the washing machine, it will become dirty faster. Use autodispensing or carefully read the manufacturer’s recommendations to save detergent and keep the machine intact.

6 Keep your clothes in shape

In addition to standard laundry bags, you can try the following method. Zippers, buttons and all other decorative elements on clothing must be fastened before washing. So you will not damage either the decor or the fabric.

Some things lose their shape after washing in a washing machine. For example, winter jackets with a filler. To prevent down and feathers from bunching up into ugly lumps and spoiling the appearance and functionality of clothes, throw a few tennis balls into the drum.

7 Make clothes less wrinkled

If your washing machine has a drying function, you can use the following tip: after washing your clothes, add a few ice cubes to the drum and start drying. The ice will melt and turn into steam, which will smooth out the clothes.

eight Get rid of bad odors

What should I do if immediately after washing the laundry, instead of the expected freshness, it smells not very pleasant? It is possible that water has stagnated in the hoses or tank. After washing, try opening the door of the washing machine for ventilation, and also check and, if necessary, clean the filter.