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Yes, I am blind but some home maintenance tasks are within my ability level as long as I have verbal instruction to guide me. I'll take a gander at the video and see if I feel like I can handle it. If not, my sister is coming into town next week so I might see if my bro-in-law can do it.
 
Pet Peeves

Mixing colors and every type of fabric in one load.
People using spray rinses (not selecting fabric softener option).
Using cheap detergent
Washing loads in cold when it is inappropriate.
Using every additive under the sun, but still washing in cold.
Refusing to use any other cycle than Normal.
Homemade laundry detergent
Using too much fabric softener
 
Too much soap - when peeps stay here if they use a top loader - I tell them not to bother with soap on the first load as they dont realize how much soap their machines leave in their clothes. In almost every case there is so much I'll come close to suds lock.

Improper or no sorting - classic college load, or people who constantly look like their stuff is all grey.

Everything mixed then washed cold - mixing rancid underwear, socks, animal cleanups, with kitchen rags, napkins, face cloths. It's ok to mix these things if you can sustain high temps, or use bleach if you cant but otherwise thats just gross.

Too much softener - people use way to much and it can start to gum up machines.

Scent beads - wife loves this crap and her test of cleanliness is one metric - smell. Could be completely dirty but to her if it smells good its clean.

I hate dryers that don't reverse - king duvet balls up frequently.

Washers that use too much water.
For every drop I use I've got to pump it, filter it, soften it, filter it again, then pump it again using a transfer pump to the sewer system. I have excellent water, but need to maintain this system, and waste is expensive.
On a front loader if I can see water pool during the wash it's too much.
Rinsing - sure go to town with the water.

Cheap Bad Soap - I have dry skin as it is, crappy ineffective soap really lets clothes build up grime.

I could go on and on, but Im a total laundry snob.
 
The few times I have had to use a laundry mat the waste of time waiting and the yuck factor. Can't get out of there fast enuff. A washer that had lots of dog hair would be a big no but pubic hair would make me gag.
 
Clogged dryer vents?

Hi Ryne

I think I asked before but did you ever try running your whirlpool dryer without the vent attached to see if it dries properly?

It’s very unlikely that there’s any significant clogging in a 29 inch whirlpool dryer it almost never happens, it’s also very easy to clean the lint filter housing with a long brush just shove a brush 36 inches down there and it cleans the entire housing out without any disassembly.

You can also try cleaning the vent to the roof yourself if you decide that that is the problem, very easily by using an electric leaf blower pull the dryer away from the wall hook the electric leaf blower to the exhaust duct and let it run for a few minutes, it’s fun to go outside and see all the lint flying.

I did that in a two-story apartment building one time down in DC and I looked out the back window and saw all these kids playing outside with the dust coming down they thought it was snowing lol.

Sometimes you just have to do things yourself.

John
 
Here are my modern laundry disgruntlements, not listed in any order:

*Trying to get good results washing in a thimble-full of water
*Lack of a lint filter in the washer
*Impeller top loaders that do a good job, but are harder on clothes than short, fast, stroke agitator machines
*Inaccurate moisture sensing dryers that are useless unless one is drying a full load
*Front loaders with seals and bearings not robust enough to survive high speed spins of 5 or 6 years of use. (Are ya listening Electrolux/Frigidaire?)
*Tubs in high-capacity, top loading machines that are too deep for short folks like me to reach to the bottom (I have to use barbecue tongs.)
*WP/KM Giving up too soon on the very effective, but troublesome Calypso design (they coulda fixed it, doncha know?)
*Lack of spray rinses in front loaders

Well, that's the input from my personal opinion. I could be wrong.
 
Reply #36

John, I actually did this a couple weeks ago and the drying time was better. I did it with a fairly large load of mixed clothes -- socks, sweatpants/athletic pants, t-shirts, etc -- and it dried in about 50 minutes on medium heat. I'd say that's pretty average drying time, it was taking nearly 2 hours before.

I think the problem was actually in my exhaust duct that the vent hose hooks to, not the one on the dryer but the one on the wall. There was a giant wad of lint/dirt blocking the hole and quite a bit in the lint hose itself. I also think the vent hose was crushed/kinked behind the dryer which is why I asked about semi-rigid venting. I only have about 4 or 5 inches to work with behind the dryer since it's in a laundry closet.

Even with things put back together drying times are better and actually I figured out exactly where the vent is outside and it's not on the roof, but high up on the wall of the building. I was able to find it by going outside and locating the smell of my detergent, could feel the stream of warm moist air blowing down but it's too high to reach from the ground. If you are facing the laundry closet in my hallway, then turn right and walk about 10 feet to the back door and when you walk outside, the vent is on the building wall directly to the right of the door but high up, if that gives you an idea of my setup/how far the run is.

Ryne
 
one of my friends

One of my friends doesn't sort his laundry and just leaves it at whatever setting the washer is set to. When I asked him why he doesn't sort his laundry, he said, "I don't believe in segregation." WTF? SMH! I thought to myself, his clothes are gonna look dingy and dull.
 
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