The Laundry Geek purity test

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A. Sorting...
1.Do you sort your laundry according to color. Yep
2.Do you sort according to fabric type. Yep
3.Do you sort according to thickness. Sometimes... so yes
4.Know what a “Bob Load” is... Yes
5.Know who BOB is? Yes

B: Loading...
1.Do you carefully load your washer to use maximum capacity while providing good turnover. Yes (if thats applicable for a FL)
2.Load an even number of items to assure a well balanced load? Yeah
3.Know what turnover is...Yeah
4.Know what “four corners” means. Isn't that how you are supposed to arrange a load in a toploader? (not sure though....)
5.Know what “the fist test” is... Yep, not that I ever pay attention to it. Fill her up baby is my motto :-D

C: Settings

1.Do yet set the correct temperature? Of course!
2.Do you use the ATC function. Well, my machines have heaters, so I guess I do!
3.Water level? Yes - automatically adjusted of course :-)
4.Correct cycle according to fabric - Yes
5.(If the machine is electronic) Know how to hack into the diagnostic mode of the machine - Of course baby!

D: Dispensing

1.Do you carefully measure the proper amount of detergent Yep
2.Have you ever used “exotic” detergents (Ariel, Roma, Persil, etc.) Yep
3.Have you ever used STPP No - not needed it
4.Know what phosphates are Yes
5.Have you ever used a vintage detergent (Duz, Salvo, Fresh Start,) etc. Nope

E: Washing

1.Do you lift the lid during washing? Nope... all frontloaders
2.Do you watch the entire cycle? I do when I have time... so yes
3.Do you play with the timer to lengthen/shorten the cycle or do extra rinses or spins Mine are all electronic, so no
4.Do you listen to music while you wash? Yep - I have music on ALL the time though, not just when I wash :-)
5.Have you ever defeated the lid switch on your machine? Not needed to, but have defeated the door switch on the dryer... can that be included?
6.Have you ever videotaped your machine in action? Of course

F: Drying

1.Do you use the proper temperature and cycle during drying Yep
2.Do you use the auto dry or moisture sensing dry Yep
3.Do you clean the lint filter after every use Yep
4.Do you allow the clothes to dry fully and take them out before they get overdry? Yep
5.Do you know what a “filtrator” is? Yep

G: The club

1.Do you log on to automaticwasher.org? Of course... otherwise I wouldn't be doing this right now! :-)
2.Do you actively post on any of the forums Would say so yes
3.Have you ever used an antique automatic washing machine? Yep
4.Have you ever been to a wash-in? No - working on that aren't we, Darren and Mike! :-)
5.Have you ever hosted a wash-in? See above
6.Have you ever driven a long distance or flown to wash-in or convention? Nope - maybe next time though!
7.Have you ever been to a convention? Nope - again, maybe next time!
8.Have you ever hosted a convention? Nope
9.Do you have the service manual to any vintage machine Nope
10.Can you tell a machine's model number just by looking at it. With European washers, yes
11.Have you ever fixed or repaired one or more machines? Yep
12.Have you ever restored one or more machines to brand new condition Nope
13.Do you know what a wig-wag is? Yep
14.Do you own parts of a machine (Agitator, filter pan, control panel)? Yep
15.Do you own a washing machine made between the 50s and the 80s? Nope, but that certainly doesn't put me to shame :-)
16.Do you own more than one? Of course!
17.Do you have a collection where most machines are working? Yep
18.Have you ever had your picture taking while doing the "Sheer Look" gesture? Thankfully not...
19.Do you know who “The International Burpilators” are? Yep

35... woop yeah!!! :-D
 
SLAP SLAP SLAP!

Boy....you'd better have your PF Flyers on 'cause I'm comin' after ya (with a Crepe Myrtle switch, nonetheless)! ;-)

Now honey, you need to take the Gayometer test and get in touch with your feminine side!
 
Whip me!

Oh umm... right, feminine side. Let's see....

I know how to sew, cook, vacuum, do laundry, wash dishes, I can't interior decorate but I'm working on that, I go to the mall, I drive a VW Beetle for goodness sakes, and hell I dunno. If that ain't gurly enuff for ya' I dunno wat is LOL.

Honestly, I'm not a "manly man" as the gayometer tells me. I do have alot of feminine traits (not as much as I should have I guess). I'm not like some of these brutes that live around here in the country. You know, goes to the bars, chews, smokes, drinks, cusses, beats his wife/gf/shack-up and drives his Silverado at the same time while cutting people off on I-10.

Cajun, yes, but not barbaric lol.
 
Oh no, I only got a 22 LOL . When does my 89 filter flo turn vintage to get my that extra point? Still I think some of the questions should be weighted more heavily.. i.e. while I don't exactly relish doing laundry when I am doing it I always have to have a peek in the machine now and then, that should be worth 3 points not one..
 
OK well here is my score.

100% BUTCH!

OK Just kidding how about a 29, oops I missed the queen level. Oh well, come see me in person and you may change your mind!

Steve
 
43.

A few questions had to fudge a point, such as cleaning the dryer lint filter after each load because that's not necessary on my dryer, and using the correct water level and cycle when washing because my washer figures that automatically.

Or maybe 44, if I can get an extra point on question E4 because my washer can play music even though I don't listen while washing.
 
Power Washer's better than Typical User.

Again, so far, my mom is at the bottom of the chart (and losing points) and Robert Unimatic rules over her as the Laundry Queen of them all.

Everytime I find wet clothes in the closet, everytime she goes to the dryer to take clothes out before it's done, everytime she washes a small load on high speed and low water level, everytime she doesn't use ATC she sinks further and further and soon, she'll be in the negative numbers.

Hello? turn the heat down on the dryer, you don't need to bake the clothes! They won't shrink when you use Medium or Medium high. High is good for towels and washcloths. I love thick towels and they need alot of heat. Underwear, jeans, cotton stuff, medium high. MH is like a perfect balance between speed and gentleness. It just doesn't quite cut it with my big towels. Thin stuff, PP, wrinkle-free, medium. I don't have no delicate stuff so I've never used 'low' (exception, my old GE's "low" is like "medium" on a WP dryer and "high" was Dante's Inferno). But my mom's default cycle, HOT, timed cycle. AAARRRRRGGHHHHH!!!! It's a dryer, not a microwave.

Ugh, ranting again, oops.
 
Just took the test, I rate a 29. But I did cheat a little, becuase the last time I used Salvo was when I was a boy, but I still knew about it even then! I know how to do the "Sheer Look" too. Nep.

P.S. I like hearing about the other washers. It seemed like in the Pittsburgh area, there were only 2 brands of washers - Westinghouse and Sears Kenmore. The Westinghouse were mostly the top loaders.
 
Can you go below 0?

My mom just dropped through the floor.

She has a box of Tide, but when it got low, she emptied a box of Gain into it. So now it's Gide. Then I poured the last bit of Fabric softener that she put water in to get the rest out of the bottle so it was a weak formula of 90% water and 10% FS.

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

-10 : Laundry loser!
 

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