{"id":2075,"date":"2019-01-28T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2024-12-12T17:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:45:32","slug":"basic-laundry-dos-donts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/basic-laundry-dos-donts\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Laundry Do&#8217;s &#038; Don&#8217;ts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laundry-Dos-and-Donts-1.png?resize=798%2C1094&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Laundry Do's and Don'ts\" width=\"798\" height=\"1094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laundry-Dos-and-Donts-1.png?w=798&amp;ssl=1 798w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laundry-Dos-and-Donts-1.png?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laundry-Dos-and-Donts-1.png?resize=768%2C1053&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laundry-Dos-and-Donts-1.png?resize=747%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laundry-Dos-and-Donts-1.png?resize=120%2C164&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Laundry DO&#8217;s<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Check the label:\u00a0<\/strong>The laundry care label has all the information you need to care for your clothes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Clean your washing machine: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">A clean washing machine means cleaner clothes!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Test for colourfastness: <\/strong>Avoid dyes from running onto other clothing by testing for colourfastness first.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Pre-treat stains: <\/strong>Get stains out easily by treating them asap, before you wash as usual. This will help keep your clothes from having discoloured patches.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Wash coloured clothes inside out:<\/strong> Protect clothes colours and make them last longer by washing them inside out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Laundry DON&#8217;TS<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Overload washing machine: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Your clothes won&#8217;t get cleaned properly if there&#8217;s too much in the washing machine!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Put detergent directly onto clothes:<\/strong> Avoid laundry detergent residue on clothes by making sure you use laundry detergent correctly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Leave zippers open:\u00a0<\/strong>Close all clothes zippers so that they don\u2019t snag onto or tear your delicate clothing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Scrub stains:<\/strong> Scrubbing stains will only make it spread more and will become more difficult for it to be removed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Just separate by colour:<\/strong>\u00a0Before washing,\u00a0sort clothes, not just by colour but by how lightly or heavily soiled they are and also by fabric material- abrasive fabrics from delicates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">If you require professional care for your clothes, you can always book a<\/span> laundry collection with laundryheap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laundry DO&#8217;s Check the label:\u00a0The laundry care label has all the information you need to care for your clothes. 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