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Thread Number: 71448
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Something I read online quite often that makes me chuckle |
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Post# 945490 6/26/2017 at 23:01 (2,493 days old) by ryner1988  (Indianapolis) |
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Hey all,
So I wasn't quite sure which forum to put this in, but was wondering if any of you have seen some of the laundry advice on the internet, which is sometimes just downright amusing to me. My favorite is the how-tis on ow to wash jeans. Use the delicate cycle, only wash every few months, only wash with other jeans, don't dry, yada yada. Treat them like their your first born child, with the utmost care and gentle handling. What the hell??? They're jeans! Jeans are supposed to be durable, simple, every day items. Since when did we start treating jeans like the suit one might have worn to their wedding or like they're made of the finest material in the world? Am I just missing the point of jeans? LOL Me personally, I wash jeans with my towels, since most of my towels are dark, and throw them in the dryer on the same heat setting as the towels, which is medium. They come out fine every time. Even on my old dryer, with high heat, my jeans were always fine being washed on warm and dried on high. Someone shed some light on this for me. Are jeans a staple in the wardrobe, or are they an item meant to be handled with more care than we typically do? Why are online items telling us to wash jeans like we would wash our delicates? Ryne | ||
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Post# 945497 , Reply# 1 6/26/2017 at 23:12 (2,493 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 945517 , Reply# 2 6/27/2017 at 05:19 (2,493 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I can remember when I was a teenager my Levi's care tag read "machine wash hot"! My mother never did, she always washes in warm. I read somewhere that the blue staining in the dryer come from washing in cold water. Don't know how true that is, but my dryer isn't stained blue and I always wash in very warm water and dry on hi or med heat. | ||
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Post# 945606 , Reply# 3 6/27/2017 at 17:01 (2,492 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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For those buying $100+ jeans I can see being a little silly like this. Heck I have known people that would dry clean jeans to try to minimize fading.
I started buying Duluth Trading jeans a few years ago. I do wear them a few times between washings but then they get a hot'ish wash and a hot dry. Finally wore a hole through my oldest pair. They outlast Levi's 3 or 4 to 1 for less then twice the cost, sold! Best jeans I have ever owned. | ||
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Post# 945607 , Reply# 4 6/27/2017 at 17:05 (2,492 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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yeah, cold washes will tint the dryers drum blue.......
like it or not, denim is designed to fade....that's usually when they fit best.....remember years ago when we would purchase new jeans, and wash 10 or 15 times, one to fade them, and two, the soften the stiff material..... now they come pre-faded, pre-washed, pre-softened.... for the most part, to keep my black jeans darkest, a cold rinse and spin only, with a bit of woolite, turned inside out......over time, they still fade, and then we break out the Rit Dye.... just note, skinny jeans are just boners xrays..... can't count how many times we see these sort of stories of proper ways of doing laundry...and wonder...Where the heck are they getting their information! | ||
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Post# 1084367 , Reply# 9 8/8/2020 at 12:23 (1,354 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Post# 1084369 , Reply# 10 8/8/2020 at 12:31 (1,354 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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maybe... Color content is all I can think, along with a detergent that works in all temps. But no, I will not wash jeans on delicate. They're too resistant. They won't move. I'll stick with the trusty normal cycle and just change temperature accordingly depending on color. Jeans are meant to be washed aggressively as they can tolerate. | ||
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Post# 1084385 , Reply# 12 8/8/2020 at 14:55 (1,354 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1084391 , Reply# 14 8/8/2020 at 18:34 (1,354 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1084393 , Reply# 15 8/8/2020 at 18:46 (1,354 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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My 2011 Duet has jeans cycle. Delicate tumble pattern. Warm water wash. Higher water level. After initial fill it does a pattern of tumble briefly and 30 second pause for 2 minutes. then does the wash. At end of wash phase it adds cold water for 2 minutes and then drain. There are interim spins between each fill. Max spin speed is medium. Can opt. for heavy soil. With the 2 minutes of cold water fill at the end of wash, it's a great wrinkle-free/perm press cycle.
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Post# 1146956 , Reply# 16 4/19/2022 at 22:16 (735 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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washing jeans I am amused! Who washes jeans on delicates? The last time I checked, I could've sworn that jeans were to be washed on the normal cycle which is for sweaty, dirty, everyday items like cottons, t-shirts, linen, towels, sheets, and of course jeans. | ||
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Post# 1146966 , Reply# 17 4/20/2022 at 00:10 (735 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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Remember when you bought new jeans-you washed them at least a few times on the hottest and most violent cycle the washer had-everyone likes tender new jeans instead of ones stiff as a board! | ||
| Post# 1146991 , Reply# 19 4/20/2022 at 13:53 (734 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
I just go by the suggested cycles on the lid of my Whirlpool. Always wash colors on cycle #3 which is a non-color fast cycle which is a 8 minute wash time with a medium temperature, never had issues with shorts or jeans shrinking and when I go to dry them, I use the normal speed drying on warm and never have issues with anything shrinking or getting damaged.
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Post# 1147328 , Reply# 21 4/24/2022 at 21:57 (730 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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jeans I have washed even the smelliest load of clothes, especially sturdy cottons like jeans of course in my mom's lg tromm and they came out just fine on the cotton/normal cycle, even in cold water. This was in early spring of 2008 when they were heavily soiled with dirt and sweat. It was of course a load of darks. | ||
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Post# 1147329 , Reply# 22 4/24/2022 at 22:27 (730 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Post# 1147344 , Reply# 23 4/25/2022 at 07:27 (730 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 1148101 , Reply# 24 5/5/2022 at 22:46 (719 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis) |
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LOL I totally forgot about this post. These days, I actually don't wear jeans that often. Athleisure it is for me most of the time, and khaki-type pants usually when I go out beyond like the grocery store. I find khakis/chinos more comfortable than jeans. I've been going out a lot more since COVID has been better, but the dressing for comfort thing has just kinda stuck. Maybe I'll get back into jeans eventually...
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Post# 1148321 , Reply# 25 5/8/2022 at 18:28 (716 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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jeans I did a separate load of darks and light colors, both consisting of jeans. I decided to always use the normal/casual cycle, as I'm not gonna take a chance on cleanliness. Again, each load was sorted accordingly.I don't trust my jeans to be cleaned or dried on any other cycle other than normal. | ||
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