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Post# 836344   8/13/2015 at 00:37 (3,151 days old) by Realvanman (Southern California)        

I put this in this section since my machines are over twenty years old. I didn't see a section specifically for laundry questions. I apologize if I've misplaced it. I tried to search and that went to google. There seem to be split opinions there :/

I used to just wash and dry everything together, but my wife gets upset if I wash the whites with the colors, so I don't do that anymore lol :) And that's not really any problem.

The thing is, the white load is usually small, so I always dry them with another load. Dryers are inefficient with small loads, not to mention the extra time consumed. I'm sitting here right now for this very reason :)

But drying together is no big deal, right? Or not? Wife claims colors will transfer in the dryer. I'm not buying it lol.

So what do you guys have to say on the subject? I have no problem being proven wrong :)

Thanks,
Keith





Post# 836368 , Reply# 1   8/13/2015 at 04:38 (3,151 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)        
I was taught the same thing

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Keep them separate in the washer and dryer for fear of a color transfer.  I've never tried it.  I'm kind of fussy about my laundry so I never wanted to take the chance to find out.  I work hard to keep my whites very white I don't want a dryer run to change all that.


Post# 836370 , Reply# 2   8/13/2015 at 05:03 (3,151 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
Small Dryer Loads...

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I have found that throwing in a couple of Dry Towels keep the load from "bunching up " on the drum baffles.

I think it also helps the load dry faster and with less wrinkles too.


Post# 836374 , Reply# 3   8/13/2015 at 05:07 (3,151 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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I too won't mix the two.  Whatever is a washer load is a dryer load, even if small.


Post# 836376 , Reply# 4   8/13/2015 at 05:13 (3,151 days old) by brucelucenta ()        

Only dryer I ever had that small loads of one or two pieces sometimes was not a problem was my old Frigidaire Custom Imperial from about '68 vintage. It had a lower speed for small loads. It did a great job too!

Post# 836387 , Reply# 5   8/13/2015 at 06:10 (3,151 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Light colors are not a problem. Dark colors can get white lint on them.

Post# 836471 , Reply# 6   8/13/2015 at 16:55 (3,150 days old) by Realvanman (Southern California)        
Thank you!

I shall report honestly the results of the poll to my wife :)

Keith


Post# 836497 , Reply# 7   8/13/2015 at 19:46 (3,150 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        
New Invention

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And there's the latest in drying technology for those small loads: a clothesline!

Post# 836549 , Reply# 8   8/14/2015 at 01:08 (3,150 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)        

keep in mind as an option for the white load which is smaller.....use the timed dry cycle. Most small loads should be able to be dried in about 30 - 40 min. depending on the type of garment. If a load is "small" some dryers that operate on moisture sensing for drying  can have issues with that size load on their automatic cycles.

 

Also, drying really dark clothing with whites can lead you to having white lint on your dark clothing.


Post# 836816 , Reply# 9   8/15/2015 at 16:51 (3,148 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)        

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Of course you can!

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Post# 836817 , Reply# 10   8/15/2015 at 16:54 (3,148 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)        

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Jokes apart...
Never here.... at best it's lint problems...not good!



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