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Thread Number: 83995
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Starchy water question |
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Post# 1083332 , Reply# 1 7/31/2020 at 22:06 (1,364 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Did you extract water in hydro before starching? If so what was the color?
If not then it is possible the high rpm of extractor did remove residual detergents and other chemicals from laundered fabrics. It also could have removed a good bit of starch as well. What color was the starch bath? What type of laundry starch was used? Corn? Wheat? Rice? Wheat based starches can have a yellowish color. Laundresses and others used to add a bit of bluing to starch bath to counteract this tendency. OTOH if water used to make starch bath itself wasn't clear, then neither will be the starch solution. | ||
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Post# 1083336 , Reply# 3 7/31/2020 at 22:19 (1,364 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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Does the “Cold Special” Wash do anything? Because they have a hot normal, warm permanent, cold special | ||
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Post# 1083337 , Reply# 4 7/31/2020 at 22:22 (1,364 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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If water turned that yellowish color when items were added and moved about, then my guess is yes, wash wasn't totally clean or perhaps well rinsed before moving onto starching.
One always starches after final rinse and bit of a spin; like to see if water being extracted is clear. If it isn't then will rinse, then spin again. Of course with a laundromat washer realize your options are more limited. | ||
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Post# 1083338 , Reply# 5 7/31/2020 at 22:27 (1,364 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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Is there anything I can do next time When it comes to increasing my cleaning even with limited options? | ||
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Post# 1083341 , Reply# 6 7/31/2020 at 22:54 (1,364 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Go ahead and iron starched shirts and see results.
Don't use laundromats often because like more control over things than such machines offer. You could always pre-soak your shirts (or any other wash) at home in warm water, gently wring out, shove into a bin liner then take to laundromat and finish the job. | ||
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Post# 1083342 , Reply# 7 7/31/2020 at 22:56 (1,364 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 1083365 , Reply# 8 8/1/2020 at 01:44 (1,364 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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I’ll make a thread about it In the modern sector | ||
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