tub washer
Posted By: AgingMT on 2008-04-04
In Reply to: My Dyson vacuum followed by a Swiffer keeps my blinds cleaned.. - sm
Yes, I too have found the best way to get them back to looking new (because I always wait until they get yucky), is to put them in a tub of water with some Fantastik or Dawn mixed in to cut the grease and just let them soak. Then I spread them out on the picnic table to dry on a sunny day. The only nuisance is taking down/putting back up.
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HE washer
I also would love to try this, but I have an HE washer. How much soap would you use?
I'm now on my 4th load, and that little washer is - sm
chugging happily away. Meanwhile, I found a way to have the drain tube (empties out in the kitchen sink) do double-duty. You know how you end up with plates that need pre-soaking (or even pre-washing, BEFORE you wash them? Like forks with sticky cheese on them, knives with cat or dog food, plates with God-knows-what on them, and cereal bowls with that petrified combination of sugar and cereal that could easily be used a mortar when constructing brick walls? Well, I just put the offending dishes in the sink, and when the washer empties a tubful of hot, semi-soapy 'gray' water, I've got the drain hose aimed right at those dishes. By the time the laundry is done, and I'm ready to tackle the dishes, it'll take half the time, dish-detergent, and elbow-grease to get them clean, because the job will already be half-done!
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No washer/dryer at my apt. building, and laundromat
it's far away & I'd have to burn valuable gasoline to drive there. Thank goodness I work at home and can wear clothing for several days before washing. I wash them in the bathtub and hang them on the fence to dry.
Anyone out there own a HAIER portable washer? - see questions
I just bought a Haier portable clothes washer (8.8 pound, top-load model), and a portable dryer too, with my economic stimulus check. Since I've always used laundrymat machines, I'm a little confused about a couple of things not mentioned in the owner's manual.
1 - Dumb question #1: Are you supposed to turn on the water supply at the sink first, and then the power "on" button to start the machine, or do you first start the power, and then start the machine?
2 - Okay, here's a REALLY dumb one: Where do you put the liquid laundry detergent?  There's a little thing on the side of the inner tub that says "detergent", but I'm not sure if you're supposed to pour it in there or not. Also, there is a little thing above that that says "detergent dispenser" on it. This is confusing, 'cause if you pull it open, it's not attached to anything, and certainly not to the other place that says "detergent" on it, so I don't see how it could dispense anything at all. (And although not a domestic goddess, I am quite mechanically-minded and had no trouble assembling the parts and hooking it up.)
I also don't know if you first start the machine, let water get in it and then add the detergent, like at the laundromat, or if you first add the detergent, then power it up.
I REALLY don't want to flood my apartment, or ruin the engine or something by pouring detergent into the wrong hole, so as much as I can't wait to fire this baby up and get started on doing some laundry, I want to be sure I don't "kill" the poor thing its first day on the job! 
Anyone that has a GE washer top load that has any comments on GE versus Whirlpool top load. nm
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