Doing laundry

Before loading laundry into the washing machine

• sort the laundry;

  light colors, dark colors, and whites

• check all pockets and empty them if needed

• separate delicates/linens needing special care

• watch as much T.V as you can

The laundry added to the washing machine must be _______ properly or it won’t spin correctly.

if the washing machine is banging around during a spin cycle, what do you do?

• throw your hands in the air and wave them like you just don’t care

• call a washing machine repair man

• leave the house asap and call 911

• stop the washer and try to rearrange the load until it is properly balanced

true or false

it is ok to fill the washing machine to the brim with laundry, as long as you can close the lid

• true

• false

adjusting the load size setting tells the washing machine to

• get ready to work real hard

• how much water to add to the load in the machine

• how long to wash the load for

• to automatically turn off, and take a break

always wash (especially new) dark colored items with items just as dark; the water (especially warm or hot) can make the colors

• explode

• bleed into the water

• poison the water

• transfer into the other items in the load

adding “colors” to a “whites” load

• is ok if you are not adding chlorine bleach

• is ok if you add color-safe bleach

• is ok in an alternate universe

• is risky because you could turn all of the white items into whatever color you added to the load

• is risky because the white items don’t appreciate diversity

once the washing cycle is complete

• you can leave the wet items sit in the washer until you get around to drying them

• give it at least 12 hours before drying the wet items, in fact letting them sit in the washer until they dry out on their own is a common practice

• it is ok to wait on drying the load as long as you have moved it to the dryer; it just can’t sit in the washer

• it is best to dry the wet items asap or within the 8-12 hour time frame so mold/mildew doesn’t start to grow

true or false

spending more money purchasing a good quality laundry detergent can actually save you money in the long run

• true

• false

Bleach is a strong chemical and must always be

• used by scientists

• used in the dryer

• diluted

• used outside