Wonder if you're overloading the washing machine?
It's true that it's important if you want clean laundry...
...but also avoid damaging your washing machine.
Because putting too many clothes in the washing machine can be expensive!
And I learned it the hard way...
Wanting to wash too many clothes at once, my washing machine broke down.
Fortunately, the repairman gave me a great tip to know if the machine is too full or not.
The simple and effective trick is to put your hand if there is room left in the drum. Watch:
1. Put the clothes in the machine.
2. Press down on it with your hand to pack it down a bit.
3. Wait a few seconds for the linen to rise again.
4. Slide your hand vertically between the top of the pile of clothes and the seal of the drum, at the top.
5. Your hand passes easily ? You didn't put too much laundry.
6. Does your hand touch the laundry or the drum seal? You have overloaded the machine! You have to remove a little.
There you go, now you know how to load your washing machine :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, right?
And it's super important to make this gesture as soon as you have a doubt.
Especially when you wash terrycloth towels, sheets, down jackets, a sleeping bag, a plaid...
In short, anything that takes up space and weighs heavily when wet.
By doing this test before each wash, you can be sure that there is not too much clothing.
If you want to be sure not to put too much laundry in the machine, use this clothes weight chart.
We proceed in the same way.
That is, we fill the drum with the clothes.
Then we cup them by pressing on them before waiting a few seconds for them to re-inflate.
Finally, slide your hand vertically.
Fingertips touch the pile of laundry.
If your hand protrudes from the drum, it means you have put in too much laundry.
If it goes completely into the drum, no worries!
You haven't overloaded the machine.
Easy isn't it?
If there is too much laundry in your machine, it is washed poorly.
To come out clean, clothes should not be packed together.
Also, if you wash too much at once, it smells bad...
Even after washing.
Want to know why?
Because of the "unbalance" effect! But what is this thing?
I'll explain!
When there are too many clothes in the washing machine, they stick to one side of the drum when spinning.
And inevitably, the spinning does not take place well.
Not only is your laundry poorly washed , but in addition it is poorly wrung .
Result, it remains filled with water... And hello bad smells when you take out the laundry!
But that's not all.
Yes, there is even worse!
Because when the washing machine is overfilled, your machine moves and sometimes even moves.
Has this ever happened to you too?
Know that the mechanism of the machine is then put to the test.
There is a risk of breaking the washing machine or in any case, we seriously reduce our life expectancy.
All this because we put some clothes in the machine.
It's not worth it, is it?
