Is there a way to add water while it spins, essentially using it to rinse out the clothes before eventually spin drying them?
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No. Once you close the lid, the motor starts. This machine is mainly meant for extracting water, not rinsing. Hope this helps.
1605666
I use spray cleaner and paper towel. I wouldn't put this in the washing machine as I think the material may come apart.
2082722
Why would you wanna do that? It's ez to clean after a short hot water soak in the sink or folded into a mixing bowl. (see candied bacon review) If you put it in your washing machine you'll need to add a load of clothing "articles" (at risk staining your fabrics with oily residues). Otherwise, it would stick to side of washer and impede the spin-out of water/detergent. Depending on your additives you might leave a film of softeners or other "gunk" that commercial laundry additives leave in clothing. I don't want to be in your kitchen when you bake those onto your food. :)
1331605
After washing, shake as much of the water out that will shake out. Then let air dry.
1930210
It's not going to work very well. The clothes need to be soaked overnight for the best results. If you're willing to risk your washing machine and possibly have dye stuck in there for an unknown number of washes then you could try, but I don't find it keen. Plus I doubt the colors will hold in the fabric very long for whatever you're trying to dye. Additionally, it may be counter-intuitive to use the washing machine since the salts may become separated from the fabric in a machine-controlled cycle and the salts are what help to bind the dye to the fabric so you really want the salts clinging to the fabric instead of being shaken off violently in a wash cycle.(It also won't even be good to use the washing machine to rinse the clothes once they're done soaking in dye, either, because that's a huge waste of water as rinsing the dye takes forever and a wash cycle will never be as thorough as using your hands and a water hose.)I would say just grab a big tub and do it the old-fashioned way. Much more fun.
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No. I just let it drain until it stops dripping. Last rinse I usually let it drain for 10-15 min. You still have to wring out clothes. Different clothes, of course, hold more or less water....but the ones on the bottom definitely have more water in them!
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Interesting question. I've never considered this. I've had this spinner for many years and love it and just bought a second one for a second home I simply wash or rinse the lid and bowl and dry them with a towel and store them - but I place the top to the side an inch or so to allow for air circulation. Toby
1326950
Yes, in cold water with a mild detergent. I think it is necessary to air dry, though, so plan ahead for that. (wiping it with a dry towel will help speed the process)
774103
I have. But just as important as the detergent is of course how the garment is handeled... they came out beautifully submerged in ice cold water, rinsed, reshaped and rolled in towles to remove excess water, draped over a rack to complete the drying. I have a front loaded which has a very safe, gentle hand wash mode; I have done them both ways with great success using this product.
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It spins pretty good. I use my wonder washer, to wash my clothes and the laundry pod to spin them out. They dry a lot faster than if I ring them out by hand.
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I don't see why you couldn't just unplug the electrical part of the blanket and let it soak in the washing machine. However, I wouldn't let it agitate. Of course, you can spin it out! I also would drape it between two lines (if hung outside) or on a drying rack if dried inside. I wouldn't put any tension on the internal wires of the blanket.
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Here's what I did and it worked fine. Wash garment as you usually do, spin dry, leave wet. Prepare your pail (about half-full of water for a jacket) and add 5 capfuls of waterproofing soak. Soak garment for about 10 minutes, kneading and squeezing thoroughly so that solution saturates every part of the garment. Squeeze out as much water as you can. Put garment in dryer on medium heat until dry. You only "dry" it once.
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I don't notice it saving all that much time, since my HE washer is wicked good at it's spin cycle. I find the clothes are softer and I like not using softener anymore.
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Yes I have and it works well. I used Woolite, cold water, fast spin. Drying, I used low to medium heat for about 30 minutes. I then draped it over 3 chairs to dry more overnight. Then I put it back in dryer for about 15 minutes on low.
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Yes, we tumble dry our freetimes on rainy days along with cotton prefolds we use as doublers. I only machine dry on low heat setting. High heat can ruin the waterproof fabric and elastic. In the winter, I hang then overnight in the laundry room, and they are usually dry in the morning. Bumgenius does not recommend machine drying at all though.
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Hanging them outside to dry is the best way. A mechanical wringer would get them dry enough for an automatic dryer, but good ones are not cheap or readily available. While hand-wringing sort of works on woven fabrics, it's not a good idea for knits because they get stretched out of shape. Debbie is right about the dripping, and it's hard to wring heavy fabrics like denim jeans. Knit sweaters and tops can be squeezed to get much of the water out, and if you wrap a clean dry towel around them you can squeeze out even more, then hang the towel to dry with the rest of the laundry.
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I have not washed mine, but I would put it in a standard pillowcase(tie it together) on gentle cycle, cold water and very lite spin. It will be pretty wet, but you could squeeze out the excess moisture. Dry with little to no heat.