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What a wash actually costs
Short answer: A few kroner per load. The electricity to heat the water is by far the biggest item, and it falls sharp...
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Three measures that extend the life most
Short answer: Wash at 40 degrees, skip the tumble dryer, and keep enough in rotation that you only wash each piece ab...
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How much of the wear happens in the machine
Short answer: Around half of the total wear on a basic garment happens in washing and drying, not while you wear it. ...
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Wear from a zip against neighbouring fabric
Short answer: An open zip in the washing machine tears at everything else in the drum. Close it before washing and th...
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What the wash temperature does to the life
Short answer: As a rule of thumb, every twenty degrees lower halves the breakdown of elastic. Forty degrees instead o...
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What the fabric looks like after fifty washes
Short answer: After fifty washes the fabric is thinner, the colour more matte and the elastic weaker. The garment usu...
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What the fabric looks like after ten washes
Short answer: After ten washes the fabric is usually at its softest, the colour has settled, and shrinkage is over. I...
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Washing socks so they last longer
Short answer: Wash socks at 40 degrees turned inside out, and skip the tumble dryer. Heat and friction are the two th...
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Washing bamboo bedding
Short answer: Wash at 40 degrees on a normal programme, without fabric softener, and close buttons and zips first. Th...
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The filter in the machine and why it has to be emptied
Short answer: The filter at the bottom of the machine catches coins, hair and lint. If it is never emptied, the machi...
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Cleaning the washing machine
Short answer: Run an empty program at 90 degrees once a month and wipe the rubber seal dry after every wash. That rem...
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Electricity use at different wash temperatures
Short answer: About ninety percent of the electricity in a wash goes into heating the water, so temperature is the on...
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