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Sawdust on Clothes
We used to have a nice old washing machine, that used *LOTS* of water. It had absolutly no problems getting the sawdust out of my clothes after a day in the workshop.
SHMBO wanted a tumble dryer, so obediantly I purchaased a new washer dryer, that uses "only the water it needs". Well it gets the normal clothes clean, but to tottaly useless at removing sawdust, grass cuttings, brick dust and the like. Is this normal or have a brought a dud ? How do I clean my DIY clothes, short of brining the old washer back, and using eBay for the new one ? Thanks Rick |
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"Rick Dipper" wrote in message ... We used to have a nice old washing machine, that used *LOTS* of water. It had absolutly no problems getting the sawdust out of my clothes after a day in the workshop. SHMBO wanted a tumble dryer, so obediantly I purchaased a new washer dryer, that uses "only the water it needs". Well it gets the normal clothes clean, but to tottaly useless at removing sawdust, grass cuttings, brick dust and the like. Is this normal or have a brought a dud ? How do I clean my DIY clothes, short of brining the old washer back, and using eBay for the new one ? Thanks Rick Try vacuuming them before putting them in the washer. :-)) --- http://www.basecuritysystems.no-ip.com Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/03 |
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 17:06:16 GMT, Rick Dipper
wrote: How do I clean my DIY clothes, short of brining the old washer back, and using eBay for the new one ? Start the clothes on the wool cycle - that uses lots of water -- and wait until there's plenty in the drum. Turn off the washer, move to whatever cycle you'd usually use, and continue. Works on mine. Thomas Prufer |
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In message , Paul Mc Cann
writes On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 23:42:26 GMT, "BigWallop" wrote: Try vacuuming them before putting them in the washer. :-)) A good blast with an airline is very effective. It certainly worked on the twin towers - I've not heard one single Septic complaining about the amount of sawdust around lower Manhattan -- geoff |
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"geoff" wrote in message ... In message , Paul Mc Cann writes On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 23:42:26 GMT, "BigWallop" wrote: Try vacuuming them before putting them in the washer. :-)) A good blast with an airline is very effective. It certainly worked on the twin towers - I've not heard one single Septic complaining about the amount of sawdust around lower Manhattan -- geoff OooHhhhh !!!! :-)) --- http://www.basecuritysystems.no-ip.com Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/03 |
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 23:11:49 +0100, geoff wrote:
It certainly worked on the twin towers - I've not heard one single Septic complaining about the amount of sawdust around lower Manhattan I guess if you'd lost a relative in that situation you might not be making fun of it. From what I saw on TV footage there was an incredible amount of dust blown around that area of New York when the buildings collapsed. PoP |
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PoP wrote: On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 23:11:49 +0100, geoff wrote: It certainly worked on the twin towers - I've not heard one single Septic complaining about the amount of sawdust around lower Manhattan I guess if you'd lost a relative in that situation you might not be making fun of it. From what I saw on TV footage there was an incredible amount of dust blown around that area of New York when the buildings collapsed. This week's edition of Science has a report on the toxicology of the dust and the volatiles. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/301/5640/1649?etoc Seems that you needed to have either been enveloped by that dust cloud or a rescue worker to have a reasonable chance of debility from all the stuff floating around. However for those at risk, many still have respiratory complaints. Peter -- Peter Ashby School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland To assume that I speak for the University of Dundee is to be deluded. Reverse the Spam and remove to email me. |
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:26:14 +0100, Paul Mc Cann wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 23:42:26 GMT, "BigWallop" wrote: "Rick Dipper" wrote in message ... We used to have a nice old washing machine, that used *LOTS* of water. It had absolutly no problems getting the sawdust out of my clothes after a day in the workshop. SHMBO wanted a tumble dryer, so obediantly I purchaased a new washer dryer, that uses "only the water it needs". Well it gets the normal clothes clean, but to tottaly useless at removing sawdust, grass cuttings, brick dust and the like. Is this normal or have a brought a dud ? How do I clean my DIY clothes, short of brining the old washer back, and using eBay for the new one ? Thanks Rick Try vacuuming them before putting them in the washer. :-)) snip A good blast with an airline is very effective. Cool, new toy time ......... Paul Mc Cann |
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Thanks, I will issue SHMBO new instructions ......
On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:44:21 +0200, Thomas Prufer wrote: On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 17:06:16 GMT, Rick Dipper wrote: How do I clean my DIY clothes, short of brining the old washer back, and using eBay for the new one ? Start the clothes on the wool cycle - that uses lots of water -- and wait until there's plenty in the drum. Turn off the washer, move to whatever cycle you'd usually use, and continue. Works on mine. Thomas Prufer |
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In message , PoP
writes On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 23:11:49 +0100, geoff wrote: It certainly worked on the twin towers - I've not heard one single Septic complaining about the amount of sawdust around lower Manhattan I guess if you'd lost a relative in that situation you might not be making fun of it. Possibly not, but I doubt it From what I saw on TV footage there was an incredible amount of dust blown around that area of New York when the buildings collapsed. PoP -- geoff |
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How do I clean my DIY clothes, short of brining the old washer back, and using eBay for the new one ?
Our Miele has an intensive button for such purposes. Works a treat! Steve |
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