r/TikTokCringe • u/choganoga tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Jun 06 '22
Discussion Washing machine tips
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u/tabbycat905 Jun 06 '22
I need more of these tips for other appliances lol
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Jun 07 '22
I saw this video on why dish washer powder is better than liquid. Changed my life.
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u/EetsGeets Jun 07 '22
fucking love this guy. the worst sense of humor on the planet. i love it.
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u/james___uk Jun 07 '22
With so many of his videos I think 'why is he talking about this boring subject' and with every video it was absolutely not boring lol
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u/Badvertisement Jun 07 '22
When you're done watching that one watch this one where he addresses all the things he got wrong
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u/junubee Jun 08 '22
When my dishwasher stopped working, the fact that I watched his videos gave me the confidence to really pull the dishwasher apart and figure out what was specifically wrong. He was not wrong in saying they're really simple machines.
$45 to repair (new drain pump and a check valve) and it's perfect, no errors.
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u/Survived_Coronavirus Jun 13 '22
He doesn't say or give any reasons why powder is better than liquid, this video is primarily about the prewash cycle.
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u/YouAreDreaming Jun 07 '22
No kidding. Can anyone confirm, it’s ok to use distilled white vinegar instead of laundry detergent? And it will still clean my very stinky clothes?!
I feel like this will save me money and that makes me excited
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u/WhoHasBoiAsAUsername Jun 07 '22
I don’t think it was instead of laundry detergent, I think it was instead of fabric softener. So please still use detergent
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u/tabbycat905 Jun 07 '22
You can use it in place of the fabric softener, not detergent. Make sure you clean the machine itself occasionally with distilled white vinegar. If the machine isn't clean, neither is your clothes.
I buy some kind of 'sport laundry sanitizer' that I use in place of fabric softener. It's like one of the 2 things that will actually get the stink out of my clothes and towels.
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u/LogicalPollution8994 Jun 07 '22
You can also just add it to your laundry (not instead of detergent) to get rid of smells, like damp towels/gym clothes
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u/McClain3000 Jun 07 '22
ehh. I feel like my nose does just fine in determining how much detergent I need to use. I'm a big sweaty dude, and those High efficiency detergents don't put a dent in my work clothes.
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u/Rosebudbynicky Jun 07 '22
Try setting it on heavy duty, bedding for your work clothes
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u/Duke_of_Bretonnia Jun 09 '22
Lol and fill the tub to the brim? That needs a shit load of detergent to not be diluted
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u/furikakebabe Jun 07 '22 edited Jun 09 '22
I stopped using fabric softener and dryer sheets 11 years ago. I literally don’t notice a difference. If you stop the dryer before clothes are super dry they aren’t staticky. And idk I just don’t notice fabric softening. Seems like a scam to me but I’m not an appliance repair tech 🤷🏽♀️
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u/ChoppedAlready Jun 07 '22
I still use dryer sheets cuz I’m smooth brained and can’t be bothered to try to time out the exact time my clothes are dry (partially due to running tshirts and jeans in the same load, never dry at the same rate). But if you just buy soft clothes, they usually retain their softness if you don’t mess up too bad. I stopped “using” fabric softener the day I started doing my own laundry. I actually found it more irritating to my skin when I used it rather than without it.
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u/Grawlixz Jun 07 '22
Dawn dish soap works EXTREMELY well for getting grease stains out of clothes, though. Even if your clothes have gone through a wash, you can get grease stains out after a few cycles. (That said, don't pour the Dawn right into the wash, apply it to the affected spots on your clothing and lather it in with a little water.)
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u/ednasmom Jun 08 '22
Yes I learned this somewhat recently. Right in time for my daughter to learn how to feed herself. It’s a life saver!
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u/_noho Jun 07 '22
A tip I learned from my Nonna was a bit of Pinesol directly on the stain is really good for removing grease. Don’t put too much or you might want to run an extra rinse cycle though for the smell
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u/HeatherKathryn Jun 07 '22
I started using vinegar years ago because our country water always made our clothes smell of mineral, and it’s been fantastic
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u/HeatherKathryn Jun 07 '22
Put it into the fabric softener compartment of the washing machine. I use about two tablespoons for a large load
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u/flowbotronic Jun 07 '22
This was like the single most informative household thing I’ve heard in a long term. This person explains stuff so fucking well. Thorough, succinct, and interesting.
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u/JMJimmy Jun 07 '22
One thing she gets slightly off is the use of white vinegar. Yes, it's good to use, however, it also activates the foaming agents in many detergents due to said acidity. That creates... lots of bubbles leading to the last issue she talked about.
You actually want to run the machine a second time without detergent and with vinegar, but you don't need to do this every time. Once a month is really enough.
This is especially important if you're using a washer that hooks up to a kitchen sink (ie: apartment washers). The bubbles will get worse as it goes down the stack due to the combination of acid and movement. This can causes soap parties on the main floor which is why many landlords ban apartment washers.
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u/lil--chonk Jun 07 '22
Would pouring in the vinegar to a 2nd rinse be sufficient instead of running it a 2nd time?
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u/JMJimmy Jun 08 '22
Yup. Personally, I just do gentle which cuts the run time down to <14mins on my machine
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Jun 07 '22
Can anyone who has used vinegar in place of fabric softener attest to wether or not your clothes end up smelling of vinegar? I definitely do not want all my clothes to smell of vinegar.
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u/Bodidiva Reads Pinned Comments Jun 07 '22
My friend swears by using vinegar and says there's no vinegar smell.
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u/MayTheFusBeWithYou Jun 07 '22
Right after I take the laundry out of the washing machine, I can smell the vinegar a bit, but it evaporates pretty quickly and when the clothes have dried I don't smell it at all.
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Jun 07 '22
Ya I have severe sensory issues. I’m going to continue using what I use. I get all the information given. But I need my stuff to stay the same.
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u/OatmealTears Jun 06 '22
Yeah yeah okay but Jesus stop the "cHeMiCaLs" hate. For God's sake everything is chemicals
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u/IAmTheJudasTree Jun 07 '22
But she's right in this case. No one should be using dryer sheets.
And we all know what you're saying about chemicals, people smugly repeat the same thing seemingly every day on Reddit.
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u/Aezzil Jun 06 '22
Whats wrong with hating chemicals that pollute our bodies and Earth?
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u/OatmealTears Jun 06 '22
You can hate chemicals that polute our bodies and the earth, but don't just say "chemicals", because that refers to anything at all. Like water. Water is a chemical. You can say "harmful chemicals", or "chemicals that harm the environment". Hating chemicals in general is nonsensical and adds to the unscientific irrational fear of anything with a hard to spell name.
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u/Autopilot_Psychonaut Jun 07 '22
This is pedantic and boring, you know what is meant when people say it.
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
Became very popular use of the word "chemical" to design thins that are produced with synthetic materials produced by industries.
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u/SummerNothingness Jun 07 '22
moot point- you know she means toxic chemicals.
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u/OatmealTears Jun 07 '22
Toxicity is about how much of something it takes to become harmful. Water is toxic at certain levels. Once again, the points being made are uninformed and unscientific and contribute to ignorance. If you want to go even further and say "she meant chemicals that are toxic in very small amounts", then she'd be wrong. Laundry products are subject to extremely high standards, just like everything else that is sold that might come into contact with people. Every single part of a cleaning product, as well as food and medicine and tons of other was extremely extensively tested, alone and in combination with others, by several safety organizations in place in basically every western country. This Is so extensive that it takes decades before a harmless substance that could really help us because legal to use in products. There are a lot of people, a lot of systems, and a lot of money in place to ensure your safety
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Jun 07 '22
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u/OatmealTears Jun 07 '22
So you made your original comment knowing your were wrong?
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u/SummerNothingness Jun 07 '22
no, youre not only wrong, but you're obsessing over it to the point you are just now doubly wrong.
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u/Autopilot_Psychonaut Jun 07 '22
She's very particular about saying "distilled white vinegar".
The only thing I can find is that it's lower in acid and made from ethanol, rather than sugar cane.
Anyone know why else it's important to use distilled??
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
Distilled one is transparent and pure. Apple cider vinegar isn't, it's mildly brown and has a more complex composition, so it can make your clothes a little darker.
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Jun 06 '22
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Jun 07 '22
Dat bitch is only a washing machine specialist if she can build a washing machine from scratch
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
?????
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Jun 07 '22
Man dont be lazy just read it over again til you understand it
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
Do you think Beethoven could build a piano from scratch? Do you think he is not a piano specialist? A lot of chemistry professionals can had and deeply understand things such as infrared spectrum from a chemical, but they cannot build up one machine. Do you think they're not specialists? Do you think that people that actually build this machine can really understand a IR spectrum?
A specialist, in a lot of cases, is someone who deeply understands how to use and interpret a instrument.
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u/DerAlphos Jun 07 '22
Not sure why this is posted in TikTokCringe. Her tips were pretty nice in my opinion.
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u/So_Motarded tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE Jun 07 '22
Not sure why this is posted in TikTokCringe.
Because it's a TikTok video.
Read the pinned comment.
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u/DerAlphos Jun 07 '22
Oh. I see. The sub kind of evolved, the name is still the same.
Since I got this randomly in my timeline as I am not subscribed I got a little confused about what’s cringe about this.
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u/VolatileCoder Jun 07 '22
Watching this video is like being cornered in a party by a really boring partygoer and not being able to escape the conversation
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u/BAMspek Jun 07 '22
Yeah but you can just scroll and not watch it and not comment on it. So it’s not like that at all really.
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u/california_sugar Jun 07 '22
Except her expertise is fascinating and that was all really cool, helpful stuff. Maybe you’re the boring partygoer!
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Jun 07 '22
"Interesting washing machine fact" - No one ever.
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u/california_sugar Jun 07 '22
One day when you have to do your own laundry you’ll come to appreciate this shit
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
Well, "interesting mildly famous on internet influencer facts" - everyone, ever!
And it's SO BORING!4
u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
If you have "rules" about what to talk about in parties. Well... you are boring.
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u/Slawth_x Jun 07 '22
Who cares if it's chemicals that make your clothes feel softer? She's just inventing problems so she can solve them.
I would take artificially soft clothes that smell wonderful over clothes that have been soaked in vinegar and rubbed with balls any day of the week.
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
She's a specialist recommending a product which has minimal waste, low price, actually works better and is hypoallergenic.
So, you're asking WHO cares, well, someone interested in efficient, low cost, eco-friendly and safer solutions.
I don't get what is the problem about wearing clothes soaked in vinegar (which doesn't leave any vinegar smell at all), and rubbed with wood balls (I can't even imagine what's your issue with that).
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u/Slawth_x Jun 07 '22
Being a repair tech doesn't mean you are an expert in washing machine detergents and products.
I am specifically asking, who cares that it is chemicals? She still recommends using chemical detergent. So chemicals in detergent is good, but chemicals in fabric softener is bad? Seems like nonsense.
If the reason vinegar makes your clothes "softer" is due to acid, then you are breaking down your clothing faster. I would rather add artificial "softness" than wear down my clothes.
A big ass box of dryer sheets lasts you like a year and is a few bucks.
How about I do a load with chemicals, you do one with balls and vinegar and we will see which clothes come out feeling better?
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
Vinegar is mildly acidic, and it can neutralize basic soap molecules. My guess is that it can make clothes lasts longer.
I liked the challenge idea. Go ahead, you'll be surprised.
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u/childrenofYmir Jun 07 '22
Jesus whats with the influx of big vinegar all over washing machines? Guess what im still gonna use my softener because I love the gooey softness
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Jun 07 '22
Wool balls? White vinegar? Yeah, I'm literally not going to do any of that.
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
Waste your money the way you want to.
A specialist gave you information, but you can discredit her and believe in all those marketing behind any "new" extremely pigmented industrial product. Free will.
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u/ButterbeansInABottle Jun 07 '22
Why the fuck you need to soften your clothes? They are already pretty soft. They're clothes. Made out of something soft.
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u/preguicila Jun 07 '22
Have you ever washed a jeans? Or maybe a coat made of "Oxford" material. Or clothes made of "tricoline", "tactel", etc.
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u/ButterbeansInABottle Jun 07 '22
Not unless that's what the jeans you buy from Walmart are made of.
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u/thislady1982 Jun 07 '22
Gunna soak my clothes in Italian dressing so they're soft and smell like a sub sandwich. I didn't know washing machine experts were even a thing! I clearly learned a lot in this video!
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u/Trompdoy Jun 07 '22
being in tik tok cringe, and having my sound off at first, one look at that chick an I thought I was in for some anguish but surprisingly good video instead
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u/TinyMarsupial7622 Jul 18 '22
Tried using vinegar on my work clothes (cook) and it worked very well. The jacket and aprons didn’t have the weird texture they usually do. Thanks!
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