How to Disinfect the Washers at a Laundromat

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How to Clean Kitchen Laundry in a Public Laundromat More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Ravi Petillion | permalink
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Dear Home-Ec 101, I love your website, your tips have been extremely helpful to me. I have a question, though, whose answer I couldn't find in your archives.

For further reading: http://www.home-ec101.com/how-to-clean-kitchen-laundry-in-a-public-laundromat/ ^[1]

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Sanitizing the Washing Machine More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Patricia Yost | permalink
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For further reading: https://www.clorox.com/dr-laundry/sanitizing-the-washing-machine/ ^[2]

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Disinfect A Contaminated Washer Before You Use It Again More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by luisavferreira | permalink
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How to Disinfect a Washer - Disinfect Washer After Flood or Contaminated Laundry

For further reading: http://laundry.about.com/od/washermaintenancerepair/ht/How-To-Disinfect-A-Washer-Disinfect-Washer-After-Flood-Or-Contaminated-Laundry.htm ^[3]

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How to Disinfect Laundry More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Tyler James | permalink
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Disinfecting laundry can be an important part of keeping it fresh and clean. If you need to disinfect laundry due to exposure to infectious agents and don't want to use bleach, try applying the following tips and adding a few common...
Tags: WikiHow, Disinfect Laundry, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Disinfect-Laundry ^[4]

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Disinfect Laundromat Washing Machines More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Zebius | permalink
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To avoid getting germs from another family when using the laundromat washers, just wipe down the machine with Listerine mouthwash. Then add 1/2 cup of Listerine to the wash cycle. The Listerine disinfects the machine.
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Laundry Bacteria Could Be In Your 'Clean' Clothes More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by rips | permalink
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Gentle detergents and low-temperature cycles are found to increase the risk of laundry bacteria in your clean clothes.
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For further reading: http://www.medicaldaily.com/laundry-bacteria-could-be-your-clean-clothes-ways-reduce-germ-growth-your-wash-253557 ^[6]

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Tips For Using Communal Laundry Facilities More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by vicky laursen | permalink
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In our apartment building there are 15 units with roughly 40 people in them. On the main floor there are 2 washers and 1 dryer for everyone to share. Needless to say, laundry is always running around our place (even at 6am, which we have found to be the best time to do ours!) and because of it, there are a few tricks and tips we have picked up to insure our laundry turns out clean and timely.

For further reading: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/tips-for-doing-using-communal-75641 ^[7]

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1. http://www.home-ec101.com/how-to-clean-kitchen-laundry-in-a-public-laundromat/

2. https://www.clorox.com/dr-laundry/sanitizing-the-washing-machine/

3. http://laundry.about.com/od/washermaintenancerepair/ht/How-To-Disinfect-A-Washer-Disinfect-Washer-After-Flood-Or-Contaminated-Laundry.htm

4. http://www.wikihow.com/Disinfect-Laundry

5. http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf98521019.tip.html

6. http://www.medicaldaily.com/laundry-bacteria-could-be-your-clean-clothes-ways-reduce-germ-growth-your-wash-253557

7. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/tips-for-doing-using-communal-75641