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Post by DEX on Oct 31, 2020 19:57:50 GMT
I have the cheapest washer and dryer. It came with the house. Actually it has been very good. However, when clothes come out of the washer I have to “fluff” the laundry or it takes longer to dry.
So my question is: Do you “fluff” your laundry or just throw it in the dryer?
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Post by mom on Oct 31, 2020 20:05:13 GMT
Im not totally sure what you mean about fluffing...but I do make sure they arent all in a big hot mess ball when I put them in the dryer.
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Post by librarylady on Oct 31, 2020 20:07:06 GMT
I make sure nothing is tangled together.
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Post by Restless Spirit on Oct 31, 2020 20:09:02 GMT
I pretty much put each piece in separately. It’s the way my mother taught me.  |
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Post by DEX on Oct 31, 2020 20:11:39 GMT
Im not totally sure what you mean about fluffing...but I do make sure they arent all in a big hot mess ball when I put them in the dryer. That is what I mean.  |
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Post by MichyM on Oct 31, 2020 20:14:09 GMT
I "fluff" aka shake out almost everything one at a time before putting in the dryer. The clothes dry more uniformly and with less wrinkles due to this little step.
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Post by DEX on Oct 31, 2020 20:18:06 GMT
Im not totally sure what you mean about fluffing...but I do make sure they arent all in a big hot mess ball when I put them in the dryer. In full disclosure I am the laziest house person. I admit that in the past  I have just shoved the laundry in the dryer as a ball. I have mended my ways somewhat but I am still lazy.  |
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Post by cmpeter on Oct 31, 2020 22:19:14 GMT
I do not...I pull it out in big clumps from the washer and it always comes out dry and without wrinkles from the dryer. I guess if I end up with issues, I would think about fluffing it. I am anal about pulling it out of the dryer right away.
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 31, 2020 22:24:53 GMT
I just grabbir out and throw it in
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Oct 31, 2020 22:27:27 GMT
Yes, I shake out/fluff each item before I toss it in the dryer.
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Post by katlady on Oct 31, 2020 22:32:11 GMT
I pretty much just grab and toss. Unless it looks like it is tangled, I don't separate the clothes.
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Post by huskermom98 on Oct 31, 2020 22:40:59 GMT
I always do this for towels, jeans and anything else that feels heavy, otherwise I might or I might not, just depends on my mood.
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Post by garcia5050 on Oct 31, 2020 22:42:20 GMT
I only do jeans. I used to do all of it, but no more.
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Post by Basket1lady on Oct 31, 2020 22:45:24 GMT
I pretty much put each piece in separately. It’s the way my mother taught me. Ditto. I think it dries better. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Oct 31, 2020 22:47:10 GMT
I do for most items only I was raised to 'snap' my clothes out before placing in the dryer. No half-hearted fluffing here. Most items get a hard shake that gives that satisfying 'pop' sound at the end (think snapping a towel). It helps things like shirts, pants, cloth napkins, and such come out of the dryer much crisper looking and needing less ironing.
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Post by katiekaty on Nov 1, 2020 0:28:13 GMT
I always shake them out when they go from the washer to the dryer. Less wrinkle and faster drying. We all do our own laundry.. DH and older DS don’t care. Younger DS in much more meticulous.
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Post by MZF on Nov 1, 2020 0:31:35 GMT
Yes, I do.
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Post by dewryce on Nov 1, 2020 1:29:07 GMT
I "fluff" aka shake out almost everything one at a time before putting in the dryer. The clothes dry more uniformly and with less wrinkles due to this little step. I do for most items only I was raised to 'snap' my clothes out before placing in the dryer. No half-hearted fluffing here. Most items get a hard shake that gives that satisfying 'pop' sound at the end (think snapping a towel). It helps things like shirts, pants, cloth napkins, and such come out of the dryer much crisper looking and needing less ironing. This is me, except I wasn’t raised this way. But I learned to do this because DH’s daddy long legs length pants always tangle around everything. So, for clothes we will wear out of the house and sheets I shake but his scrubs’ load I snap. The rest of it gets moved over in one big mess because IDGAF I also take things out of the dryer and hang/fold immediately. All of his shirts, save for his scrubs, have to be hung to dry because they will shrink too short. And we hang a lot of clothes people don’t like jeans and sweaters and hoodies. Basically, laundry is very specific in our house, thank goodness it’s just the two of us and I run around naked half the time! |
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Post by paget on Nov 1, 2020 1:53:28 GMT
I do not...I pull it out in big clumps from the washer and it always comes out dry and without wrinkles from the dryer. I guess if I end up with issues, I would think about fluffing it. I am anal about pulling it out of the dryer right away. All of this. I just toss it all in, hope for the best, and it’s been working out. 😂 |
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Post by padresfan619 on Nov 1, 2020 1:55:12 GMT
I go through everything because I have some stuff I line dry so I want to make sure it doesn’t get put in the dryer.
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Post by hmp on Nov 1, 2020 2:43:33 GMT
Evidently I’ve been doing the laundry wrong my entire life. Will have to give this a try. Anything for less wrinkles.
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Post by maryland on Nov 1, 2020 2:44:47 GMT
I don't know what fluffing laundry is. But our stuff takes forever to dry! A new dryer, so I don't think the new stuff works as well as old cheap dryers!  |
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Post by greendragonlady on Nov 1, 2020 3:23:47 GMT
I shake it a little before I throw it in the dryer.
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 1, 2020 11:50:29 GMT
Yes, I do. My HE washing machine tangles everything together. I have to untangle and shake out before putting it in the dryer, or it would be a wrinkled mess.
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Post by maryland on Nov 1, 2020 12:19:24 GMT
I "fluff" aka shake out almost everything one at a time before putting in the dryer. The clothes dry more uniformly and with less wrinkles due to this little step. I never heard of this before! I had a "wrinkle free" setting or something on my old cheaper dryer. Our new consumer report best buy very expensive LG leaves clothes so wrinkled, even on the wrinkle free setting. And everything takes forever to dry! I will try this! |
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Post by maryland on Nov 1, 2020 12:23:03 GMT
Wow, I learned a lot here! I guess my old cheap dryer was pretty good! I just threw stuff into the dryer, and they came out okay. I never heard of shaking things out one at a time. That would take me so long with all the clothes my family goes through (or maybe I should do a few loads each day  . I can't wait to try this new method of shaking out clothes before putting them in the dryer. |
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Post by gramasue on Nov 1, 2020 12:39:42 GMT
Yes, I do give each piece a shake before throwing in the dryer. Sometimes you can grab more than one small thing, but this step does prevent things from balling up in the dryer.
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Nov 1, 2020 12:43:09 GMT
I only do this so that I make sure that I'm not throwing anything in that shouldn't be dried. So actually, it's only with my clothes. With DH's clothes, I just toss them in.
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Post by carhoch on Nov 1, 2020 13:22:28 GMT
I don’t and every thing come out of the dry just fine
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Post by milocat on Nov 1, 2020 13:59:25 GMT
I don't shake each piece before putting it in. Just untangle if the were in a knot in the washer. If they seem really twisted and wrinkled up from that knot sometimes I give them an extra shake.
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I have just shoved the laundry in the dryer as a ball. I have mended my ways somewhat but I am still lazy. 
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. I can't wait to try this new method of shaking out clothes before putting them in the dryer. 
