General Laundry Advice

Read those labels with care!

Advice from our experts •
05/26/15 • 205381

An ounce of prep is worth a pound of lint. Take a moment to get your laundry ducks in a row.

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05/26/15 • 148830

I have a standard washer and wanted to wash some whites with bleach. I wanted to know, after I wash a load using bleach, do I need to run an empty cycle to eliminate any bleach residue? I don’t want any of my color clothing to get ruined if the...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
01/25/16 • 22759

My washing machine has a bleach dispenser and I washed all of my whites and put in about ½ of a cup. They came out fine, but I had a load of towels to wash afterwards. They came out with bleach stains all over them. So my question is, how do I use bl...

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11/18/14 • 27161

I wanted to address RB’s question from last week on mixing grays with the whites.I think it’s great that you have the sweaty clothes (exercise is great!!). And I know just what you mean about wanting to make sure they get clean and disinfected...

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06/08/06 • 4788

I have seen your video on bleach for beginners on Youtube. I need some advice on how to wash clothes in a Kenmore 500 top loader.How many pants and/or shirts can go in, but most of all how much detergent to    use for each load, also how much fabric ...

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03/12/15 • 19504

I’ve used Clorox bleach to clean my white t-shirts, but I’ve noticed yellow stains after washing them. I do my laundry at a neighborhood laundry that has front-loading machines. I dilute the bleach with a gallon of water and add it after ...

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02/04/10 • 20444

I have some old stains on a top that is mostly white with patterns on it. How do I get them safely removed without ruining my shirt? You may be able to safely bleach the top (and I actually expect that you can) depending on what it’s made of and whet...

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12/30/13 • 9016

Washing and Drying 101: A refresher course for even the most seasoned launderer.

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05/26/15 • 18373

I have been having a problem with gray spots on my whites and light colors for years and cannot figure out the cause. I have changed washers, had my water checked, have different pipes installed, and always separate colors from whites, but I still ge...

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07/14/09 • 4586