Do you dry your washing machine drawer every time you use it?

[A380]

I've never even heard about this kind of nonsense before.

I guess it probably depends on whether your washing machine lives in some kind of cold damp place, or in a heated area.

I thought this was one of your threads at first. One of your better ones at that.

 

[girasol]

Yeah, we do, after every wash. Didn't use to until lesson was learned the hard way (mould).

 

[Spymaster]

All you gel capsule people have got unhygienic washing machines.

 

[maomao]

My washing machine had a bit of a whiff going so I used a bottle of washing machine cleaner and now it smells worse. Fucked if I'm doing that again.

 

[teuchter]

I thought this was one of your threads at first. One of your better ones at that.

Don't believe you. You thought it was one of mine, and got all ready to type out how it was terrible even for me, and then you realised it wasn't, and you were disappointed.

 

[hegley]

I haven't thought about this for ages since we started using those (delicious) tab things.

You're not supposed to eat them!!

 

[story]

Those gel pods are really bad for the environment.

Study Says Up to 75% Of Plastics From Detergent Pods Enter The Environment, Industry Says They Safely Biodegrade

They leak large amounts of untreated PVA that can potentially enter groundwater resources and water systems and contaminate the human food chain, according to a literature review by researchers with Arizona State University and the California nonprofit Plastic Oceans International.

www.forbes.com

 

[story]

You're not supposed to eat them!!

Thousands of American teenagers will fight you for their right to eat them.

 

[story]

About the drawer thing:
I wash it when it needs it, which is about every six months. Bung it in the dishwasher.
I leave it open to dry out between washes.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

What, you're supposed to clean the drawer thing?

I use liquid that goes in a little plastic thing on top of the washing, so never use the drawer thing.

 

[lizzieloo]

I think some people must be using their washing machine wrong if they need to "dry the drawer"

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[lizzieloo]

I thought this was one of your threads at first. One of your better ones at that.

Not sure I like that...

 

[story]

I think I’d be pissed off about that too. Even if the drawer thing itself didn’t annoy me (it would) having someone ignore a note would enrage me.

I reckon that just leaving the drawer open is quite sufficient for drying it. Or maybe he wants to remove the drum and let that dry out properly each time too?

 

[Elpenor]

What’s the gel capsule scandal then?

 

[teuchter]

What’s the gel capsule scandal then?

It's just one of those scams for people with more money than sense.

 

[Elpenor]

Helpful as ever

 

[weltweit]

This thread is of vital importance for the continuance of the species. It is quite right that the poll is not anonymous, we need to out the wrongdoers and forever deposit them in the flames of hell.

 

[story]

What’s the gel capsule scandal then?

The eating thing or the environmental scandal?


The eating thing, Google for “Tide Pod Challenge”. I can’t really do it justice in a single sentence.

The environmental scandal is self evident and ongoing: our mania for bright, antiseptically clean, fiercely perfumed, buttery soft clobber is pouring enormous quantities of dangerous chemicals into the waterways, from where it is impossible to retrieve. Add in the novelty of melty pod skins and we’ve made it all worse.

But since we’re now doomed anyway, we may as well see it out with clean underwear and bright shirts cuffs.

 

[JimW]

Didn't realise this was a thing either and never do. Use a liquid detergent in the drawer. The machine does have a cleaning cycle I've run a couple of times but thought that was for the drum/drain.

 

[Epona]

The eating thing or the environmental scandal?


The eating thing, Google for “Tide Pod Challenge”. I can’t really do it justice in a single sentence.

The environmental scandal is self evident and ongoing: our mania for bright, antiseptically clean, fiercely perfumed, buttery soft clobber is pouring enormous quantities of dangerous chemicals into the waterways, from where it is impossible to retrieve. Add in the novelty of melty pod skins and we’ve made it all worse.

But since we’re now doomed anyway, we may as well see it out with clean underwear and bright shirts cuffs.

I am aware of the environmental stuff (a lot of chemicals and other stuff eg. wet wipes that contain plastic ends up in our rivers), had never heard of the "Tide Pod Challenge" and I fear googling it may cause me to despair that we are ever going to get it together enough to tackle the environmental stuff, if people are happily ingesting those chemicals to video it and post on the internet to get attention.

 

[story]

I am aware of the environmental stuff (a lot of chemicals and other stuff eg. wet wipes that contain plastic ends up in our rivers), had never heard of the "Tide Pod Challenge" and I fear googling it may cause me to despair that we are ever going to get it together enough to tackle the environmental stuff, if people are happily ingesting those chemicals to video it and post on the internet to get attention.

Don‘t worry. It was mainly restricted to Americans anyway, who are doing their best to kill off their own children in any number of ways. The rest of the world may survive if America succeeds in their efforts it be first across the Self Destruct finishing line.

 

[Epona]

Don‘t worry. It was mainly restricted to Americans anyway, who are doing their best to kill off their own children in any number of ways. The rest of the world may survive if America succeeds in their efforts it be first across the Self Destruct finishing line.

By "our" I meant the people of the world and all the rivers and waterways therein btw. Not just my local ones, or ones in the UK. Just to clarify.

 

[UrbaneFox]

What’s the gel capsule scandal then?

They are killing fish, who try to eat them or lay eggs in them. Probably. This ruins coral reefs / planet. And adds to the fat ball in the pipes

 

[Sue]

Say what..?

 

[Dystopiary]

Dry it! I honestly never thought of that. Ffs, feel like a right div now. I do give it a wipe sometimes, not sure how to get it out without breaking it.
So "none of the above" I think.

 

[Epona]

Dry it! I honestly never thought of that. Ffs, feel like a right div now. I do give it a wipe sometimes, not sure how to get it out without breaking it.
So "none of the above" I think.

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it - apparently some washing machine drawers get really manky, others can go for 10 years and still look fairly pristine.

I tend to feel like mine gets blasted with cold water several times during a laundry load, which is typically once a week - and that seems to be enough to keep it clean.

We might need to go into a bit more depth about what other factors might contribute to mouldy drawers.

 

[Dystopiary]

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it - apparently some washing machine drawers get really manky, others can go for 10 years and still look fairly pristine.

I tend to feel like mine gets blasted with cold water several times during a laundry load, which is typically once a week - and that seems to be enough to keep it clean.

We might need to go into a bit more depth about what other factors might contribute to mouldy drawers.

I tell you, this thread has been an education!

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I don’t think I’ve ever used a washing machine drawer. If you mean the bit where you pour powder rather than throwing capsules into the drum.

 

[Epona]

I don’t think I’ve ever used a washing machine drawer. If you mean the bit where you pour powder rather than throwing capsules into the drum.

Aye, it is the bit that is still left in the washing machine in case anyone is still living in the 1980s.

(possible to use liquid or powder in a ball dispenser in the drum though).

 

[gentlegreen]

I'll bear it in mind for any potential future washing machine purchase ...