How to wash animal hair in a washing machine?
If you have a cat or dog in your home, then you know that getting rid of their hair when cleaning is not so easy. You have to manually clean carpets, upholstered furniture and wardrobe items. Is it possible to wash animal hair from clothes in the washing machine? Or will only hand washing help, and there is no other option?
This is not good for the washer.
In fact, animal hair can be a serious problem in the washing machine. If it gets into the internal elements in large quantities, it can even lead to breakdown. Wool balls settle in the waste filter and pump, making it difficult to pump out used water. As a result, washing in the washing machine stops and the machine freezes.
In order not to waste time later on cleaning the parts of the washing machine, before loading things into the drum, you should carefully get rid of the adhering wool. There is no need to risk expensive household appliances. In any case, you won’t be able to effectively get rid of hair using a washing machine.
An antistatic agent will help
The main problem is that animal hair sticks to things very strongly. Even if you wash your clothes on the most efficient cycle, most of the hairs will not go anywhere. Therefore, experienced housewives recommend treating things with an antistatic agent before placing them in the washing machine drum. Then hang the clothes to dry, take them off after a couple of hours and try to shake out all the wool.
It is best to treat things with an antistatic agent before wearing them, then the wool will not stick.
After this, treat the fabric with an antistatic agent again and put it in the washing machine. Start the desired mode in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. At the end of the wash, there should be no or very little wool left in the washing machine.
Hair dryer and wet cleaning
The easiest way to get rid of animal hair from clothes is without resorting to washing in a washing machine. Although manual processing may seem time-consuming, it is the most effective. How to remove annoying hairs:
- fill a basin with warm water;
- Carefully lay out the clothes that need to be cleaned of wool nearby;
- take a hairdryer and use hot air to treat those areas that are most contaminated;
- put a rubber glove on your hand and dip it in water;
- Use a wet palm to pick up any loose fur.
The essence of this method is that wool hairs dry out from exposure to hot air. As a result, they easily stick to the wet surface of the glove. Of course, this option for getting rid of wool on clothes is very labor-intensive, but it is quite effective.
Wet wipe in the machine
There is another way to remove stuck wool from wardrobe items. Housewives advise using regular wet wipe, which is placed in the washing machine along with dirty clothes. Then the normal washing program is set. All wool hairs stick to the napkin, resulting in clean clothes.
The practice of using this method has shown that not everything is so simple. In some cases, the hairs did not stick to the napkin at all, in others, the hair was only partially on it, but at the same time remained on the clothing itself. Therefore, we can conclude that this method is ineffective. It will not help remove animal hair from clothes when washing them in the washing machine.
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3 reader comments
All of the above options are inconvenient, ineffective, and the article is more about the fact that both this and this option are ineffective. It is difficult to walk on a carpet on the floor with a rubber glove if it is not fluffy, your hand will fall off from fatigue, but the effect is excellent. I also clean the fluffy carpet with a rubber glove, and collect the wool with a vacuum cleaner. I bought a bucket of wet wipes and go over the surfaces several times a day. Tired of it. Bedspreads, furniture, the black touch stove in the kitchen are also covered in hairs every day, although the cat doesn’t even stick his nose there. Conclusion: it’s easier to get rid of the cat, or put up with the inconvenience, allergies, suffer from hair everywhere, live in a shithole, pretending that you’re cleaning up. Your whole life is spent cleaning, and when you pet a cat, it also bites in gratitude. Draw conclusions.
Tanya, just don't have animals. Nobody is forcing you to do this. There are wonderful vacuum cleaners for carpets. People who are suffering so much should not just adopt animals. You will live like this. Don't suffer.
I will also advise you. Dilute some fabric softener, soak a microfiber cloth, and wipe down the stove and everything else. The wool will be less sticky. Hello kitty :)