Don’t Let Laundry Steal Your Summer: Here Are 7 Ways to Spend Less Time Washing
If your weekends and evenings are spent doing laundry, here are 7 ways to spend less time washing and more time making memories this summer! With these 7 easy tips, you’ll be on your way to more free time in no time.
Large Capacity Washers
It may not have occurred to you to use a laundromat while you are out running errands, but it makes sense. Most modern laundromats like Soaps N Suds have washers that can hold 60, 80, or even 100 lbs of dry laundry at a time.
On the other hand, most homestyle washers only hold 20 lbs of laundry, so by visiting a laundromat you could do all of your laundry in one machine. That means you can be on your way with a week’s worth of laundry in 1 1/2 hours max. That’s 3 hours of time back in your week!
Folding Services
To save yourself even more time. Why not let someone else handle the folding? Did you know that folding that same forty pounds of laundry can take approx. 1-2 hours of active folding?
Perhaps you prefer to wash your own laundry. After all you want to use less detergent or you don’t want to combine this fabric with that or this color with that. Maybe you just don’t trust someone else to wash your laundry. Nevertheless, folding is on your dreaded list each week.
Consider using your local laundromat’s folding services? After all, they are the experts and it is relatively inexpensive at just 99 cents per pound.
Eco Friendly High-Speed Washers
When your laundromats have Eco-friendly washers and dryers they can save you even more time and money too! How? They use less water and detergent, and they have extremely high speed extractions. This makes your clothes dryer than a traditional washer, and ultimately saves you loads of drying time and money.
So while visiting your local laundromat, you’ll be helping to save on utility costs and giving yourself more time too. It’s a win for everyone.
Large Capacity Dryers
Once again, you can double or triple your drying capacity with a laundromat’s large capacity, commercial dryers. However, keep in mind that they MUST by all means be loaded properly.
A properly loaded dryer means you can see half of the back of the dryer’s drum. Overfilling will use much more energy, could damage or even burn your laundry, and will not dry them evenly. It will also cause excess wrinkles. So be sure to choose the right load size for your washer or use multiple dryers.
Example. If you put 60lbs of dry laundry into that 60lb washer, you’ll need a 120lb dryer or 2 60 lb dryers. That’s because the dryer’s weight is based on wet laundry.
Use Quality Chemicals
Not sure how using quality chemicals can save you laundry time? We are here to tell you that using high quality detergents and measuring them properly can indeed save you time!
How? When you use a low quality detergent or use too much of it, the dirt can remain trapped inside your laundry fibers. That means you may have to use twice as much or wash them twice as many time. In fact if the laundry is really dirty with grease or manure or you name it… You may even need to do a pre-wash and then an overnight soak if you are using low quality chemicals.
I personally love the new Downy Rinse and Refresh product! No lie, it allows me to use half of the detergent that I used to use, and it eliminates the need for softener. It also gets my clothes much cleaner on the very first wash. No more soaking in oxy clean (Which by the way always removed some color with each wash), and I enjoy much cleaner, fresher smelling laundry! I totally am in LOVE with this product!
Wash, Dry and Fold Services
Perhaps you want to give yourself 6 hours of time back in. your week and never do laundry again! Then this is the ultimate option for you. Try your local laundromat’s wash, dry and fold services.
Just drop off your laundry during their drop-off hours, and when your laundry is done, they will send you a text. Pick up clean, neatly folded laundry at your convenience. It really is that simple!
Same-Day Services
If you want to save even more time, pay a little extra for same-day services. Drop off your laundry at the start of your day and then after your done work or errands, pick up your freshly folded laundry. Now that is a win! You’ve just put loads of time back in your week and saved yourself some run time too.
Stop by Soaps N Suds and give their laundry services a try today. We guarantee you’ll love it!
