Washing at 30 or 40 °C (86-104 °F): How to Choose
30 °C (86 °F) for colours and lightly soiled synthetics, 40 °C (104 °F) for dirtier everyday cotton. Clear chart + when to go to 60 °C (140 °F).
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Tips, tricks, and best practices for your laundry
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Bed Bugs: How to Treat Your Laundry Properly
Sealed bags, wash at 60 degrees C if safe, hot tumble dry at least 30 min or freeze delicate items: a clear bed bug laundry protocol.
Cold Wash: What Temperature Should You Really Use?
Cold wash = 20-30 °C (68-86 °F) in practice. When 20 °C is enough, when to use 30 °C (86 °F) or 60 °C (140 °F).
Dry Cleaning: When It's Useful and What the Alternatives Are
Is dry cleaning really 'dry'? Pressing, wet cleaning, delicate cycle, laundromat: when each method is necessary (or not).
How Much Do Jeans Weigh? 500-1,000 g (1.1-2.2 lb) Chart by Cut (2026)
A dry pair of jeans weighs 500-1,000 g (1.1-2.2 lb) — most sit at 600-850 g. Full chart by cut and size, plus how many pairs fit in a 9 kg machine.
How to Iron a Shirt: The Order That Prevents Creases
What order to iron a shirt? Collar, cuffs, sleeves, front panels, back. Temperature by fabric (cotton 200 °C, silk 110 °C) + no-iron alternatives.
Worth taking with you
Detergent and softener are included at our laundromats. These three are not, and they change the result.
- Fine mesh laundry bag (set of 5)
So delicates do not get lost in an 18 kg drum.
- Instant stain remover pen
Treating a stain before you leave beats finding it after the dryer.
- Digital kitchen scale (1 g precision)
Weighing your load avoids paying for too big a machine — or overloading a small one.
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