Front Loader and Top Loader Washer Differences:
The main difference between a top loading and front loading washing machine is how the clothes are placed inside. A top loading washing machine has a hinged lid on top, allowing the clothes to be placed inside a horizontally-oriented watertight tub. In the center of this tub is a device called an agitator. The agitator's job is to swirl the clothes through the soapy water. A front loader washer has no central agitator, but uses gravity and side-mounted paddles to agitate clothes. A front loading washing machine is also gentler on clothes and generally quieter to operate. Instead of a centralized agitator literally grabbing clothes and thrashing them, the blades of a front loading washing machine gently pick up the clothes and allow them to drop into the soapy water. The soil is still removed by an agitating action, but gravity does most of the work. Gentler agitation can extend the lifespan of clothes significantly.
Laundry Tips:
Stain Removers:
- Rub white chalk into the stain before laundering
- Rub with damp cloth dipped in Borax
- Apply a paste of cornstarch and water, let dry and brush off.
Vinegar Laundry Tips:
Disclaimer
This information is provided "as is" and HRK Management, LLC, HRK Holdings, LLC DBA: Complete Laundry Service makes no warranty of any kind with respect to the subject matter or accuracy of the information contained herein. Complete Laundry Service specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
In no event shall Complete Laundry Service be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use of the information contained herein.
This publication may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein.
The main difference between a top loading and front loading washing machine is how the clothes are placed inside. A top loading washing machine has a hinged lid on top, allowing the clothes to be placed inside a horizontally-oriented watertight tub. In the center of this tub is a device called an agitator. The agitator's job is to swirl the clothes through the soapy water. A front loader washer has no central agitator, but uses gravity and side-mounted paddles to agitate clothes. A front loading washing machine is also gentler on clothes and generally quieter to operate. Instead of a centralized agitator literally grabbing clothes and thrashing them, the blades of a front loading washing machine gently pick up the clothes and allow them to drop into the soapy water. The soil is still removed by an agitating action, but gravity does most of the work. Gentler agitation can extend the lifespan of clothes significantly.
Laundry Tips:
Stain Removers:
- Oily/Way Stains- Try one of the following:
- Rub white chalk into the stain before laundering
- Rub with damp cloth dipped in Borax
- Apply a paste of cornstarch and water, let dry and brush off.
- Blood Stains-Fresh stains-use cold water;Dried stains -Hydrogen Peroxide. Pour over stain as soon as possible.
- Red Stains (Kool-Aid, Popsicle, Berry juice) - Rubbing Alcohol. Pour over stain before washing.
- Wine, Coffee, and Fruit Stains-Club Soda or moist salt. Pour over stain, or soak in milk before washing.
- Grass Stains-Combine a few drops of household ammonia with 1 teaspoon peroxide. Rub stain with this mixture. Rinse with water as soon as stain disappears.
- Rust Stains-Scrub with a crumbles aluminum foil
- Lipstick Stains-Rub with shortening and wash with washing soda.
Vinegar Laundry Tips:
- Prevent lint from clinging to clothes by adding 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar to the wash cycle.
- To remove soap residue that makes black clothes look dull use white distilled vinegar in your final rinse.
- Get stained white socks and dingy dishcloths white again. Add 1 cup white distilled vinegar to a large pot of water, bring to a rolling boil and drop in articles. Let soak overnight.
- Some stains on clothing and linens can be soaked out using equal parts milk and white distilled vinegar
- Before washing a mustard stain, dab with white distilled vinegar.
- Attack spaghetti, barbecue, or ketchup stains with a white distilled vinegar and water solution.
- Remove perspiration odor and stains on clothing, as well as those left by deodorants, by spraying full-
- strength white distilled vinegar on underarm and collar areas before tossing them into the washer machine.
- Remove smoky odors from clothes by filling the bathtub with very hot water and 1 cup white distilled vinegar. Hang the garment above the steaming water and shut the door so the steam can penetrate the fibers.
- Give patent leather shoes and bags a better shine by wiping them down with white distilled vinegar.
- Get water and salt stains off shoes and boots by wiping them down with a solution of equal parts white distilled vinegar and water.
- Remove musky smells from cotton clothes by sprinkling them lightly with white distilled vinegar and them pressing them.
Disclaimer
This information is provided "as is" and HRK Management, LLC, HRK Holdings, LLC DBA: Complete Laundry Service makes no warranty of any kind with respect to the subject matter or accuracy of the information contained herein. Complete Laundry Service specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
In no event shall Complete Laundry Service be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use of the information contained herein.
This publication may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein.