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Everything that my wife deems is unfit to be placed in her washing machine is taken to a laundromat. After you run a cleaning cycle there won't be grease left behind in the machine. Especially if you run a hot water wash cycle and use the proper detergent.
Every time I go there I always see at least one other person there for the same reason.
I wouldn't want to visit grease on someone unsuspecting.
When I talk about greasy, this is what I mean... A load full of these:
Would you wash a load of whites after washing a load of these?
I use paper towels. All my vehicles also have a Fumoto oil drain valve to help make oil changes cleaner and easier. And I have a utility sink to clean myself up. But no extra washer or dryer.
I wouldn't think of throwing my coveralls or grimy rags into my main washer. Yet tossing them every time I do a job is rather expensive - especially if you are doing dirty work on three engines in a row.
Has anyone bought a used washer and/or dryer to handle garage work?
Any advice?
Of course, besides, where would I be without my Snapon hair dryer.
Great idea, if you can hook up with existing plumbing, all the better! Great photo, btw.
Washing machines can last 10 years easily used under $50, great machines but someone
wants a new front loader, see....reconditioned
stores for $120...Do it!
There are some incredible grease cutting products out there also....what are you using?
If it's good , tell me.
I have a friend that gets a bundle of wash clothes at Sam's Club very cheaply and then tosses the really bad ones.
I do agree, tho...if you use hot water ( and it IS hot!) at a laundromat...the grease washes away..but, get a washer.
In the Southwest towels on the line dry in an hour, tho!
If you have existing plumbing and 220 electric it might not be too hard to install a set. It would be rather expensive to do if there is no plumbing and electric already. But if you get that greasy often, it would be nice to have laundry machines just for work clothes.
I buy those big bundles of white terry towels from Costco and when they look that bad, I throw them away. Last bundle I bought, the towels were about a quarter each. I use them for all sorts of things. Usually, I launder them a few of times and when they get ratty, they go for dirty greasy jobs and get thrown away.
I can see where you wouldn't want to throw out coveralls.
I have a friend that wears his overalls for a year without washing and then just replaces them.
At my house it is easier as I don't do as much but my wife runs the laundry room and washes about three quarters of what I dirty and throws the rest away.
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