With lower temperatures and high humidity, the ambient air in winter makes drying laundry very time-consuming. Thanks to this simple tip, you will reduce this drying time.
We are reaching the period where drying your laundry becomes a real challenge. Between the cold and ambient humidity, laundry often takes much longer to dry, even indoors. However, few people know this, but your washing machine has an often overlooked setting that can speed up the drying of your clothes.
This parameter, called spin, plays a crucial role in the washing and drying process. But very often it is misused. A normal wash cycle always ends in spinning, this is classic, but you can do an additional operation which will greatly reduce the drying time of your laundry indoors.
Spinning is a stage where the drum of the machine rotates at very high speed to extract as much water as possible from the clothes before finishing the wash cycle. The higher the spin speed, the more moisture is removed from the fabric fibers. By activating a rapid spin, we therefore allow the laundry to come out of the machine less wet, which will greatly facilitate and accelerate drying, whether in the open air or in a dryer. The first thing to do is therefore to choose the highest spin speed. It generally varies between 600 and 1600 revolutions per minute (rpm).
Then, when the wash cycle is finished, a final adjustment can make all the difference in fall and winter. Simply run a second spin, without washing first. Your clothes will come out of the washing machine much drier, allowing them to dry faster. Always shake your clothes quickly before hanging them to dry to remove wrinkles.
Be careful, however, to take into account the composition of your laundry and your clothes when you choose the spin cycle. It is not always recommended to choose the highest, which could damage some fibers. If your machine allows it, choose a fairly high spin speed, around 1200 to 1400 rpm for sturdy laundry like jeans, sheets or towels. These types of fabrics generally handle quick cycles well and will come out much less damp.
For more delicate fabrics like wool or silk clothing, it is best to opt for moderate or even low spin.between 400 and 800 rpm depending on the material, in order to avoid damaging the fibers. For other clothes, or varied laundry loads, a compromise of 1000 rpm may be wise. The goal is to find the maximum speed that your clothes can withstand without being damaged, while wicking away as much moisture as possible.