The coronavirus outbreak has added another step in doing laundry: sanitizing them. Some add the disinfecting solution to their load, others do extra soaking and scrubbing.
Washing clothes and other fabrics thoroughly is important, especially since different kinds of microbes survive in them for a long period—coronavirus lasts two days on fabrics. With this, taking preventive measures is highly advised.
Familiarize yourself with the washing machine’s features
Nowadays, washing machines do more than just simply washing and drying clothes. It’s great if a household has one with extra features that help in sanitizing and disinfecting clothes and other fabrics.
For example, Samsung Digital Appliances’ Front Load Washer has an Air Wash System that deodorizes and sanitizes clothes and bedding. With the help of hot air reaching up to 80-degree Celsius blown onto the clothes, 99.9 percent of bacteria and allergens, along with unpleasant odors, are removed without chemical use.
Handle laundry with special care
To be on the safer side, use gloves when doing the laundry and follow each of the item’s washing instructions. Wash newly purchased clothes before using them since they most likely have gone through many hands and tried on by a complete stranger.
However, it’s not best to wash clothes to the point of compromising their quality. Samsung Digital Appliances’ Eco Bubble technology cleans even at low temperatures. This feature turns detergent into bubbles to quickly penetrate fabric and remove dirt easily while protecting the fabric and saving energy.
Do not overload the washer
Leave ample space inside the washer as the detergent needs room to circulate through the clothes. Overloading a washer can result in loads that aren’t thoroughly washed and sanitized.
Also, segregating clothes by color, fabric, and overall weight is key to a good wash cycle. Washing a heavy knitted cardigan along with a thin cotton t-shirt isn’t ideal as these two need different times in the washer.
Disinfect washer, baskets, and other surfaces
Sanitize where the clothes, both dirty and clean, are being stored. If possible, opt to use a mat or liner that is either disposable or washable to limit the exposure of clothes to different surfaces.
Samsung’s digital washing machines also have EcoDrumClean+ feature which ensures 95 percent removal of the unit’s drum contamination. Through a combination of powerful water jet streams and high-speed spinning, it keeps the buildup of mold, lint, dirt, and detergent residues at bay.