Follow
Share
Read More
This question has been closed for answers. Ask a New Question.
Find Care & Housing
It took my husband a full day to take our washing machine out to the garage, take it apart to clean it properly, reassemble it, and bring it back into the laundry room. I can't tell you the sludge we found in there, it was mind bogglingly disgusting. And we do not wash poopy clothing. Only heavily soiled work clothes covered in dried mud mostly scraped off, which is why I have a heavy duty washer. Our clothes were coming out of the washer smelling like old sponges. "Washing machine cleaner" products DO NOT remove sludge that is trapped between the washer barrel with the holes and the unit that HOLDS the barrel.

Throw the clothes out and buy new ones, it'll save you a giant, nasty headache in the long run.
Helpful Answer (4)
Report
Tandemfun4us Dec 8, 2023
I agree with toss out! I get my mom’s clothes from thrift stores or goodwill so we can toss them if needed. When she was wearing underpants, I purchased cheap ones on amazon so they could be tossed too. Stains and odor bother mom and I am so glad!
(0)
Report
Let the nursing home do Dads laundry .
That is where I drew the line . I did not take home rancid smelling clothes . That smell tends to stay on the synthetic polyester type pants. I used to only take home some of Moms delicate blouses or sweaters so they didn’t shrink them . Mom used to keep them separate from her other laundry (until her dementia got worse ) .

I bought Mom cheap black sweatpants with a wider leg in Wal mart and Amazon ( whoever had them in stock ) and hemmed them to look like regular pants . ( mom was very short ) . She loved that they looked like regular pants and kept her warm and were easy to get on . She never tucked in her shirts anyway , so nobody really knew they were sweatpants . ( Mom was concerned about that because she was a fashion diva) . If some got lost or ruined at least they were cheap .
Helpful Answer (0)
Report

This question has been closed for answers. Ask a New Question.
Ask a Question
Subscribe to
Our Newsletter