How to do Laundry in Germany
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- Watch as we chat through all things washing and drying your clothes in Germany!
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - Where is the Washing Machine?
01:38 - Do Germans Hate Tumble Dryers?
04:08 - Drying Clothes Rack
08:15 - How Do Jen & Yvonne Do Their Laundry
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you guys are great, making simple but yet important topics , people choose to ignore and other expats tend to be shy enough to ask !!
Regarding the dryer- yes, it eats up a lot of electricity. Plus hanging your wash to dry on the outside -weather permitting!- is also goof for the wash to make it softer. here in Ireland I do have a balcony, but neighbours are smoking on theirs and smoke wafts over pretty much all the time so I dry them on a clothes horse inside. However towels for example end up being really rough and stiff then. Looking forward for moving back home to Germany and to be able to dry my stuff on the outside again
In the german city I live the water is super hard, so I also add an anti-kalk tablet every other wash.
Where we can buy an antikalk tablet?
@@graceannegalvan5169in all the drogerie stores, like dm or rossmann. They also sell them in Kaufland.
honestly, as a german who hasnt learned this at home this is still quite some usefull information
In most tests liquid detergents come out worse than powder. They need more tricks to hold everything in solution.
Heating something up slowly to the same temperature needs the same (or more) energy than doing it faster. The ECO modes usually use more mechanical effort (which needs only few energy).
Great video and timely one. Looking forward to a video on volunteering in Germany; how to, opportunities, and benefits.
+1 to volunteering in Germany. I heard (also from the simple germany team) that it can help citizinship application.
+2 😂
I sent that request via email months ago :(
THW atleast needs German fluency.
Was hard to believe that we need to prove German fluency even to donate blood
I've been living in Germany for 8 months now and I only used the dryer once, because it was super cold to let the clothes dry in the balcony or keep a window opened to avoid excess humidity. Normally I just hang them on the rack inside the apartment and keep an eye on humidity with a Digital Hygrometer I bought cheap at Aldi Süd. If it gets higher than 55% I open some windows and wait for it to come back down.
I live in an apt that has a heated towel rack in the bathroom. I hang my clothes on that in the winter. Dries in no time.
notes: (1) dehumidifier makes it dry faster on the rack… when something takes a long time to dry sometimes it can smell ‘musty’. game changer. (2) softener make fabric less-absorptive (even towels and bedlinen)… if you do for smell maybe you can try essential oils.
Yeah also fabric softener just creates a film on your clothes and builds up in your washing machine -especially those with a slot/dispenser for the fabric softener. A little bit of distilled vinegar would work just as well for fluffier towels and, I agree, a wee drop of essential oils for scenting them :)
Holy cow guys, so many softner and laundry detergent? I use only one detergent without any softner at all. All my clothes are pretty clean and soft 😊. And by the way I also don’t have a dryer. Finaly when I hang my laundry in the morning, it’s already dry by the evening. In summer, I dry it on my balcony. It’s also greatly depends on how the spin cycle of the washing machine is set 🤓. Like your videos. Greetings from a German friend
OMG! I was using it wrong the whole time! I though (I) means the main washing and (II) means the softener!
I hang them on my heater in winter and the rack near to the heater as well. In summer I usually try to wash them early in the morning and near to window where it is sunny and airy. I live in a dormitory, and sometimes I use a dryer.
Honestly, as someone who is planning to live in germany (And alone for the first time, away from my family), you guys help me a lot!! All those stuff to learn are simple and yet so important! Thank you so much!! Love your videos! 🥰
Sure, it depends on the selected option, but still the 2.5- to 3-hour wash cycle times just drove me crazy when I was on holiday in Ireland.
I was just doing the laundry😅 when you ladies appeared on my phone
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Great job! You might also mention about washsalons, lots of people using it at least for the big things, like curtains.
Hi guys! Here is a comment from someone who worked for 7 years in a company that manufactures laundry detergents :)
1) Perwoll is a soft duty detergent. Means it works well for delicate fabrics (e.g. wool or silk) when you dont have stains on your clothes. For actual stains and overall more soiled clothing you need to use heavy duty detergents - such as Persil, Ariel, Tide, Dixan, etc. They also come in liquid form and various price ranges.
2) For non-delicate white and light clothes solid detergents are the best! E.g. you can get Persil megapearls or Persil bar and get the best resuts even in the eco cycle. Reason behind is that normal bleach (laundry agent that removes stains) cannot be stabilised in liquid form, only in solid form. Perwoll white contains only optical bleach, which is fine for more delicate fabrics like silk or woll, but makes not much difference for linen.
3) Great point on sports clothes or anything with membrane! Softener just ruins it completely :)
4) Secret tipp for more efficient wash: you can put your liquid detergent directly into the main section of machine, before you put your clothes inside. This way it doesnt have to flow through all those pipes, dissolves in the water faster and works better. Same can be done with pre-dosed detergents (e.g. liquid caps or solid bars). Enjoy ;)
Thanks so much for sharing your insights! 😊
when I still lived in my parents house, we hade several washing lines /Wäschespinne outside and dried there. Today I have a balcony and airdry there /Wäschestativ and because I live near the sea, if the wind blowing right, my clothes smells so good🤩
I can hear a German accent developing in Jen's voice. Well done.
Hmm
I learned what fabric softener is made of and I refuse to use it at all. Instead, I use a big spoon of vinegar.
As my main detergent, I use "magic leaves" or regular laundry detergent, which I put DIRECTLY in the drum. NO PLASIC pods etc.
This way my 7 year old washer has no odor at all and the detergent compartment and pipes still look like new.
I use 3 different programs:
- "light" 30C for shirts
- standard 60C for underwear/socks
- standard 90C for towels/bed sheets
I do not have a dryer at home, but I take my wet towels to the Landromat to dry - just because I love how soft they are after the dryer
Thanks for sharing 😊
So sweet of gen to admit that yvanne does the laundry ❤
Isn't this normal? I mean its my husband that does it in our household? I mow the lawn and do the shopping? Thought he does shopping list!
We live in Germany and have a basement laundry room. I only use powder washing and air drying in the laundry room.
For the first WG I lived in Germany, I was very shocked that I had to walk to the basement of another apartment building to do my laundry.
thank you !
I live in the UK and have a washer dryer in the kitchen. I always use a liquid non biological detergent. I add a stain removal powder for certain clothes. I also use a softner. I did once hear about a survey in the UK which said that some British people wear clothes and use bed linen for longer before washing them. I heard a Doctor on the radio saying this is not good especially for anything that you sleep in or on because of the amount of perspiration and dead skin deposited when you sleep.
Thanks very much in need
Just a tip after few hours turn your clothes inside out just to speed up the process a little bit faster.
in Norway we usually put the dryer on top of the washing machine or we have machine combining both😀 and our energi prices are high , too .
Can you make a video also on dishwashers please !!
I don't like the smell in the room, when the clothes are drying inside. And it seems to me that no matter how much do you live the window open, it can appear humidity anyway((((
I put a fan on. It helps dry the clothrs and cirrculates the air
@@monakulasic5669 Yeah, it is an option))
Great video for any teenager, expat or German! ❤😂
I had mentally prepared for many of these facts…but I was surprised by the size of the washing machine only ca. 7 kg so small!!…n 2 hrs…so long n so little clothesss.
Danke.
When I move to Germany I made sure my washer was a washer/dryer combo and a damn dishwasher lol
A Wäscheständer is called a “clothes horse” by some English speakers.
Something I just noticed. To me, more and more clothing labels indicate no dryer. But, one label indicated dryer is ok but a second set of symbols indicated no dryer IN GERMANY. Hmmmmm. Maybe this has nothing to do with IF the clothes can be dried but should they, du to saving energy. Just a thought.
We do that, too, sometimes. 😅
Well, I look at the window. See the sun. Wash my cloths quickly and when I'm ready to hang them up outside. Guess what? It rains!!!! 😅
The house we live in (in the UK) i've been here for 30 years but its the first house that i'm not allowed to dry clothes outside so its always done inside, since covid its no so much a problem as i WFH so the bathroom window is always open. We(cough cough) only do 1 wash cycle which is eco and takes about 30 minutes and only use one wash powder (non-bio) we(cough cough) don't sort clothes as such i don't wear shirts anymore so most things can go together and when the bed stuff is washed it fills up the machine.
Great video! Question from an expat used to shrinking clothes… how do I keep my sweaters from stretching out?
A co-worker recommended turning the spin cycle (schleudern?) down below 600.
Huh, that's an interesting question. To be honest we have no experience with stretching sweaters.
As a foreigner, your peoples video are really help me a lot😊
Can we do laundry in cold water, is there any specific detergent for that?
I am confused how an Eco cycle takes 3 hours AND less energy…my American apartment building has 30min cycles, doesn’t matter what cycle you use. And finally, I don’t use fabric softener…what is that even for?
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Hi, thanks for the informative video. Would you be kind enough to answer one of my questions please? How many months a Blue Card Holder (employed) in Germany is allowed to stay abroad at a stretch without jeopardizing the validity of his card?
12 months - www.berlin.de/einwanderung/aufenthalt/erloeschen-von-aufenthaltstiteln/
How do you guys wash the down jackets?
With the sports cloth and special active wear detergent.
@@simplegermany And drying it on the stand thing works as well?
Ah yes the successor to the first video I searched for upon my arrival at my German flat "How to laundry" 😆
Yvonne: Dryers are not the best for clothes ❌
Me tossing one of my hoodies that specifically says to be hand washed and sun dried: Welcome to the gauntlet, best of luck to ya🗿
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the turk who was SCHOCKED (yes) could well be me. SCHOCKED. 2 days is excessive, İstanbulers are SHOCKED.
Pflegeleicht is anything but gentle.
Softener is so bad for the environment and for your skin. It can cause eczema and other skin irritations. Also, you shouldn't use it on sheets , towels etc. because they won't absorb moisture anymore... Please consider at least getting an organic option. Also, softeners usually smell very unpleasant... As you get used to the smell, you won't perceive it as strongly, but people that are sensitive to smells, and there are many, will keep their distance to you.
Apart from that, it's a nice video. I don't want to hate, just inform. ❤
And what about ironing the clothes? Who contributes to that? 😄
Jen does 😉
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HACK : dry some on your gas heaters .... thank me later....