Has Anyone Done A Winter With Fleece - Washing

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I am seriously thinking of buying a new washer and dryer for the guinea pig bedding :lol!:
I am wondering if anyone has done a winter using fleece bedding? At the minute its great cos i can wash it and hand it on the line until dry.... I don't really want to put it in the drier as i have a thing for hair - as you probably know - even my own bugs me when i find it on stuff !

Anyone used a launderette ? Do they have rules about animal bedding ?
 
I washed a fleece today. When it came out the washer, it was almost dry.
 
My fleece always comes out the washing machine nearly dry so i juts hand it on the radiator. It's also advisable not to tumble dry as fleece items can shrink! :blink:
 
I'm not sure what I'm going to do as it gets colder, my fleece liners take ages to dry...not the fleece but the towel inside. Like @KatPig said I don't want to tumble dry and wil shrink the fleece but I have storage heaters so have no radiators to pop them on so dreading when it gets colder!
 
yeah mine do kind of come out fairly dry but i like to hang them out and give them lots more shakes to get rid of the hairs lol,... I have radiators and an airing cupboard so might make some space in there too...
 
@artcasper you do remember I live about 20 - 30 mins away from you? :P hehe. I think the sun went round the back lol.

I've got to watch the line, it's nearly falling over *sigh* and the main wash line snapped lol XD
 
HansPiggies said:
I'm not sure what I'm going to do as it gets colder, my fleece liners take ages to dry...not the fleece but the towel inside. Like @KatPig said I don't want to tumble dry and wil shrink the fleece but I have storage heaters so have no radiators to pop them on so dreading when it gets colder!
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i find the incontinence pads are a lot faster at drying than the ones with towels inside x
 
I use vet bed, brush it really hard with a very stiff brush so very little hair left by the time it gets to machine, when its too wet outside to do this I spread it on the kitchen floor and give it a good going over with the hoover. It comes out of the machine almost dry so a couple of hours spread over the kitchen door and its done!
 
Fleeses, snuggle tubes,vet bed, in fact everthing piggy gos over the radeators and banesteres

I was considering a tumble drier, but l think l will wait a while
 
piggieminder said:
I use vet bed, brush it really hard with a very stiff brush so very little hair left by the time it gets to machine, when its too wet outside to do this I spread it on the kitchen floor and give it a good going over with the hoover. It comes out of the machine almost dry so a couple of hours spread over the kitchen door and its done!
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what brush do you have @piggieminder ?
 
A wide metale tooth human comb and a 4 in sliker brush
 
I'm lucky enough to have a garage and put mine I there to dry, but they don't take long as they come out of the washing machine almost dry.
 
I never use the tumble dryer for any of my piggy stuff. I put the stuff over the bannister and then on 2 clothes horses. I have not even used the line for my stuff and it dry's great inside. It is usually dry within 2 days, I am hoping this will just be the same in the winter for the drying time. If not I will just put the airers in front of the wood burning fire!
 
Hank288 said:
I never use the tumble dryer for any of my piggy stuff. I put the stuff over the bannister and then on 2 clothes horses. I have not even used the line for my stuff and it dry's great inside. It is usually dry within 2 days, I am hoping this will just be the same in the winter for the drying time. If not I will just put the airers in front of the wood burning fire!
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Looks like I will dig out the airer.. We have lots of radiators but other half will no doubt moan about the fleeces stopping the heat getting out lol.... I have noticed today though whilst doing lots of washing, if I do an extra rinse & spin at the end of the wash the fleeces come out a lot drier.....
 
i have a little pop up rack thing, for hanging stuff on inside, very useful, portable and not too big.
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I wash my piggies' fleece at a laundrette as I don't have a working washing machine at home. They never really see what I'm sticking in the washer/dryer at the laundrette so no problems so far!
 
I tumble some of my fleecey items or I put it on my heated maid I have a similar one to this
Halves the time of air drying on a normal maid. Only issues I have with drying fleece indoors without the use of the tumble dryer is that is can make the room kinda humid.
 
Fleece dries quickly, so I just use an airer. Even though my fleece has wadding in the middle and a waterproof backing they still dry quickly :)
 
piggieminder said:
It's a Wilkinsons one - the label says bannister brush, it's very stiff like a yard brush but has a short handle like a dustpan brush.
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can you post a picture please? I am a little obsessed with finding good brushes :)
 
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