Washing fleece...

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Ok so I'm just wondering how everyone washes their fleece?
At the moment I use laundry tabs, because of the dodgy plumbing in my house normal washing powder clogs up the drains, but tabs would be an expensive way to be washing lots of piggy fleeces, so I'm wondering if I could wash the fleece in bi-carb of soda or even soda crystals? Does anyone else use these?

Or failing that just get some non bio powder and tell the landlord that its the plumbing not my washing powder thats the problem? Any advice would be great :)
 
why not use the liquid? i use supermarket own brand non bio liquid with a little bit of vanish
 
I use the liquid cos you can add more or less depending on how many or how dirtyrolleyes the fleeces are - supermarket own make - love it!
 
I buy Tesco's own brand tablets :red, but then again... I am no domestic goddess, I can just about turn the washing machine on! ")

Maybe I shall try liquid too rolleyes
 
i am not loyal to any supermarket brand and shop wherever i feel and have the choice of pretty much all of them!
 
I use Tesco non-bio, £3 something for a box of 48 tabs. 48 tabs last me about a month, with around 10-12 wash loads per week! (I have to do a minimum of four loads per cage clean, extra loads for cosies :)))

I know some people in the US use vinegar and/or bleach to wash their fleeces in washing machines...I can research that more if anyone's interested?
 
I use the Easy brand, its cheap, and not tested on animals :))


I like the idea of using vinegar or another environmentally and animal friendly alternative - more info please :)
 
I feel so thick... It hasn't occurred to me that washing powder could be tested on animals! I'm so careful with everything else, I will have to look into it right away! I use a hypoallergenic fragrance free washing powder.
 
It seems you put the vinegar in the area of the drawer that you normally put softener in. The amount is around a third of a cup, about 60ml. Most of those that do this still put some detergent in, but the vinegar breaks down any stains and neutralises any odours during the rinse cycle.

I'm looking at the info on some US piggie sites and that seems to be the long and short of it...I have no personal experience of washing with the vinegar as yet but I may have to give it a go on the towels! If I do, I'll let you know. :))
 
I may give the vinegar thing ago as i have some calcium stains on a brown fleece from when i had the boys. Will have to buy vinegar though, i assume you mean the bog standard malt?
 
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