Does sand ruin washer and dryers? Do you wash your sandy clothes in the washer or in your tub?

[Anonymous]

Help settle a debate I am in.

I’ve always gone with washer as I do my regular wardrobe. Heavy wash and one more cycle to rinse sand.

Are you supposed to hand wash off in the tub any sandy clothing? Couldn’t that clog the drain?

[Anonymous]

Let your clothes dry and shake the sand off before putting them into the washing machine.

[Anonymous]

Sandy clothes? Just shake them off outside first.

[Anonymous]

we have a beach house and while we shake things out we definitely put sandy clothes and towels in the washer and dryer. It has not caused problems. I do wipe the sand out of the dryer - it can accumulate in the drum or on the bottom ledge of the door.

[Anonymous]

If you're talking about a home washer, shake them off, spray them with a hose, then wash them. If it's a rental, they go in the washer

[Anonymous]

Rise them with a hose outside first, then toss in the wash

[Anonymous]

Always shake off sand outside before putting them in washer. It isn't the washer you have to worry about but the pipes that get filled with sand (especially if it is very fine) over time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're talking about a home washer, shake them off, spray them with a hose, then wash them. If it's a rental, they go in the washer

If you’re Barbarians, sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we have a beach house and while we shake things out we definitely put sandy clothes and towels in the washer and dryer. It has not caused problems. I do wipe the sand out of the dryer - it can accumulate in the drum or on the bottom ledge of the door.

+1 I live at the beach full time. I do have a drying rack in the corner of the garage for towels that are soaked and sandy and need to dry to shake before washing, but otherwise I do a quick shake of everything and toss it in.

[Anonymous]

We have no problem washing things with sand in the washing machine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we have a beach house and while we shake things out we definitely put sandy clothes and towels in the washer and dryer. It has not caused problems. I do wipe the sand out of the dryer - it can accumulate in the drum or on the bottom ledge of the door.

+1 I live at the beach full time. I do have a drying rack in the corner of the garage for towels that are soaked and sandy and need to dry to shake before washing, but otherwise I do a quick shake of everything and toss it in.

That's the only issue I ever ran into with sandy stuff in the washer and dryer. I used to come home from work (lifeguard) and would throw all my towels, shirts and sweats into the wash without giving it much thought. The only thing I noticed was when I took things out of the dryer there would be a bit of sand around the lint trap. Once a week I'd vacuum around that area just to make sure there wasn't any build up. Granted I was young and dumb but we had that same washer and dryer forever so I don't think I killed it.

[Anonymous]

Sand isn’t a problem but horse hair from saddle
pads and gear is a killer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we have a beach house and while we shake things out we definitely put sandy clothes and towels in the washer and dryer. It has not caused problems. I do wipe the sand out of the dryer - it can accumulate in the drum or on the bottom ledge of the door.

+1 I live at the beach full time. I do have a drying rack in the corner of the garage for towels that are soaked and sandy and need to dry to shake before washing, but otherwise I do a quick shake of everything and toss it in.

We spend summers at our beach house this is what we do.

[Anonymous]

When I have things that are covered in sand, before I throw them in the washing machine, I always shake off the sand from them so that there is less of it for the machine. I recently bought for our family here https://hellodiya.in/what-is-inverter-technology-in-washing-machine/ a new model from LG, which promises to serve for a very long time. We live close to the beach and the kids are constantly coming home from head to toe in the sand. The washing machine is still working fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sand isn’t a problem but horse hair from saddle
pads and gear is a killer.

You were so close to haiku, I had to do it:

Sand's not a problem,
but horse hair from saddle pads
and gear is killer.