Please help settle my arguement!

landranger

I need help here, I don't think my delecate hands can take any hand washing

nicklouse

well it might.

suggest that you have a shower with them on first to get ride of the worst.

Banned!

depend how dirty. like nicola says, wash the worst off first of youre caked in mud.

remember too that in that mud there will be grit, sand and oil. and worse besides. not somethingn you want to put in your machine.

so no, she's not mental (anymore than the average woman) but she's not entirely wrong either.

Northwind

If I'm properly muddy, I hose my bike down first then I hose myself

pete higham

bloody hell people!!

its a washing machine!! the clue is in the name

KnightofCydonia

our machine has a sports program

Nero50

im with pete!
Isnt that what "washing" machines are for??? :shock:

Im a girl, i like bikes. and mud, i put muddy stuff in the washer, it still works. Like the sound of a sports programme, is that to watch whilst you wait?

fandangus

same as northwind.... hose bike of and then the worst off myself... neighbours give me a few strange looks.... hose at front of house, walk into the garage get changed. the way I look at it is if the washing machine breaks its going to cost me at least half towards a new one.
On another note, has anyone tried the more expenive, read rediculously expensive technical washes... clothes just did not clean up to good, sticking to non bio exept for my gortex jacket methinks

Nero50

non bio regardless, enzymes in bio eat/ruin clothes :x

Soggz

I think the ansewrs in the discription...after all, what does a toaster do?

Tell your wife to get dirty herself...she may enjoy it...;)

-liam-

Sorry dude, but I wouldn't chance it.

If our washing machine went tits up because I kept clogging it up with mud, it would only empty my pockets, so like most others, I get hosed down or my clothes get showered off before they go in the washer.

andituk

Baffle her with science. Ask her to specify exactly which part of the drum, motor, pipe in and pipe out the mud is going to damage

Joe_Pineapples

You allow your wife to have an opinion!?

At what point did you realise that was a bad idea?

landranger

Joe_Pineapples wrote:

You allow your wife to have an opinion!?

At what point did you realise that was a bad idea?

I like it, I like it . . .

But no one's ever bust their machine then?
It's an old wives tale I tell her. No one I know has actually bust their machine washing muddy clothes. Do rugby players and footballers buy new kit after every game? NO, they was them in a washing machine. Even if it's an industrial one, it'll still have the same parts doing the same job!

To hell with it, keep putting them in woman - and get me a beer . . . . :shock:

toasty

Wash it, just don't turn your wet socks inside out when you're awkwardly taking them off. They're like those little washing tablet bags, but full of mud and grit, genius. Soil quite often survives a full cycle in our washing machine bizarrely.

darren636

be a man and wash your own bloody clothes

stumpyjon

I'd rinse the worst off in the sink. Excess mud will block filters and hang around in the drum. If you wash the excess off the machine has a better chance of getting the clothes properly clean anyway.

Animal100

Never had a problem, my Mrs also sticks her casual clothes in the washing machine with my muddy gear. It is as previously mentioned a washing machine.

pilsburypie

Wash the worst off outside mate..... I've just unblocked our shower cos of it. The shower is on an internal wall so the waste pipe is pretty long and not particularly sloped. I noticed the shower draining slower and slower and when I've inspected the waste pipe it's half full of sand!

Must be sandy mud near me and seeing as it's dense, settles and collects in the pipes.... either that or my little girl has been shovelling it out her sand pit!

kingderham

KnightofCydonia wrote:

our machine has a sports program

a stupid question but what is the difference beetween a normal program and a sports program

Banned!

kingderham wrote:

KnightofCydonia wrote:

our machine has a sports program

a stupid question but what is the difference beetween a normal program and a sports program

it goes faster and comes with sponsorhip.

dennisn

My wife makes me rinse the dishes before putting them in the DISHWASHER.
She has some strange reason that my, obviously small, MAN mind, can't possibly
fathom.

Dennis Noward

Northwind

Suppose this depends a bit on what sort of mud. If you're covered in heavy clay or gritty trail centre mud, that's not good stuff to have in your plumbing. Same goes for washing in the sink or shower for that matter, in my house it all goes into the same drain pipe.

kingderham wrote:

a stupid question but what is the difference beetween a normal program and a sports program

Doping, mainly.

Whytepeak

You;ve phrased the poll wrong, its all too easy to press the 'wife talking rubbish' option, as always in life

KonaMike

I use the hose to get the worst off while I'm washing the bike ,gets a bit chilly this time of year but its very refreshing in the summer !

_Ferret_

I usually just throw mine in the washing machine when the other half isn't watching.
I made the mistake of hosing down my bike and then telling the girlfriend that I was "just gonna chuck the clothes in like this". I promply had the hose turned on me. I complained the water was freezing and she turned on the hot and tried to boil me alive!

Just don't tell her - this might mean you have to learn how to use a washing machine though - my advice - press all the buttons and turn all the knobs - if all the lights are flashing then it's cleaning better.

(P.S. never let the other half near your hose unless you know what she's gonna do with it)

JimmerG

We (I say 'we' but I think we know its not true) wash hideously dirty reusable nappies in our washing machine... at least 3 times week for the last few years - and its absolutely fine.

5xcr

Exactly JimmerG, washing machines are made to wash clothes even heaverly soiled ones,Just like a dishwasher is made to wash dishes. They rince more than once so will wash away mud e.t.c with ease. Women love to find fault in men, like in my case how to open/close curtains!. thank god for muddy mb rides!!!!

5xcr Do it when she aint there,like most things :oops:

dave_hill

How did she manage to escape from the kitchen in the first place?

Seriously though, if you're REALLY mucky, rinse your gear off in a bucket to get the heavy off, then just chuck 'em in the washer.

30°, non bio, bish bash wallop jobs a good 'un.

That said, make sure that you can put things in the washer - some things should only be hand washed.

myopic

Seems obvious to me - washing machines have seals and bearings, carry heavy loads and revolve at high speeds. Sound familiar? Now, will bike bearings last longer riding for extended periods off road or in relatively clean conditions?

Bottom line, washing machines can handle it, better ones will last longer cos they've got better parts, but they will all last longer if the stress and potnetial wear and tear is rminimised.