Hi,
Ive got three sets of single layer Nomex overalls that i use in the garage, which desperately need cleaning. Some are covered in oil / grease more
than the others, but in general they all need cleaning.
If i put them in the machine, will it cock up the washing machine for the next whites wash?
Im not worried about the Nomex Properties and i know they should be dry cleaned and washed a maximum number of times, but they are just old suits that
i salvaged from the scrap bin a while back.
i'd just set them off with a serious amount of powder, see what happens. At worst, its a new machine
my mum used to put my dads proban ones in the wash all the time. never did any damage to the machine
what sort of damage were you expecting? at worst, i think the fireproofing stuff might wash out (not sure exactly how nomex works right enough)
[Edited on 21/2/10 by blakep82]
If you are worried that the grease will foul the washer and uset swmbo, take them to the coin laundry, been doing it for years.
Our local launderette keeps a machine aside for dog blankets, rugby gear, overalls etc etc... probably the best place to take them.
Chris
as for oil, grease, fibreglass dust and stuff, mine have been through the machine loads of times.
Just stick them in. Use a none bio' deturgent and wash on the hotest setting. Biologicals don't work at high temp.
I've been washing my work overalls that way for the last 30 years and my mums washed my dads for longer than that. If you're worried put it
through a wash cycle with just detergent and no washing to clear it out before washing normal clothes...but I've never bothered.
adrian
I'm an agric engineer & have been washing mine in the same machine as the rest of the stuff for 17 years now, only on the second machine in
that time too!
But I always follow boilersuits with the rest of my work clothes which get nothing like as dirty so the machine gets a clean through before anything
that matters goes in.
There's not been a problem in all that time but now I'm getting a house with the girlfreind I can see she'll not take kindly to her
gear going in the same machine!
I soak mine in a bucket of hot water with washing liquid/powder and agitate them with a brush handle, like the old ponch tub, before I throw them in for a wash and rinse. They never come out perfectly clean but it saves a bit of grime for the machine I think.
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Originally posted by adithorp
Just stick them in. Use a none bio' deturgent and wash on the hotest setting. Biologicals don't work at high temp.
I've been washing my work overalls that way for the last 30 years and my mums washed my dads for longer than that. If you're worried put it through a wash cycle with just detergent and no washing to clear it out before washing normal clothes...but I've never bothered.
adrian
Mine all go through the machine no probs 
Mine gets soaked in a bucket of Arial for a while before going in the washing machine...
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