Maytag laundry tip of the week.

Sort, sort, sort!

Spend more time sorting, and you'll spend less time washing, drying and folding.

As any parent of a teenager knows, often times clothing will end up in the hamper without ever being worn. If you can identify which garments got put into the laundry basket instead of ending up back on a hanger or in a drawer where they belong, you'll not only save time, but you'll save water, energy, and money, as well.

Instead of waiting until wash day to sort the laundry, do it as you take off your clothes. Have two baskets in the closet, bathroom, or laundry room for dirty clothes - one for whites, and one for darks and colors. This way, you can just grab a basket and throw it in the wash. .

Whirlpool's 6th Sense, and more.

The Whirlpool 5.0 cu. ft. Duet® High Efficiency Front-Loading Washer has lots of helpful features to help you in the Laundry room:

6th Sense™ Technology
Measures the size of the load and determines how much water is needed to clean it. Sensors monitor the inlet temperature, gradually warming water to keep cleaning enzymes at optimal effectiveness. Plus, sensors prevent oversudsing in low-water systems.

Cradle Clean™ Technology
Simulates hand washing during extra care cycles by "rocking" the tilted wash drum instead of spinning it.


Deep Clean Steam Option
Penetrates deep into fabric fibers, breaking down and dissolving stains like grass and grease without pretreating.

Getting Steamy

 The 7.4 cu. ft. Maytag® Maxima™ High-Efficiency Electric Steam Dryer has a nozzle that releases a mist of water into the warm drum to create steam. The feature helps remove wrinkles and odors from a small load of just-worn clothes, or prevent wrinkles from setting into a full load of dry clothing. It's almost like having a dry cleaner right in your own home.

Fresh Laundry

New technology allows you to put a load of laundry on at night and not worry about it till morning. That's right, no more smelly
laundry. Both Maytag and Whirlpool have options. 

Maytag's Fresh Hold™ Option

The industry’s first built-in fan is part of Dynamic Venting Technology™ and helps keep clean laundry from smelling bad, so you can wash tonight and dry tomorrow. Stop worrying about leaving clothes in the washer too long.

Whrilpool's Fanfresh™ Option With Dynamic Venting Technology™ (DVT)

The built-in washer fan activates after the wash cycle is over, tumbling clothes for up to 16 hours, so you can wash and dry a small load right in the washer,** or run the fan to start drying out the washer between cycles.  

Washers have turned green.

New washers use less water than washers did just a few years ago. If you are replacing an older washer don't be alarmed to see less water in the wash cycle, and even much less water in the rinse cycle. This reduces the amount of water used for each load, and has a large impact on the amount of water you use over the course of the year. If you are on town water this will help keep your water bill down. Remember to adjust the amount of soap you use for each load, as you may see suds after the rinse cycle if you overdo it.

Our Excelsior laundry detergent can help you reduce the amount of soap you need for each load. Come in and see us for a sample bottle today.