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Don't wash
Trainers in your
washing machine
You’ll seriously damage
your washing machine
Washing your trainers in a washing
machine would seem like a quick and
easy way to clean them; some machines
even have a ' Shoes wash programme.'
Trainers are too heavy – whilst being
tossed around the tumbling drum they
can drop down onto the plastic drum
paddles and Completely detach one,
or all three of the paddles.
Your laundry will be
stuck at the bottom of
the drum
Drum paddles, or lifters, are a necessary
part of a front loading washing
machine; they lift and turn the laundry in
the machine to enable the water and
detergent to past through the weave of
the fabric to remove the dirt.
If you try using your machine without
drum paddles; your laundry will be
stuck at the bottom of the drum,
because the paddles won't be there to
lift and move the laundry around in the
tumbling drum.
Also, you will snag and tear your
laundry on the sharp edges of the holes
in the steel drum left behind by the
detached paddles.
The risk of breaking
the door glass
Washing trainers in a washing machine
can sometimes break the door glass;
which could be very expensive to repair
because quite often you can’t buy a
replacement door glass separately,
you’ll have to replace the entire door.
Our Advice: Never wash your trainers
in your washing machine – we would
advice you to always wash them by hand
in the sink or in a bowl and let them dry
outside in the sun.
Detached paddles
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Too heavy
Drum paddle
Lifter
Broken door glass