Laundry Room: Making Laundry Fun

Washer & Dryer Repair

What's your idea of a fun place to do laundry? When you think about it, laundry is something that every household will be doing on a regular basis, for as long as people wear clothes or use linens. Which is pretty much unending -- and so you may as well make laundry enjoyable because it will need to be done anyway.

A nice laundry room set up is going to look different depending on how many are in the household and who is doing the laundry. The amount of room you have available will also be a factor, but even a small closet can be a fun place to do laundry.

That small closet could be painted your favorite wild color and equipped with a stackable washer and dryer. Shelves along the side or a pullout pantry slide can hold supplies on one side and a rollout hanging unit can roll out the other to put clothes on hangars as soon as they come out of the dryer.

A larger room might have a side by side washer and dryer with a counter to fold clothes and a pull-down rack to air dry delicates. It could even be incorporated into a mudroom with a spot to take off dirty boots or cleats and dump the dungarees or sports uniform right there where you'll wash them. The best laundry room is planned for the family using it and the activities they enjoy. What is annoying you about your current laundry set up? That's the thing to think about fixing. For example, are you always losing socks? A bulletin board or short clothesline could display the singletons until their match is found.

For some families, teaching the kids to do their own laundry and making them responsible for it has been the solution to their biggest laundry peeve. Put a low wide shelf in front of a top loading machine so a child can reach the controls. Other families need wheelchair accessibility. This is your place: make it fit your needs and desires, even down to the colors you choose.

The one thing that will guarantee enjoyable laundry duty is this: maintenance. If it ain't working, it ain't fun.

·         Wipe out your washer and dryer regularly. Pay attention to gaskets and seals.

·         Clean out lint traps! Do you know where they are? They can't work if they are clogged up.

·         The dryer has a lint trap you should clean out every time you use it...but it should also be gently scrubbed clean periodically to get rid of softener build up.

·         A common cause of fire is lint in the dryer vent. Make it a regular maintenance item to clean out this hazard.

·         Read the manual! Follow suggested maintenance schedules.

·         When it breaks down (and all appliances will eventually) call a reliable company to repair it.

A clean, well-maintained washer and dryer = clean clothes, strong appliances, and fun laundry for a long, long time.

Campbell Appliance Heating And Air Inc

3591 Rocking J Rd
Round Rock, TX 78665
(512) 255-0506
http://www.ac-repair-round-rock.com/