I have a stupid household confession

[megalicious]

I have no idea what Permanent Press means. I have setting on my washer & dryer for Permanent Press/Easy Care, but I don't really get it. Is that sort of like a cross between regular and delicate? What's up with term "Permanent Press"?

[Deleted]

Ha, I have no idea either! This is the setting my mom always used to use, but never said why. My dryer doesn't have this setting now.

[Deleted]

I will be threadstalking to find out the answer. I have wondered this myself.

[snipsnsnails]

It's for things that are more delicate* but not dry clean. So, for the washer setting, it will agitate more gently and spin either a shorter amount of time, less forcefully or both.

On the dryer, it still dries the clothes, but gradually reduces the temperature at the end of the dry cycle, so as not to introduce a lot of wrinkles.

Basically, it's for dressier clothes.

*Oh, delicate might be misleading - basically more prone to wrinkles.

[deanlicker78]

The permanent press setting on your dryer utilizes a medium heat temperature and helps you to avoid having to iron. Many permanent press cycles also have a cool-down period at the end, and some keep tumbling even after the air has stopped circulating. Both of these things help to minimize wrinkles.

This is according to eHow.

[papie]

I have no idea why it is called that, lol, but that is the setting I always use.

[iamgrace]

Yeah. I don't know. It makes me think of the 60s for some reason.

[walterismydog]

I have found that it doesn't actually help with wrinkles OR make anything look "permanently pressed". That's all I know. But maybe it's my building's shitty ass washer/dryer.

[megalicious]

Sept 10, 2012 16:33:02 GMT -5 snipsnsnails said:

It's for things that are more delicate* but not dry clean. So, for the washer setting, it will agitate more gently and spin either a shorter amount of time, less forcefully or both.

On the dryer, it still dries the clothes, but gradually reduces the temperature at the end of the dry cycle, so as not to introduce a lot of wrinkles.

Basically, it's for dressier clothes.

*Oh, delicate might be misleading - basically more prone to wrinkles.

So, I'm starting to get the dryer idea, but what about on the washer?

[angelaa73]

Fuck if I know

[janiejones]

Sept 10, 2012 18:36:03 GMT -5 megalicious said:

Sept 10, 2012 16:33:02 GMT -5 snipsnsnails said:

It's for things that are more delicate* but not dry clean. So, for the washer setting, it will agitate more gently and spin either a shorter amount of time, less forcefully or both.

On the dryer, it still dries the clothes, but gradually reduces the temperature at the end of the dry cycle, so as not to introduce a lot of wrinkles.

Basically, it's for dressier clothes.

*Oh, delicate might be misleading - basically more prone to wrinkles.

So, I'm starting to get the dryer idea, but what about on the washer?

Less force/agitation causes fewer wrinkles.

[megalicious]

Sept 10, 2012 18:40:09 GMT -5 janiejones said:

Sept 10, 2012 18:36:03 GMT -5 megalicious said:

So, I'm starting to get the dryer idea, but what about on the washer?

Less force/agitation causes fewer wrinkles.

But how is that different from delicate?

[sterl724]

Sept 10, 2012 16:30:35 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

I always use this setting and I have no idea why.

Me too! My H actually asked me recently why. I had no answer.

[onesweetworld]

This thread was very valuable to me...PP from now on!