Washing ropes

[Tree Love]

Hi all,

 

Can I wash my New England rope and other ropes in the washing machine? Or do they have to be done by hand?

How do people recommend they are washed?

 

Many thanks.

[htb]

Cool wash in machine some put rope in pillow case

[wardyc1]

Yeah, sling yr soft bits n bobs in pillow cases preferably button up ones. Try not to fill em more than halfway (difficult with longer ropes) this gives em a bit of room to move which gets a better clean. Bosh em in washing machine with soap flakes not persil/ariel etc on a delicates programme. Then if you really wanna piss the missus off hang it all over the bath to drip dry overnight.

[htb]

Yeah, sling yr soft bits n bobs in pillow cases preferably button up ones. Try not to fill em more than halfway (difficult with longer ropes) this gives em a bit of room to move which gets a better clean. Bosh em in washing machine with soap flakes not persil/ariel etc on a delicates programme. Then if you really wanna piss the missus off hang it all over the bath to drip dry overnight.

 

Safe there as she's away at the moment, mind you she's the one that usually offers to wash them or her lowering ropes, advantages of her being a partner in business and doing must of the lowering:001_smile:

[morten]

I recommend washing and drying the rope while daisy chained, to avoid spending time untangling and ensuring that the rope is not bunched up slowing the drying process.

 

[morten]

Use wool detergent and wash the rope on a wool program (more gentle, slower spin cycle).

[Craig Johnson]

'dreft' is a good detergent to use on the wool/delicate setting, like Morton says daisy chain in a pillow case

[mtt.tr]

I daisy Chain mine then put it in the wash

 

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[wicklamulla]

i tried the pillow case method (blushing a bit now) once and the washing machine nearly jumped out the kitchen door so now i daisy chain the rope with no pillow case and wash at 40 degrees and spin them at 1600 rpm, comes out almost dry. so far no problems.