Works for Me Wednesday - Mildew in the Laundry
I recently had a nasty epidemic of mildew in my laundry. I had to rewash every article of clothing in my house. To get rid of the mildew, I washed everything in the hottest water that the color could take. Each load went through twice. The first time with Tide, bleach or vinegar (depending on the colorfastness of the load), and Borax. The second load was with Tide, Biz Bleach and Downey. In the dryer, I had to use the timed setting, not the automatic dry setting, as it was not drying my clothes completely, which is what brought on the mildew in the first place.To keep the mildew gone:
1) Nothing “sits” in the washer or dryer
2) I still use Tide and Downey in every load
3) If the load has any oder, depending on the load, I use Biz bleach, Borax, bleach or vinegar, or any combination of the above.
4) I use the timed setting on my dryer. The automatic setting is much more eco-friendly, but not if I have to redry the clothes on the timed setting, using double electricity.
I know it is probably not the easiest way, and you all may have better ways, but that is what works for me. 
Works for Me Wednesday is hosted by Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer.
I needed to edit this post because the link to WFMW was broken. Sorry for the confusion.
June 20th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Where did you find this at? Who is Shannon at rocks in my dryer?
This seems really interesting. something to check out.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Katie,
Shannon has the blog, Rocks in My Dryer. She hosts Works For Me Wednesday. Every Wednesday, you share a tip that works for you. I first heard about WFMW at Moms of Grace.
The URL does not work properly, because there was an error and she deleted the post. The proper URL is http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2007/06/works_for_me_vi.html