Have I just been v.naughty?

[mhorses]

Yes I’ve left it until now to wash my winter rugs. The dry cleaners who I always used in the past have recently closed and I had a light bulb moment.
I noticed the huge outdoor laundrette style washing machines that you sometimes see in fuel station forecourts and car parks which offer heavy washes for £10.
I went yesterday and got all my rugs washed for £20. They came out like new and are airing out in my tack room. I gave the machine quick wipe over with surface cleaner afterwards and made sure there was not hair or dirt.
It cost me half of what it used to! I hope somebody is washing sports gear in the next wash although I do feel a little guilty in case it’s a duvet and pillows.
Has anyone else used these machines?

 

[smolmaus]

My friend will give you tips for which of those washing stations in the Greater Belfast area has the most lax supervision ? she has got told off before!

 

[Patterdale]

I wouldn’t, and yes I do think it’s naughty to put minging pissy horse rugs in when people who don’t have a washing machine have to use them for their clothes and bedding.

However lots of people do it and I suppose they don’t specify ‘no pissy horse rugs.’ Just I wouldn’t.

 

[mhorses]

There wasn’t a notice saying no horse rugs/pet accessories.

 

[Barton Bounty]

A lot of places that have them will come out and check what your putting in, although i wiuld put it on for a wash with nothing in it just to clean it out. My horse luckily isn’t pissy or sh!tty lol ?

 

[millikins]

Not sure if it's still there but there was a launderette in Alton, Hants that had an industrial washer set aside for horse stuff and I suppose other outdoor gear.

 

[Dexter]

I wouldn’t, and yes I do think it’s naughty to put minging pissy horse rugs in when people who don’t have a washing machine have to use them for their clothes and bedding.

However lots of people do it and I suppose they don’t specify ‘no pissy horse rugs.’ Just I wouldn’t.

Me either. People have no choice but to wash their clothes in those machines. The very least you could have done is run the machine again after the rugs were done to make sure it was clean. Some poor soul is going to come along now and wash their clothes and end up with them full of hair and with potentially no money to do another wash.

I think its a horribly selfish thing to do.

 

[mini_b]

If you are asking this, I think you know the answer.

 

[mhorses]

Me either. People have no choice but to wash their clothes in those machines. The very least you could have done is run the machine again after the rugs were done to make sure it was clean. Some poor soul is going to come along now and wash their clothes and end up with them full of hair and with potentially no money to do another wash.

I think its a horribly selfish thing to do.

There was no hair left in the machine!

 

[MuddyMonster]

Me either. People have no choice but to wash their clothes in those machines. The very least you could have done is run the machine again after the rugs were done to make sure it was clean. Some poor soul is going to come along now and wash their clothes and end up with them full of hair and with potentially no money to do another wash.

I think its a horribly selfish thing to do.

Essentially this.

Horses are essentially a luxury and although I appreciate times are challenging, I do think it's questionable to use it for horse rugs in the first place but very poor form to not run an empty wash afterwards when there are people that will rely on this service to wash their clothes and bedding.

 

[druid]

All the ones around here say no animal/pet items. But you see the local industrial cleaning service filling the machine with mopheads on a regular basis....I don't feel that's any better

 

[Keith_Beef]

I'm a bit surprised at even needing to ask the question.

It's a washing machine.

After using the machine, regardless of what was put in it, the machine should be clean.

You shouldn't need to run the machine empty to make sure that it's clean enough to use it again.

 

[Birker2020]

Can people actually develop an Anaphylictic shock from horse hair though?

I've been tempted before but have refrained. The one yard I was at the lady who ran the laundrette by us was a livery and used to let us put duvets in that had been on horses, there was a craze in the 90's where people used duvets for under rugs. You tucked them back under the neck and used a surcingle. When life was simpler.

 

[blitznbobs]

Can people actually develop an Anaphylictic shock from horse hair though?

I've been tempted before but have refrained. The one yard I was at the lady who ran the laundrette by us was a livery and used to let us put duvets in that had been on horses, there was a craze in the 90's where people used duvets for under rugs. You tucked them back under the neck and used a surcingle. When life was simpler.

You can get anaphylactic shock from horse hair - you can also get it from washing powder make up, perfume. It is rare but If you are that allergic to things then i think using public machines is basically Russian roulette every time.

 

[Bellaboo18]

Can people actually develop an Anaphylictic shock from horse hair though?

I've been tempted before but have refrained. The one yard I was at the lady who ran the laundrette by us was a livery and used to let us put duvets in that had been on horses, there was a craze in the 90's where people used duvets for under rugs. You tucked them back under the neck and used a surcingle. When life was simpler.

We did the duvets for under rugs ? Taking over-rugging to a whole new level! ? Happy memories but I wouldn't dream of using one now x

 

[MuddyMonster]

I'm a bit surprised at even needing to ask the question.

It's a washing machine.

After using the machine, regardless of what was put in it, the machine should be clean.

You shouldn't need to run the machine empty to make sure that it's clean enough to use it again.

There is always hair and dirt left over that I have to dig out of my washing machine that isn't immediately obvious. I use horse washing machine bags for saddle pads & cooler rugs that don't get heavy use so I can well imagine how gross it would be for heavier rugs that get more use and weren't washed in a machine bag.

I don't care when at home as I'll either wash my horse riding clothes afterwards or will wash an empty wash to make sure before sticking work and un-horsey clothes in and can afford to do so. I've not run an empty wash before and there was definitely hair on the next set of clothes that you couldn't see after the rug wash and they weren't as fresh as normal.

But for people that don't have a washing machine at home so have to rely on public washing machines - well, they aren't so lucky. Especially if some poor person is trying to wash school or work clothes

 

[Mrs B]

There wasn’t a notice saying no horse rugs/pet accessories.

Presumably it didn't occur to them that anyone would be thoughtless enough to use them for shitty horse stuff.

 

[Birker2020]

We did the duvets for under rugs ? Taking over-rugging to a whole new level! ? Happy memories but I wouldn't dream of using one now x

No I'd not use now either, too warm by far. Mind you the winters were cold in those days and indoor barn type stables were only for the super rich

 

[irishdraft]

I actually wash any horse related stuff by hand and hang out to drip dry because my husband is allergic to horse hair. I did occasionally use the washing machine years ago and it caused him to have an asthma attack when horse hair remained in the machine & got on some bedding. So you do need to be a bit mindful if this when using public machines for horse/ pet items

 

[Dexter]

There was no hair left in the machine!

Yes there was. There always is. It's why so many people won't use their own washing machines for horse stuff. I have, but I always ran them hot and empty afterward with washing machine cleaner in. And even then there was sometimes hair, so I would only put my horse clothes in for the next wash, not the husband's work clothes

 

[Fieldlife]

I think you are being a bit judgemental. I don’t think people typically use industrial sized washers for their clothes?

Definitely naughty. But not sure about mean on users of launderettes for residential clothes washing?

 

[Arzada]

I think you are being a bit judgemental. I don’t think people typically use industrial sized washers for their clothes?

Well I've never seen a domestic machine in a public launderette so yes people use the launderette industrial machines to wash their clothes, bedding etc

 

[Dexter]

I think you are being a bit judgemental. I don’t think people typically use industrial sized washers for their clothes?

Definitely naughty. But not sure about mean on users of launderettes for residential clothes washing?

I do sometimes wonder if people on here have any idea how the other half live. Of course people use laundrettes for clothes washing. I'm stunned that you dont know that people do!

The local one washes my duvets for me and they have full time staff doing service washes of clothes and you have to book in advance as they are so busy. The big outside one at the petrol station had clothes in it the one and only time I went for a look as I was wondering if it would do my duvets

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

The hair will be in the filter. Once or twice, I washed fleeces in my machine but tbh, it made the next lot of washing stink and I had to unblock the filter (mind you, I found some paperclips and a 5p piece in there too, for full disclosure ?)

 

[Keith_Beef]

The hair will be in the filter. Once or twice, I washed fleeces in my machine but tbh, it made the next lot of washing stink and I had to unblock the filter (mind you, I found some paperclips and a 5p piece in there too, for full disclosure ?)

When I was small and still living with my grandmother, she didn't have a washing machine and I would go with her to the launderette. I used to climb on to of the machines and watch the water that came out of the beach of the machines into a trough. It wasn't filtered in the machine; all the lint and fluff was carried away in the water down a drain and I suppose it went to a big filter down there.

 

[Fieldlife]

Well I've never seen a domestic machine in a public launderette so yes people use the launderette industrial machines to wash their clothes, bedding etc

ARGHH

OP wrote “the huge outdoor laundrette style washing machines that you sometimes see in fuel station forecourts and car parks which offer heavy washes for £10”

that does not to me sound like one of the standard laundrette washing machines you get in a laundrette for clothes.

It sounds like one of the extra big machines in laundrettes for washing duvets etc. Not for standard clothes.

 

[Fieldlife]

I do sometimes wonder if people on here have any idea how the other half live. Of course people use laundrettes for clothes washing. I'm stunned that you dont know that people do!

The local one washes my duvets for me and they have full time staff doing service washes of clothes and you have to book in advance as they are so busy. The big outside one at the petrol station had clothes in it the one and only time I went for a look as I was wondering if it would do my duvets

ARGHH

OP wrote “the huge outdoor laundrette style washing machines that you sometimes see in fuel station forecourts and car parks which offer heavy washes for £10”

that does not to me sound like one of the standard laundrette washing machines you get in a laundrette for clothes.

It sounds like one of the extra big machines in laundrettes for washing duvets etc. Not for standard clothes.

Not sure how you concluded I don’t know people wash standard clothes in a laundrette?

 

[Mrs B]

The outside, big industrial laundry machine? - we have one of those near us.

It's in a carpark at a petrol station, next to a motel/diner on the A35 and is for the use of all the long-distance lorry drivers who really need a place for a sit-down meal, a safe place to park up and sleep ... and somewhere to bung all their laundry in for a wash and dry while they take a rest.

Fab idea! ?

Lots of lorries park up there from eastern Europe and I aways think, what a thoughtful addition to the facilities on offer! ... when you're miles away from home and a fresh t-shirt that smells of home laundry, a night's sleep, a cooked breakfast and a good coffee is a good welcome and sets you up for the next leg of the journey.

But I'm sure they don't want to find when they get their laundry out of the drier that it's a bit hairy and all smells like a horse's grubby bed.

(WE might. But we ARE a bit weird ... ?)

 

[Sossigpoker]

Only thing is that the forecourt machines tend to include detergent which will ruin the water proofing on turn out rugs. I use a launderette for that reason. For stable rugs and fleeces etc they're fab though as the machine is huge so you can get quire a few rugs into one load.

 

[Winters100]

I would definitely not do this. To me it is very selfish.