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How do I use the laundry?

The house includes a fully functional laundry complete with washing machine, dryer, ironing board & iron, and an indoor clothes horse.

Cleaning:

There’s a mop, bucket, and dry mop should you need, as well as a vacuum cleaner. If you have a spillage upstairs in the tiled areas, please remove all moisture as quickly as possible. We recommend a damp (not dripping wet) mop to clean up mess followed by drying it. The tiles will be ruined if a puddle or excess moisture is left on them.

Clothes hoist:

Directly outside the laundry door, there’s a hills hoist in the backyard. You’ll find pegs in the mesh peg bag either on the window sill or on the top of the appliances, as well as a laundry basket.

Using the dryer:

  • On the top left hand side of the unit, there is a water drawer. After every load, this fills up quite a lot due to the fact it is a heat-pump style dryer. Empty the water before every load.
  • Please also empty the lint filter before every load. You can dispose of lint in the black bin.
  • Power – hold the power button until you see the lights on
  • Mode – we recommend ‘Extra Dry’. It’ll run for a few hours. As a guide, that would dry about 4 wet large bath towels.
  • Run – there’s a play/pause button. Hold it 3 seconds to run or pause.

Washing machine:

  • Please don’t clean items loaded full of sand – they can be pre-rinsed with the hose outside at the cleaning station provided.
  • Operation – this is a fairly simple machine to use. Only needs one scoop of detergent per wash (provided).