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To think DH shouldn’t have washed this?

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Power5 · 07/05/2026 13:13

We have garden furniture at the back of our garden with trees above , so over the winter it bears the brunt of the elements and is covered in bird crap etc.

DH has taken it off this morning and put it in the washing machine.

Is it me or is this really unhygienic given it’s covered in all sorts of crap?! He didn’t wash it down first .

OP posts:
ColdAsAWitches · 07/05/2026 13:31

He's washed it in a machine for washing things. I can't see the issue.

AlphaApple · 07/05/2026 13:28

Washing machines are excellent at getting rid of dirt etc. It's literally their purpose.

He might want to check the filter afterwards but otherwise, crack on!

Power5 · 07/05/2026 13:19

APatternGrammar · 07/05/2026 13:17

What has he actually put in the washing machine, assuming it can’t be the furniture, some kind of cover?

Yeah, the (fairly big) cover which is a cotton material.

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APatternGrammar · 07/05/2026 13:17

What has he actually put in the washing machine, assuming it can’t be the furniture, some kind of cover?

Bunnyofhope · 07/05/2026 13:15

Get him to put on an empty hot wash now to clean the machine out?