To use the handwash setting on the microwave?

[SoreFeet1983]

Apologies for boring topic. Posting for a speedy response!

Cleaning the car seat for DC2's imminent arrival. Just pulled it down from the loft and is dusty so I have removed the covers. Washing instructions are to handwash at 30 degrees.

Washing machine has a handwash setting. I'm not practised at handwashing generally.

Is this going to wreck the covers or is it a nice, gentle alternative to actual hand washing?

Microwave?

I only opened this to figure out how you can handwash in a microwave

I'm sure it will be fine

How the actual fuck do you wash your hands in a microwave?

I'm glad you changed it to washer in your main post!

I would use the washer.

You have a handwash setting on your microwave? Ouch!

It'd probably be fine, I think it's a very gentle cycle.

Just make sure it is the washing machine and not microwave you use though

Oh FFS! That's DH's fault, asking me about the microwave timing for his tea

I'm at a microwave with handwash setting :o

it will be fine. I habe washed car seat covers without ill effect before.
if in doubt low temp and slow spin speed.

I put everything that says hand wash only in the washing machine hand wash setting and no disasters as of yet

I was wondering what fancy pants microwave you had

Thank you all. That's good. Handwashing sounds rather a faff.

Sorry another at microwave.

I'm guessing it's spun less vigorously etc. So should be fine. An alternative would be to hand wash it or take it to the dry cleaners or launderette who may charge say £10/20.

So I guess it depends if the item is worth more than that, as if it's ruined a new cover will likely cost more.

I often use the handwash (washing machine ) for items that say handwash, nothing has fallen apart yet. Also for other random things like picnic rug, trainers and sun hats without and fabric cleaner in it.

I have never read the label on ds seat cover -'just chuck it in the wash and it's survived fine!

This thread is going to be so popular with people wanting to know about the microwave-handwash life-hack. Move over mug-cakes!

Yes it will be fine but MAKE SURE you are setting the temperature at cold if the program doesn't do it itself. My handwash program on my machine at 30 degrees as default.
Also use a liquid detergent because there is less water and less movement

Oh I'm disappointed there's no handwash setting on the microwave 😂

You have also disappointed me

My boyfriend dries his pants in the microwave I'm horrified to add

I've always used the handwash setting for the car seat covers with no problem, however, the last time I washed an older one for the 2nd time the warning sticker came off the side of it (it was a maxi cosi cabriofix and the legal part is stuck on the right hand side of the seat). Didn't affect use but I'm sure those stickers are important.

Belle

Op

My friend dried a pair of jeans in the microwave. Blew the top of it due to the metal in zip etc. He was astonished as apparently he'd always been ok when he dried his socks the same way!