Housekeeping
Can I wash kids shoes in the machine?
lukewarmmama · 05/02/2011 20:47
DD had a wee accident (literally) and her shoes (leather Clarks jobbies) are soaked through. Can I bung them in the washing machine or would that be an expensive error?
tia
peachybums · 05/02/2011 20:49
Do you have a special shoes setting on your washer? We do and ive put clarks in there before and they have been ok.
lukewarmmama · 05/02/2011 21:11
A shoes setting???! No, never heard of that! Do you think a hand wash setting on low spin would do?
Carrotsandcelery · 05/02/2011 23:05
I have washed leather trainers and they came up brilliantly. I washed leather slippers though and they were ruined. Sorry not much help but it will bump this if nothing else. 
bubbles4 · 06/02/2011 05:43
I wash leather trainers on synhetic seitting (30 degrees)and turn the spin speed down to 400.
ragged · 06/02/2011 06:06
I've always done it, never think about twice, agree that 30 degrees is best.
lukewarmmama · 06/02/2011 13:32
Alrighty, thanks all, will let the shoes take the plunge then...
peachybums · 06/02/2011 13:54
I think if you put them on a cool wash and dont spin them they should be ok. Yes i have a shoes setting its great for trainers, slippers, shoes and DD2s changing bag lol.
lukewarmmama · 06/02/2011 14:03
Hmmm, do you think I can justify buying a new washing machine with a shoes setting? [ponders cost/benefit ratio, decides probably not]
peachybums · 06/02/2011 19:03
Haha when my old washing machine broke i actually went looking for one with a shoe setting as I love clean slippers and DS's shoes are always muddy!
Alouiseg · 06/02/2011 19:05
I always wash trainers and uggs in the machine but I'd be interested to know what temperature and spin speed is on the "official" shoe setting?
lukewarmmama · 07/02/2011 09:06
Well, I've put them in on a 30 degree mixed load wash, with lowest spin 600 on.... Fingers crossed....
peachybums · 07/02/2011 13:29
According to my manual the shoes setting is a 30 wash and a 600rpm spin. You can wash a max of 2 pairs of shoes. So basically if you put it on a wool wash they should be fine :)
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