MartinB comments on Procedural Knowledge Gaps - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 09 February 2011 12:30:59AM *  27 points [-]

After having about 50 different housemates, I'm shocked by how few people have basic home-maintenance knowledge. Things like:

  • Change the oil in your car every 4000 miles.
  • Don't mix colored and white laundry and then set the temperature to "hot".
  • Remove the lint from the dryer screen before each load.
  • Don't put wool clothes in the dryer and set it on "hot".
  • Change the air filter in your central heating every few months.
  • Wash the stovetop after cooking with grease.
  • Use dishwashing detergent in the dishwasher.
  • Don't put knives or pots with metal/plastic or metal/wood interfaces in the dishwasher.
  • Don't put tupperware in the dishwasher lower rack.
  • Don't fill the dishwasher lower rack with pots so that no water reaches the upper rack.
  • Open the fireplace vent before starting a fire.
  • Wash the bathtub sometimes.
  • Knives must eventually be sharpened.
  • Turning the thermostat up extra-high does not make it get warm faster.
Comment author: MartinB 09 February 2011 05:23:22AM 3 points [-]

Don't mix colored and white laundry and then set the temperature to "hot". Don't put wool clothes in the dryer and set it on "hot".

Arent these self correcting? I would expect to make this mistake only once.

The combining factor seems to be an ignorance into how things work, and how to maintain them. At least that is my observations of flatmates..

Comment author: taw 15 February 2012 06:39:16PM 0 points [-]

I think these are just remnants of times when colors were made of something much less resistant to heat. These days it's not a problem at all.

I've been mixing everything and washing at 90C, and I've only had problems once ever, with some green towels which made everything green. Colored clothes are perfectly fine at that temperature.

Comment author: MartinB 15 February 2012 07:57:01PM 1 point [-]

I had two mishaps a few years ago. Once A blue pant that darkened a whole load of white shirts, another time a red one. The color wore off after a few washes, but I don't recommend it. Even if most items are fine, just one is enough to ruin a whole load of clothes.

Comment author: thomblake 15 February 2012 08:15:08PM 0 points [-]

I still have issues with bright reds, even wearable clothing. Not so much other colors.

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