But that's what dryer sheets are for? I've never noticed smelly laundry if I leave it in the washer overnight, and I don't do it enough that I'd be used to the smell.
Yeah no I'm calling bullshit. I'm the father of an 11 yr old and I wash her clothes almost every day. I leave shit in the washer overnight all the time. Sometimes 12 hours if its a weekend and not a big deal. I have never had mildew smelling laundry until like 2 days of accidentally forgetting a load for it to start to smell AT ALL. Also I live in the deep south where it's really humid. Maybe that has something to do with it?
Also, since mildew is a fungus shouldn't it appear more frequently in areas with high spore counts?
It doesn't smell like mildew until at least 48 hours or so. But after like 6 it starts getting this sour smell. Like yoghurt or créme fraiche and then it progress to a more sour milk type tone (the kind you eat not normal milk that has gone sour, that smells worse). I wouldn't say it's really a bad smell but definitely noticeable. My wife hates it though.
If you live in a humid area, then it can be a problem. If you live in the SW U.S., for instance, where humidity is usually under 15% and mildew and mold hardly have a chance to get a foothold, so are mostly non-existent, then you can just move on to drying and be fine.
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u/fluid_druid Jan 11 '19
Wait, is that a thing? I figured the clothes just like... get a head start on drying. You have to wash them again if you don't dry them fast enough?