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What effect does the rain have on newly washed clothes?

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we hung out all our clothes today on our brand new washing line... and now it is p*ssing down! will we have to wash the clothes again??

(we have always dried our clothes inside, this is why i dont know the answer!)

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sod all difference. Rain water is pretty clean in itself. I always hang my washing out and it smells great. Obviously try and avoid rain, but if they get wet they get wet. They will soon dry again!

The fresh air smell will be great
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yehh you will need to wash them again unfortunatly
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rain water is water that has evaporated into clouds so essentially the water that falls when it rains isn't that clean as it hasn't been treated like the water that comes through you taps or into your washing machine.

I think it really depends on how you feel about just letting them dry out again and wear them without rewashing. I personally don't think it would make that much difference. x*x
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why worry rain is a natural product it is water all tha will happen is your clothes will be a bit wetter than they were when you put them ouyt if tht is a problem spin them again

By putting yur clothes out you are saving ureslf a fortune in tumble drying costs

and the planet well done
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Newly washed clothes + rain = newly washed wet clothes?
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Rain contains small amounts of dirt and carbonic acid. Not enough to worry about unless you live in a polluted industrial area.
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It makes them wet. No really, I grew up hanging our clothes "on the line". I like my clothes dried on a clothesline, they seem to have a fresher clean to them.
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I would wash them again as rain is not as clean as you might think.
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I think it makes clothes feel softer.
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No you won't need to wash them again. Your clothes will be fine. Whenever I put my washing on the line, it always rains and they get soaked the whole day. They're even cleaner when I take them off the line! lol
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If you live inner city you will need to wash them again. if you live in the suburbs you wont
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my late aunt who lived in wales always washed her clothes with the rain water from the water butt outside.her towels were always lovely and soft.
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they get wet ???????????
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Just think of it as another rinse. Which, if you have a modern washing machine it probably needs anyway.
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