How to Clean a Shower Curtain in Ten Minutes

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By Heidi Braley
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Plastic or vinyl shower curtains are a great alternative to much more expensive glass doors. However, after a few weeks of being in a damp environment, mildew tends to start growing along the bottom edge and then up the middle. You can throw the curtain away or you can easily wash it in ten minutes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Unscrew the tension rod from the wall and slip the curtain rings with the curtain off. If your rod is permanent, release the curtain from the rings.
Step 2

Start filling your wash machine with hot water and on the smallest load setting, for the shortest amount of time. Add some detergent and a cup of bleach. Place the curtain (with or without rings) into the wash machine and start the cycle.
Step 3

Let the machine wash the curtain for the few minutes it takes before the rinse cycle starts - usually about five or six minutes or until it starts draining the wash water.
Step 4

Open the lid and remove the shower curtain before the water drains out. It will still be warm and very flexible and there is no need to rinse it. Set it into a laundry basket and carry it back to the bathroom.
Step 5

Attach the curtain back to the shower rod and allow the curtain to drip dry. Use the soapy bleach water in the wash machine for a load of white clothing.

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kal30314 said

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on 10/29/2009 Great article, thank you for sharing your article with us on eHow.

sha4852 said

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on 10/25/2009 I've washed my shower curtain in the washer before, but never thought to use bleach or take it out before the rinse cycle began.

Great article. 5*