Keeping things - one of the basic household problems of any family living in a small apartment. Bed linen, pillows and blankets, sheepskin coats, fur coats and other seasonal items take up a lot of space, taking away our extra square meters. But not so long ago, a wonderful way of solving this problem was invented: vacuum bags for clothing appeared on sale. Let's learn more about them.
Why do we need vacuum bags for clothes?
In addition to saving space, this unique device protects things from:
- dust and dirt;
- moisture and mold ;
- insects ( moth , dust mite);
- unpleasant foreign odors;
- spots of different origin.
Vacuum bags are also suitable for storing bed linen, soft toys, books, documents and other papers. It is also convenient to use them for transportation of things on travel, because the volume of things that are in the vacuum package is reduced to 75%!
How to use vacuum bags?
In order to correctly place things in a vacuum bag, you need to do the following.
- Prepare things (they must be clean and dry).
- Carefully pack them in a bag, filling it with no more than half. Also, do not allow clothing to reach the control line.
- To fasten a bag by means of a tape-lightning, having spent a clip of the lock in both parties.
- Open the valve so that a gap forms between it and the clothes. Connect the hose of the vacuum cleaner to the valve and bleed the air out of the bag. Then immediately turn the valve. After that, you can put a vacuum bag packed where it will be stored (in a closet or storage room, on the mezzanine or even in the garage).
- In vacuum bags, you can store things in an upright position.
After you put the dress or shirt in a bag, attach a hook to it and hang it on the hanger.
Before using such packages, read the instruction and storage features. For example, you should know that storing products made of fur and leather is best without a vacuum, otherwise they lose their appearance. But the storage of down jackets in vacuum bags, on the contrary, will not bring them harm.
All things after vacuum bags need to be ventilated. It is recommended to do this every 6 months of storage. The same empty packages can be stored by rolling up a roll (so they retain the property of tightness) or in an upright position.
Also keep in mind that vacuum bags can not be used at temperatures below 0 ° C and above 50 ° C.