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Calculated Shard: 187 (from laksa040)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa187.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.laundrycareexpress.com/blog/the-best-way-to-handwash-clothes-in-your-sink\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.laundrycareexpress.com/blog/the-best-way-to-handwash-clothes-in-your-sink\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/blog\/the-best-way-to-handwash-clothes-in-your-sink","crawl_time":1776202670,"first_indexed_time":1631605270,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,laundrycareexpress!www,\/blog\/the-best-way-to-handwash-clothes-in-your-sink s443","src_root_hash":"6770660795809843187","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"The Best Way to Handwash Clothes in Your Sink","meta_descriptions":["Dive into the art of handwashing clothes with our expert guide! Discover the best techniques, gentle detergents, and care tips for keeping your delicate garments fresh and vibrant."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"BLOG\nThe Right Way to Handwash Delicate Clothes in Your Sink\nHand washing can extend the lives of all your clothing, especially delicates and fabrics that can pull or stretch in the washing machine.\nResidential laundry services\ncan do it for you, or you can fill your sink (or tub) at home and get your hands wet.\nFollow the steps below to give your clothes the best hand wash experience.\n1. Check the care labels\nMost clothes can be hand washed with regular detergent. Clothes made of delicate fabrics like silk or lace might require specialized detergents. Others might be\ndry clean\nonly. Check each garment’s care label to confirm that your laundry batch can withstand the same detergent. Also check if they can wash in the same water temperature.\nIf you don’t have enough clothes of the same care type to rationalize multiple laundry loads, you can use the gentlest detergent and cold water.\nSome clothes, like whites, wash better in warm water\nthan cold water, but they’ll still clean in lower temperature.\n2. Pretreat stains\nCheck each garment for stains and pretreat them as appropriate. Most stains can be pretreated with spot treatments or stain solutions. Use a gentle rubbing motion to apply the treatment. Afterward, turn the clothes inside out so the stain faces inside. \n3. Submerge in a sink of water and detergent\nFill a tub with the appropriate temperature of water and the recommended amount of detergent. Clothes made of wool and silk clean best in cold water, but cool or lukewarm water works fine. Swirl the tub until the detergent dissolves, then lay out your clothes in the water.\nSubmerge the clothes completely and gently swirl with your hands. Don’t twist, scrub, or stretch, which can damage the fabric. Instead, let the detergent soak into every part of the clothes. Then leave the clothes to soak according to the below guidelines:\nSoak bras and lingerie for 15 minutes \nSoak underwear for 30 minutes \nSoak tights for 10 minutes \nSoak hats for 15 minutes\nDon’t soak silk for more than 30 minutes\n4. Rinse and lay out to dry\nYou can rinse clothes by directing the faucet over each garment, or submerging them in a sink of freshwater and squeezing out the detergent. Don’t wring the clothes. \nAfter squeezing out most of the water and detergent, lay out the clothes flat to dry. For speedier drying, lay them out on a towel.\nWhites can be laid out under the sun for brightening and disinfection.\nLaundry delivery services can wash all your clothes, from delicates to whites\nLaundry Care Express offers laundry and dry cleaning pick up and delivery services to residents in the Santa Cruz and San Jose areas.\nSchedule a laundry pick up\ntoday for your next laundry load.","attrs_markdown":"**[Free same-day pickup and next day delivery](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/pickup-and-delivery-options)**\n\n- [Register](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/register)\n- [Login](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/log-in\/)\n\n[Schedule a Pickup](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/register)\n\n\\$15 OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER\n\nCode: vFIRST15\n\n[![Free Pickup & Delivery](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/images\/logo.png) Free Pickup & Delivery](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/ \"Free Pickup & Delivery\")\n\nLaundry Care Express\n\n- [Register](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/register)\n- [Login](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/log-in\/)\n- [Residential Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/residential-laundry-services\/)\n  - [Bay Area Residential Laundry Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/residential-laundry-service\/bay-area-residential-laundry-services)\n  - [Santa Cruz Residential Laundry Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/residential-laundry-service\/santa-cruz-residential-laundry-services)\n- [Commercial Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/commercial-services\/)\n  - [Bay Area Commercial Laundry Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/commercial-laundry-service\/bay-area-commercial-laundry-services)\n  - [Santa Cruz Commercial Laundry Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/commercial-laundry-service\/santa-cruz-commercial-laundry-services)\n- [Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/)\n  - [Wash & Fold Laundry](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/wash-and-fold-laundry)\n  - [Dry Cleaning](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/dry-cleaning)\n  - [Dress Shirt Laundry](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/dress-shirt-laundry)\n  - [Service Areas](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/service-areas)\n- [Prices](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/prices)\n- [FAQ](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/faq\/)\n- [About Us](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/aboutus\/)\n  - [About Us](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/aboutus\/)\n  - [Blog](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/blog\/)\n- [Contact](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/contactus)\n\n- [Register](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/register)\n- [Login](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/log-in\/)\n- [Residential Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/residential-laundry-services\/)\n  - [Bay Area Residential Laundry Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/residential-laundry-service\/bay-area-residential-laundry-services)\n  - [Santa Cruz Residential Laundry Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/residential-laundry-service\/santa-cruz-residential-laundry-services)\n- [Commercial Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/commercial-services\/)\n  - [Bay Area Commercial Laundry Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/commercial-laundry-service\/bay-area-commercial-laundry-services)\n  - [Santa Cruz Commercial Laundry Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/commercial-laundry-service\/santa-cruz-commercial-laundry-services)\n- [Services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/)\n  - [Wash & Fold Laundry](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/wash-and-fold-laundry)\n  - [Dry Cleaning](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/dry-cleaning)\n  - [Dress Shirt Laundry](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/dress-shirt-laundry)\n  - [Service Areas](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/service-areas)\n- [Prices](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/prices)\n- [FAQ](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/faq\/)\n- [About Us](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/aboutus\/)\n  - [About Us](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/aboutus\/)\n  - [Blog](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/blog\/)\n- [Contact](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/contactus)\n\n- [Schedule a Pickup](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/login-user)\n- [Login](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/log-in\/)\n\nBLOG\n\n# [The Right Way to Handwash Delicate Clothes in Your Sink](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/blog\/the-best-way-to-handwash-clothes-in-your-sink \"The Right Way to Handwash Delicate Clothes in Your Sink\")\nDetails\n\nCreated: 13 April 2021\n\nHand washing can extend the lives of all your clothing, especially delicates and fabrics that can pull or stretch in the washing machine. [Residential laundry services](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/residential-laundry-services\/) can do it for you, or you can fill your sink (or tub) at home and get your hands wet.\n\nFollow the steps below to give your clothes the best hand wash experience.\n\n### 1\\. Check the care labels\nMost clothes can be hand washed with regular detergent. Clothes made of delicate fabrics like silk or lace might require specialized detergents. Others might be [dry clean](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/services\/dry-cleaning) only. Check each garment’s care label to confirm that your laundry batch can withstand the same detergent. Also check if they can wash in the same water temperature.\n\nIf you don’t have enough clothes of the same care type to rationalize multiple laundry loads, you can use the gentlest detergent and cold water. [Some clothes, like whites, wash better in warm water](https:\/\/www.laundrycareexpress.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-your-whites-shiny-and-bright) than cold water, but they’ll still clean in lower temperature.\n\n### 2\\. Pretreat stains\nCheck each garment for stains and pretreat them as appropriate. Most stains can be pretreated with spot treatments or stain solutions. Use a gentle rubbing motion to apply the treatment. Afterward, turn the clothes inside out so the stain faces inside.\n\n### 3\\. Submerge in a sink of water and detergent\nFill a tub with the appropriate temperature of water and the recommended amount of detergent. Clothes made of wool and silk clean best in cold water, but cool or lukewarm water works fine. Swirl the tub until the detergent dissolves, then lay out your clothes in the water.\n\nSubmerge the clothes completely and gently swirl with your hands. Don’t twist, scrub, or stretch, which can damage the fabric. Instead, let the detergent soak into every part of the clothes. Then leave the clothes to soak according to the below guidelines:\n\n- Soak bras and lingerie for 15 minutes\n- Soak underwear for 30 minutes\n- Soak tights for 10 minutes\n- Soak hats for 15 minutes\n- Don’t soak silk for more than 30 minutes\n### 4\\. Rinse and lay out to dry\nYou can rinse clothes by directing the faucet over each garment, or submerging them in a sink of freshwater and squeezing out the detergent. Don’t wring the clothes.\n\nAfter squeezing out most of the water and detergent, lay out the clothes flat to dry. For speedier drying, lay them out on a towel. [Whites can be laid out under the sun for brightening and disinfection.](https:\/\/www.bhg.com\/homekeeping\/laundry-linens\/products\/whiten-brighten-laundry\/)\n\n## Laundry delivery services can wash all your clothes, from delicates to whites\n**Laundry Care Express offers laundry and dry cleaning pick up and delivery services to residents in the Santa Cruz and San Jose areas. 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Boilerpipe Text	BLOG The Right Way to Handwash Delicate Clothes in Your Sink Hand washing can extend the lives of all your clothing, especially delicates and fabrics that can pull or stretch in the washing machine. Residential laundry services can do it for you, or you can fill your sink (or tub) at home and get your hands wet. Follow the steps below to give your clothes the best hand wash experience. 1. Check the care labels Most clothes can be hand washed with regular detergent. Clothes made of delicate fabrics like silk or lace might require specialized detergents. Others might be dry clean only. Check each garment’s care label to confirm that your laundry batch can withstand the same detergent. Also check if they can wash in the same water temperature. If you don’t have enough clothes of the same care type to rationalize multiple laundry loads, you can use the gentlest detergent and cold water. Some clothes, like whites, wash better in warm water than cold water, but they’ll still clean in lower temperature. 2. Pretreat stains Check each garment for stains and pretreat them as appropriate. Most stains can be pretreated with spot treatments or stain solutions. Use a gentle rubbing motion to apply the treatment. Afterward, turn the clothes inside out so the stain faces inside. 3. Submerge in a sink of water and detergent Fill a tub with the appropriate temperature of water and the recommended amount of detergent. Clothes made of wool and silk clean best in cold water, but cool or lukewarm water works fine. Swirl the tub until the detergent dissolves, then lay out your clothes in the water. Submerge the clothes completely and gently swirl with your hands. Don’t twist, scrub, or stretch, which can damage the fabric. Instead, let the detergent soak into every part of the clothes. Then leave the clothes to soak according to the below guidelines: Soak bras and lingerie for 15 minutes Soak underwear for 30 minutes Soak tights for 10 minutes Soak hats for 15 minutes Don’t soak silk for more than 30 minutes 4. Rinse and lay out to dry You can rinse clothes by directing the faucet over each garment, or submerging them in a sink of freshwater and squeezing out the detergent. Don’t wring the clothes. After squeezing out most of the water and detergent, lay out the clothes flat to dry. For speedier drying, lay them out on a towel. Whites can be laid out under the sun for brightening and disinfection. Laundry delivery services can wash all your clothes, from delicates to whites Laundry Care Express offers laundry and dry cleaning pick up and delivery services to residents in the Santa Cruz and San Jose areas. Schedule a laundry pick up today for your next laundry load.
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[Some clothes, like whites, wash better in warm water](https://www.laundrycareexpress.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-whites-shiny-and-bright) than cold water, but they’ll still clean in lower temperature. ### 2\. Pretreat stains Check each garment for stains and pretreat them as appropriate. Most stains can be pretreated with spot treatments or stain solutions. Use a gentle rubbing motion to apply the treatment. Afterward, turn the clothes inside out so the stain faces inside. ### 3\. Submerge in a sink of water and detergent Fill a tub with the appropriate temperature of water and the recommended amount of detergent. Clothes made of wool and silk clean best in cold water, but cool or lukewarm water works fine. Swirl the tub until the detergent dissolves, then lay out your clothes in the water. Submerge the clothes completely and gently swirl with your hands. Don’t twist, scrub, or stretch, which can damage the fabric. Instead, let the detergent soak into every part of the clothes. 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