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Why can’t we do dry cleaning at home? I know it’s not dry and it uses special chemicals to wash the clothes super well but why can’t we do this with our own washing machines or get separate machines in our homes to dry clean?

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It’s like washing your hand with acetone. Without the proper equipment you’ll flood your house with fumes and can potentially create a fire hazard depending on the solvent; most dry cleaning solvent are petroleum based. Afterwards how are you going to dispose of said solvent. Especially if you expect to be using enough to fill a washing machine. You cannot dump that stuff down the drain.

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