Other that it being a waste of money and water, running a few cycles on empty doesn't guarantee that you've gotten all chemicals out of the washer. I personally wouldn't put my rope in a machine that's been used by the general public. People do really weird things... you never know what's been in those machines.
Clean your bathtub really well and use that. Better yet, get some contractor plastic or a tarp and line the tub with that.
For some reason Sterling Evolution 9.8 seem to get black. I've had two and seen many others and they just stay black, even after a washing. Shame, 'cuz it's an awesome rope, but I'm going to be researching next time I buy so that I don't end up w/ black hands at the end of the day.
I clean and rinse my bathtub really well. Then use body temp water and a modest amount of Dawn original dish soap it has no phosphates, this is what is used to clean marine wildlife after oil spills (dont use the sented type). After cleaning thourouly, drain the water and rinse what seems like a ridiculous amount of time. Dry in a very loose coil in the shade, turn every few hours to get consistant drying.
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