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There isn’t really anything that a 40c wash does over a 30c wash these days in a modern washing machine. Biological washing powder is now optimised for 30C, non-bio doesn’t care and never did.

You need to be getting up into to 60C range for the temperature to make a difference. Up at 60c the water temperature will be killing the bacteria as well as the soaps, obviously the enzymes in the bio powder stop working as the temp in the machine gets up there also.

It’s like washing your hands in 10c tap water or 40c heated warm water. It makes zero difference to how clean they get. You can’t really go hotter as you’ll get burnt.
 
we used to do 30 or 40 degrees for everything however we had trouble with the black mould/sludge buildup. for a.while we used chemicals but I don't really like that either so now we do 30 degrees for all loads except for towel loads one a week which we do a hot wash. gets towels clean and no black sludge.
 
Yes, the post above wasn’t to say you don’t need to do a maintenance wash regularly, you absolutely do to keep the machine in good working order.
 
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No doubt everyone has heard the story this week about the little boy who died because of mould.

Anyway obviously due to the cost of energy prices and the fact it has not been too cold this autumn, I have not put the heating on yet. I opened the bedroom curtains this morning and was shocked to see black mould had grown all over the window sill, wall around the window and even on the glass ! There is none anywhere else in the house, just the bedroom.

I'm not sure what to do other than get the bleach out
 
Are you opening windows sometimes to air out a bit?

Heating isn't free but I'll still use mine if needed, I have the option to boost for a period of time so I just do that if it gets a little too cold.
 
rumple9 said:
No doubt everyone has heard the story this week about the little boy who died because of mould.

Anyway obviously due to the cost of energy prices and the fact it has not been too cold this autumn, I have not put the heating on yet. I opened the bedroom curtains this morning and was shocked to see black mould had grown all over the window sill, wall around the window and even on the glass ! There is none anywhere else in the house, just the bedroom.

I'm not sure what to do other than get the bleach out
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Keep the window open on vent.
 
Its not just the mould itself (thats mainly a moisture issue)
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As much as some people like to make out we are fine in cold temps we are not, the body works harder, its also the same if its very hot.

The BBC did a nice quick simple article the other day on the difference that takes place when its cold. (-20% brain power certainly stacks with some peoples posts round here ;) )
Ah found it, one of key things is as the body is working harder, more breaths etc you more likely to draw in more mould spores in a cold environment, thats likely also badly ventilated.
Ventilation wont fit it, but it will help as per above article.

www.bbc.co.uk

Cold weather: What does an unheated room do to your body?

The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how a cold home affects him.
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Just had my renewal email from Octopus - Currently paying £154 per month on a fixed and they want to put me on a variable starting at £222.92 - They estimate I will use 5600Kwh of Electricity (Currently on 4500 for this year) and 5100Kwh of Gas (Currently on 2500 for this year) Surely these estimates are miles off and driving this ridiculous quote they have offered me.
 
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Just had my renewal email from Octopus - Currently paying £154 per month on a fixed and they want to put me on a variable starting at £222.92 - They estimate I will use 5600Kwh of Electricity (Currently on 4500 for this year) and 5100Kwh of Gas (Currently on 2500 for this year) Surely these estimates are miles off and driving this ridiculous quote they have offered me.
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Just set Octopus to pay for what you use. I don't pay a fixed DD I just pay based on the most recent bill.
 
Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Its not just the mould itself (thats mainly a moisture issue)
www.axa.co.uk

What is mould and how to get rid of it? | AXA UK

Treatment and long-term solutions to protect your home from mould
www.axa.co.uk www.axa.co.uk

As much as some people like to make out we are fine in cold temps we are not, the body works harder, its also the same if its very hot.

The BBC did a nice quick simple article the other day on the difference that takes place when its cold. (-20% brain power certainly stacks with some peoples posts round here ;) )
Ah found it, one of key things is as the body is working harder, more breaths etc you more likely to draw in more mould spores in a cold environment, thats likely also badly ventilated.
Ventilation wont fit it, but it will help as per above article.

www.bbc.co.uk

Cold weather: What does an unheated room do to your body?

The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how a cold home affects him.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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Sure, but that completely ignores the fact that while a room might be colder, most will just put more layers on, so in fact the body won’t be so cold. If you’re old, unfit and overweight then yes, you’re going to have to be far more careful. Good ventilation will eliminate the mould issue, especially in a modern build.
 
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we can group together to put a balaclaver in the secret santa for him

I'd like to see a proper definition of what a stuffy room is - that's what feels bad to sleep in (too high humidity, not enough ionization ???) need a Dyson air purifier ... is there anything the guy can't do.


some actual mould stats, coroner could have mentioned

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