Poll: Laundry - scientific data required

[Freakbro]

Just put the washing machine on it's bedding cycle (samsung w/machine) and noticed it's pre-set to 40

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I do my towels and linen at 90, everything else I just let the washing machine decide lol

Is that a typo? 90 seems a lot, it's practically a boil wash.

 

[bigmike20vt]

back in the day I did my towels at 90. I don't any more mind you. it is fairly common however. (it did keep the washing machine spic and span however unlike when I cut everything to a mix of 30 and 40 degrees. my compromise now is towels 60 everything else at 30

 

[Dirk Diggler]

back in the day I did my towels at 90. I don't any more mind you. it is fairly common however. (it did keep the washing machine spic and span however unlike when I cut everything to a mix of 30 and 40 degrees. my compromise now is towels 60 everything else at 30

I'm currently doing some testing with a power meter, so will run a 90 wash out of curiosity.

 

[Ormy1]

Biological washing powder for every wash, no softener or anything else.

Clothes at 30
Towels at 30 usually but 60 if they have stains or still smell after a 30 wash
Bedding at 60
Silicone kitchenware (muffin trays, bread trays etc) at 40

Every 6 months I do an empty wash at 90 with machine cleaner to clean out the machine itself.

 

[NVP]

Is that a typo? 90 seems a lot, it's practically a boil wash.

No typo, just something I've always done - don't recall why now lol

 

[Mr Jack]

No typo, just something I've always done - don't recall why now lol

Washing whites and bedding at 90/95 was standard practice when I starting being an adult.

 

[Hagar]

Washing whites and bedding at 90/95 was standard practice when I starting being an adult.

So recently?

 

[jpaul]

90C? That's Terry's setting if you are a really green family.

 

[gingergundog]

90C? That's Terry's setting if you are a really green family.

Who is Terry?

 

[Hagar]

Who is Terry?

Terry nappies, I assume. Not disposables.

 

[jpaul]

yes - that sorted the men from the boys

 

[gingergundog]

I remember my mum talking about the reusable nappies, why is this not a thing any more. Got to be better than chucking more stuff in the landfill?

 

[SideWinder]

It is recommended to wash towels and bed linen at 60° to kill bacteria, but another method if you want to use a cooler wash is use white vinegar.

You can put it in the fabric softener compartment ,or directly in the drum (don't use fabric softener in either case) and that will help sanitize the towels on a cooler wash.

I use bamboo towels.

Naturally antibacterial and v soft. Wash at 30c, no higher.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

I remember my mum talking about the reusable nappies, why is this not a thing any more. Got to be better than chucking more stuff in the landfill?

Not hard to figure out why no-one wants to deal with it disposables fill up landfill sites but its a case of out of site out of mind part of our throwaway society

can still remember the piles of terry nappies in a cupboard as a kid mother had to wash them all by hand too

 

[NVP]

I use bamboo towels.

Naturally antibacterial and v soft. Wash at 30c, no higher.

Can you tumble dry them?

I've got a bamboo mattress protector and the most annoying part is hanging it to dry as I fear putting it in the dryer.

 

[SideWinder]

Can you tumble dry them?

I've got a bamboo mattress protector and the most annoying part is hanging it to dry as I fear putting it in the dryer.

Yes at a low temperature. Bamboo dries super quick anyways.

And yes I work for a luxury bamboo bedding brand.