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10. You'll have to fight my indifference I suppose

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Sat Oct 30, 2021, 08:22 AM

Oct 2021

The temperature I use depends on what I’m washing and why (e.g., types of stains).

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Only 50% wash clothes in cold water? COVID & Laundry - Malcolm Gladwell [View all] underpants Oct 2021 OP

Cold water washer here Dr. Shepper Oct 2021 #1

Me too! blueinredohio Oct 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author mgardener Oct 2021 #21

Will a home dryer sanitize the laundry? olegramps Oct 2021 #30

I would think it'd be similar to cooking Wednesdays Oct 2021 #41

Heat, dry air, and wind can disrupt Dr. Shepper Oct 2021 #75

My dryer has a "sanitize" cycle radical noodle Oct 2021 #43

For the most part, yes Dr. Shepper Oct 2021 #74

My wife mostly washes cold water. gab13by13 Oct 2021 #2

We wash in cold and I don't like the dryer. Croney Oct 2021 #3

Sounds lovely Dr. Shepper Oct 2021 #7

I live in brisk Massachusetts. Croney Oct 2021 #11

I grew up just north of Boston in 50's-60's. Family of 6. We did not have a washer OR dryer. Fla Dem Oct 2021 #37

Always cold water and hang dry. we can do it Oct 2021 #5

Cold water for years. piddyprints Oct 2021 #6

Good for you! mgardener Oct 2021 #22

Yay! piddyprints Oct 2021 #33

I continue to use hot on undies, towels, and cotton bedding Backseat Driver Oct 2021 #8

I understand ironing shirts and blouses, wnylib Oct 2021 #40

I actually love ironing. Grasswire2 Oct 2021 #73

I'll buy that, except for sheets. Joinfortmill Oct 2021 #9

You'll have to fight my indifference I suppose FBaggins Oct 2021 #10

+1 2naSalit Oct 2021 #45

Yeah, screw the environment. SaintLouisBlues Oct 2021 #64

Disinfection can generally be accomplished by adding detergent with white vinegar soak/rinse hlthe2b Oct 2021 #12

I remember when it became possible to get the liquid detergent! lark Oct 2021 #14

Me too! mgardener Oct 2021 #23

OK, I give you remote controls!! lark Oct 2021 #26

You have reminded me about my family OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #47

Agree about the cell phone & add the hand held computer part. lark Oct 2021 #48

Yep. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #52

My dad bought a color TV in 1963 radical noodle Oct 2021 #50

For me it was Star Trek (surprising I know)... OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #54

At the time we didn't realize radical noodle Oct 2021 #55

I think I see it as more OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #56

Well put! radical noodle Oct 2021 #67

Thank you. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #69

Aw... thanks! radical noodle Oct 2021 #72

It was a miracle. Marcuse Oct 2021 #70

I wonder if Walt Disney radical noodle Oct 2021 #71

I use vinegar on occasion... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #46

The one thing you SHOULD go to Sam's Club for. Two gallons for $6 and change. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #58

I'd have to go to... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #59

Walmart sells gallons too for a reasonable price--not as good a deal as Sam's but more affordable. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #60

Thanks... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #61

I understand fully. I will only go to Walmart for those items I can't find ANYWHERE else... hlthe2b Oct 2021 #62

Does vinegar ever leave an odor on the clothes? wnylib Oct 2021 #49

Nope. Not a problem hlthe2b Oct 2021 #57

As long as they are rinsed, nope. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #63

Why isn't everyone using cold water, it's so much better for the clothes & the environment? lark Oct 2021 #13

I thought so. underpants Oct 2021 #17

Same here. catrose Oct 2021 #32

For ticks or -heaven forbid- bed bugs, you must dry in hot dryer for 30 minutes or more... FailureToCommunicate Oct 2021 #15

Also need to use the dryer mgardener Oct 2021 #25

Thanks I thought bed bugs died in water (washer) I never had bb s so I thought that was the way luckone Oct 2021 #53

Cold water only MaryMagdaline Oct 2021 #16

Well underpants Oct 2021 #18

That must be it!! MaryMagdaline Oct 2021 #19

Good one 3auld6phart Oct 2021 #24

🤣🤣🤣 Rebl2 Oct 2021 #39

+1 dalton99a Oct 2021 #44

Cold water. SamKnause Oct 2021 #20

Do you add all three to the wash at the same time? -nt CrispyQ Oct 2021 #51

Yes. SamKnause Oct 2021 #66

All in cold here, except ms liberty Oct 2021 #27

I use cold for everything except bamagal62 Oct 2021 #28

I've washed in cold water as long as I can remember... Upthevibe Oct 2021 #29

I always use cold because I dislike having my clothes shrink. PatrickforB Oct 2021 #31

See post 18 above underpants Oct 2021 #35

LOL! Yep. Eliminating laundry shrinkage is only half the battle. PatrickforB Oct 2021 #38

One of the best detergents Bob_in_VA Oct 2021 #34

It's been years since I used hot water. appleannie1 Oct 2021 #36

Always cold water for wash SheltieLover Oct 2021 #42

Oxygenated water uses cold water RicROC Oct 2021 #65

I use cold water 99.9 % of the time I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #68

My cold water is harder than a pawnbrokers heart. Scruffy1 Nov 2021 #76

I hadn't heard that saying before. underpants Nov 2021 #77