30 degree wash

freyaluck

I use 30 for practically everything and have no problems, occaisionally will have to put babies food stained stuff in for another wash, but that makes very little difference to the next wash load as his stuff is all mini.
Towels and sheets are done at 60 once a month (they are chucked in on normal washes the rest of the time) I do use quite a bit of powder though, but mix a mega cheap brand with ariel.

freyasmum

My machine arrived last night and I don't even have the option for a 30 degree wash! The lowest I have is 40. I have put the blinds in on a 95 degree wash with liquid and oxy action - they were filthy with tobacco stains and my hands were sticky :mad: :eek: after handing them!

The guy who delivered it said to run it at least once a week on 60 degrees.

Linzi x

Iwantahouse_2

I've been washing at 30 for a few weeks and cant say ive noticed that much difference and a few items were quite dirty

pudding06

Considering the nutters on here that think 'eco-balls' work (i.e. they are getting good results with water only and NO detergent) then 30 degrees with washing powder is ample for the bulk of your washing.

I must be a nutter :rotfl:

I've just been converted to the eco balls. I bought one in Lakeland a few weeks ago and I cant believe how good it is. Even my very fussy (adult) kids are converted.

I wash at either 30 or 40 degrees - and put the eco ball in and hey presto they come out clean - no washing powder or liquid - saves me a fortune.

and if you need something in a hurry you dont need to do extensive rinsing because theres nothing to rinse out so you can turn it onto spin.

no powder residues either.

and one of my kids works behind the bar and another in a restaurant and they come home filthy. The ball had a stain remover with it to rub onto stubborn stains before putting in the machine with the ball. Webe not had to use it yet but no doubt I will eventually.


I paid £7,99 and its supposed to last 100 washes. I have a big family so we normally get though loads of washing liquid (kids always put far too much in despite nagging) so this is saving me a fortune.

glad I'm a nutter;)

pudds

november

I'm a nutter too

I have a washing 'hedgehog' from Kleeneze (so thanks for the Lakeland tip as I was wondering where else you could get them from).

I've even used one hedgehog rather than putting 2 in like it says and everything has washed up fine. That included my dh's work clothes which have to be seen to be believed

I normally get through loads of washing as well and am happy as not only am I saving cost wise but on rubbish disposal as no more big plastic bottle to get rid of every week. Not only that but no skin reaction from me or my daughter (excema). Plus my machine is cleaner. Count me in as a happy nutter too

Washing temperature I normally do 30 or 40 degrees. 40 is for dh's workclothes, towels, jeans etc. 30 is for mine and my daughter's cleaner more delicate clothes

tawnyowls

bizzylizzy wrote:

Also the only 30 degree programme on my machine has a slow spin, so I would then need to put each wash through a fast spin too. Do you think that would cancel out the savings I could make on a 30 degree wash?

Any thoughts?

Not necessarily. Has your WM got a display to show you how long it takes? To use a 40 deg wash with long spin on mine takes 72 mins, whereas on the short spin it takes 47 mins - to then put it on the long spin alone takes 12 mins, a total of 59 mins, so I'm saving 13 mins. If I use the 30 deg wash, the difference between the two (wash with long spin or short wash + long spin) is about the same, plus I'm saving the energy required to heat that extra 10 deg. For the sort of washing I do (we're in sedentary jobs, so most things are lightly soiled), 30 deg works perfectly well. Obviously undies, sheets & towels, and dishcloths & teatowels need a higher temp.

Jet wrote:

I always find if I wash darks on 40 degrees I get white powder residue on the clothes.

Why is that? I intend to go back to washing liquid, but it's not as cheap as powder.

You're probably getting it on the light-coloured ones too, but it doesn't show up - it's the powder not dissolving properly. Might work better with a washing ball rather than the using the drawer.

purply

I have tried 30 and 40 degree washes and have to say our clothes dont wash as well (but i think its the ashing machine)-we use non-bio powder as i find liquid irritating on the skin.

I stick to 60 degree washes and sometimes 90 for the whites (with some bleach chucked in for good measure).

MissBehaving

mrsmortenharket wrote:

Oh dear! I must confess.

Whites are washed on 95 deg

darks on 60 deg

towels & sheets on 95 deg.

Opps.

I save leccy in other ways, with those long life bizarre shaped light bulbs that meant I needed new lampshades.

Also leave nothing on standby.

Only have the hot water on for 2-3 hours a day max.

*awaits lecture*

Lisa x

Lisa.... I will stand next to you hon!!! ..... I am guilty of the 'hot wash' too!!! .... :embarasse

I also run a 90% wash with nothing in it once every two weeks to make sure that no grease, washing powder or muck gets left in the hoses.

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I have an old Zanussi machine and started to use the 30 degree wash - but the final spin on this programme is not as fast as when I was using the hotter wash. Sso I then had to set it to do a seperate faster spin - so I've given up and gone back to the hotter wash.

I probably need a more modern machine.

DebtphobicDeirdre

I've tried Lakelands Eco Balls on 30 degrees but found the armpits still smelly. Am currently using 1 gel tablet by persil[cheap at Netto] at 30 degrees and that seems fine, I would like to be greener though-any ideas about the smell? Would vinegar in the conditioner drawer help or might it react with the eco ball?