Washing

ames123_2

Just been sorting some of my washing out as I have loads to do at some point and was wondering how to sort it out into piles that would wash the best. I have put all my jeans/trousers together but have just seen a tip on a site that said mix small and large items as the small items will move around so it will be a better wash.
What does everyone think? Thanks, Amy x

rach

i just do it by colours.

do most stuff at 40, if i have enough blacks and very darks i do a separate load. then i do towels and bedding separately to everything else.

to be honest i always have a mix of small and large items as i only wash for me, so i wouldn't know about that side of things!

ames123_2

This is only for me too, but I haven't done any in ages and so have about 3 loads to do. Hmm I shall have to see if I have enough do separate it into whites and darks. I normally just shove it all in together.

The washing machines don't have the temp on just whites, colours and delicates as options I think.

I want to do a towel and bedding wash but for some reason feel weird doing that because arn't most beds supposed to have mites and horriable things like that?

liney

Wash bedding at 60 to kill mites. Do not use fabric conditioner on towels. It makes them unabsorbent.

Wash darks together at 40
Wash lights/brights together at 40
Wash whites together on whites programme (think its 60)

I use half the recommended level of washing powder on the box.

rach

the whites prog is 90 usually, so i wouldn;t use that, use colourfast cottons or colourfast synthetics instead for a 60 wash. personally i use 40 for whites too, though i hardly ahve any!!!

ames123_2

What would I setting would I use for 60? Thanks.

Jayar

ames123 wrote: »

What would I setting would I use for 60? Thanks.

Bedding is the only wash I do @ 60 - everything else is done on an economy wash which just uses the hot water from the tap.

ames123_2

Jayar wrote: »

Bedding is the only wash I do @ 60 - everything else is done on an economy wash which just uses the hot water from the tap.

Which would be the best setting to use for that for bedding? - I think the machines have colours, whites and delicates).

Jayar

Sorry, my machine actually gives the diff temperatures. Maybe the instruction booklet you got with your machine would tell you which temp each setting uses.

ames123_2

No they are machines in university. So not many settings!

Jayar

I'd just use the colours setting then. You should be ok at that.