does washing at 60 damage your clothes?

thanksalot

Carmina_Piranha wrote: »

i see tv ads telling you to turn down to 30 etc. and am wondering if washing everything at 60 would be a waste of electricity etc? and would it do any damage to our clothes?

Most washing machines will warm the water they use. Just think about your kettle... It takes more energy to heat it to 60 than 40.
Also, it will take more energy to spin at the higher rate.
But if you use a dryer, taking more water from the spinning will save on the drying cycle.
If you don't use a dryer, washing at 40C and spinning at 1000rpm will be the most economical.

Carmina_Piranha_3

come to think of it the machine i used at uni had a 1000 spin and that was fine. i can use the washing line most days now the weather is getting nicer.

the washing machine manual was on the indesit website so unless there are different model moons (i think they just come in different colours but perhaps there are variations in how they work too) then i don't think i can turn the temp down. it's one of those 'simple' machines that does the work for you, you don't have many options.

i really don't fancy washing at 60 so i'll just stick with the lower spin speed i think.

Savvy_Sue

Ours has a variable spin speed and I wanted at least 1200 rpm, but now we never have it above 1000 because it sounds like a jet engine and makes the whole house shake! :rotfl:

Stuff is fine on 1000 rpm. I don't recall, but I don't think Which? find the extra 200 rmp makes a significant difference, do they?

aliasojo

The only real reason to be concerned about spin speed is if you tumble dry a lot. The difference between spin speeds is on average a small cup of water. If you line dry, then this makes no odds but it adds to the tumble dryer cycle therefore costing more energy (length of time & cost of electricity) to dry clothes spun on a lower speed.

I am a bad, bad person *hangs head in shame* and I tumble dry a lot so when I buy a new washing machine, one of the criteria has to be spin speed.

The lowest spin speed I would buy is 1400 rpm. My present one broke down and I got a loan machine for a short while. It was 1000 rpm spin speed and I really noticed how wet the clothes were compared to mine, especially my son's jeans etc. However, if I hadn't had the 1400 rpm, then I'd have been none the wiser.

mother_noah

If I am using the tumble dryer I put the clothes in for a second spin .this gets them much dryer and cuts down on tumbling time.I only wash bed linen,white towels and my sons chefs whites at 60c

TangledMemories_2

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

does washing at 60 damage your clothes?

I hope not. I'm 58 and just had a load of new ones.

I'll get me coat.

LMFAO :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
That's brightened up my day.
Easily pleased!

Carmina_Piranha_3

mother_noah wrote: »

If I am using the tumble dryer I put the clothes in for a second spin .

yes i thought about that but apparently the machine doesn't have a spin-only option. it makes washing simple, apparently. but i like mine complicated :rotfl:

serves me right for panic-buying when i was tired. i probably could have found a better discount if i'd looked harder too *hangs head in shame*