Posted on 08/21/2025 12:51:56 PM PDT by Red Badger
“Sheets and towels get long and hot.”
And underwear.
What the soap manufacturers are NOT telling you is that “cold” wash is *NOT* straight tap cold.
“Cold” wash means 65*F. That’s about 18*C. That’s why so many washers now have a “cold” setting AND a “tap cold”. The “cold” setting mixes hot water with the tap cold to warm it to 65*
I love how “Science” says this. That’s the definitive authority these days. As many people mentioned, everyone knew this since washing machines were invented. But now that “Science” says it, we can rest assured that it is gospel.
I tend to go for white in all those things because I can wash them all together.
Clorox if there is some major staining but usually not needed.
I used to work outdoors in all kinds of weather. I would come home muddy, sweaty, and just gross. A pair of jeans would last about six months.
I am thankful those days are over. I can be gentle with my stuff now.
But, I hear ya.
You know what else is good to get clothes clean?
Water that covers them and actually washes the dirt out.
I have a hose and sink next to washing machine. I let the first water fill then lift the lid and fill it up with hot water.
What the machine allows in is disgusting. The dirty clothes sit in a puddle and rotate.
I also make my own laundry powder that cleans the clothes.
They have proven that common sense is correct.
Maybe they can prove that a person born with a functional penis is very, very likely to be a male. And that any variation on the truth of that conclusion is very likely based on some type of abnormality in perception , or genetic abnormality, or mental condition.
And I still use Tide...I’m 80.
Clothes come out dirty but they last longer.
I have similar thoughts also.
Water is wet.
Hubby prefers I wash all his clothes on cold so they last longer. But he ends up getting rid of them because it isn’t long before they are too stained to wear for anything but hard work.
I wash anything of mine that is white, khaki, light blue and some pastels in hot. My clothes last just fine and stay looking better, longer
*yard work
65-degree tap water? I could wish, in southern Arizona in August. My kitchen thermometer says that the cold tap is currently running about 90 degrees F. We won't have cold water again until the ground cools off around Thanksgiving, except for what we keep in the fridge.
” Fabric dye density and lifespan is separate from issues like germs and bacteria in the wash. “
The didn’t care whether the clothes got clean. And did not measure for it.
Use common sense people,
Well, the rest of the continent (with a few exceptions) doesn’t have that problem.
Those January days when it’s sunny and 75 degrees make up for quite a bit.
My dry cleaner was wearing a Bruins sweatshirt that his niece had given him a year earlier. (He is a former minor league pro.) It looked like new. I told him he must not wear it much. He said he wears it every day, washes it once a week on delicate cycle. I have begun doing the same.
I add half a cup of Pine Sol in place of bleach.
I still wear clothes from the ‘90s, too. Many items are from Land’s End before the quality tanked when they were bought out. Bought by Sears, IIRC. Some actually look relatively new.
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