What temprature do you wash at?

[napkin]

I mainly was at 30 as worried about clothes fading but was wondering if is better to wash at 40?

[ilovepowerhoop]

mainly 40 with 60 for towels and bedding

[Manchesterhistorygirl]

Mainly 30, but towels and bedding at 60. Occasionally I put all the whites through at 90.

[fussychica]

Mainly 40, bedding/whites 50. Only use 30 for delicates/my 20 min programme for one or two items.

[cairnterrier]

40 for everyday clothes, 60 for bedding/towels/soiled clothing/nappies.

[BackforGood]

Mainly 40, occasionally 50 for some more soiled clothes that can take that temp, and the occasional blast at 60 for some whites.

[toastedteacake]

Mainly 40. Bedding and towels at 60. Woollens and delicates at 30.

[TheCountessOlenska]

Yes mainly 40. 50 for bedding/towels/whites.

[olivo]

40 for most hinge, 60 for bedding and towels, and 30 for leotards and lunch boxes, oh and washable shoes.

[olivo]

Ahem, I don't wash the hinges, I wash THINGS!!

[FreakoidOrganisoid]

40 mainly. I am a stinky person and 30 left clothes with armpit smells but 40 doesn't

[napkin]

Do you find your clothes fading quickly at 40?

[ilovepowerhoop]

I use powder for colours for dark clothes and bio stuff for everything else

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

I thought fading was down to cheap the wrong sort if detergent rather than temperature?

[echt]

Lightly-soiled stuff on cold. 60 for bedding and towels. 40 + bicarb for dirty cottons.

[MousyMouse]

mainly 40 as I find 30 often not good enough for stains/smells.
bedding/towels at 60.

[cairnterrier]

I think the tumble dryer causes fading rather than the temperature it's washed at.

[MirandaWest]

40 as that's the lowest my washing machine does

[CremeEggThief]

40° for most stuff, but 60° for towels and bedding. I would only really use 30° for delicates, a few times a year.

[InNeedOfBrandy]

40 for most and 60 for towels

[Bunbaker]

40 for dark clothes, 60 for towels, bedding and light/white clothes. I used to always use low temperatures and ended up with a stinky washing machine.

Washing machines need a high temperature wash now and again to keep them smelling fresh.

[forevergreek]

40 for everyday.

Use 60 for whites, 95 for towels and bedding

My father works in hospitals and said the lowest temp any germs are killed would be 60 degrees ( which prob means the snot 3 year old wiped on my top is probably still germy!)

[PointeShoes]

30 for most things. 60 for towels. 40 for bedding. Use vanish with dirty clothes.

[napkin]

I use persil non- bio powder tabs and liquid and don't use a tumble dryer. Does using the wrong detergent really fade clothes? I thought non-bio would be more gentler on clothes?

[ilovepowerhoop]

non-bio powder tabs still contains bleach so will fade clothes. The liquids dont have bleach but therefore dont keep the drum as clean.