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To think DH should know you don’t wash dirty bed linen at 30 degrees?

521 replies

BasinHaircut · 23/02/2021 08:31

I know it’s not the end of the world but honestly, he is 38 and now it’s probably going to have to go on again. He has a sweaty head and pillowcases are unlikely to be clean after this wash. I already have to do our bedding in 2 loads as it’s so big and we don’t have a spare set so it all needs to be dry and back in the bed tonight.

I’m so irritated!

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TangerineGenie · 25/02/2021 07:20

Omg I’m Australian & have NEVER used a hot wash! Cold all the way!! I assure you our clothes are clean

Cold water in Australia is normally warmer than cold water in the UK. So doing a cold wash in the UK isn't directly comparable to a cold wash in Australia

Buffs · 25/02/2021 03:50

What do you think will happen if it’s washed at 30? Do you think the bacteria will harm you? That the smell of the bedsheets will be intolerable?

ItsSnowJokes · 25/02/2021 00:26

I think you need to buy another set of bedding to take the stress away. I have about 6 or 7 sets. Could not cope with only 1 set at all.

eaglejulesk · 25/02/2021 00:16

Omg I’m Australian & have NEVER used a hot wash! Cold all the way!! I assure you our clothes are clean

I'm from NZ and it seems this angst over washing temperature is a UK thing. Lots here wash everything in cold water too and yes, it gets everything clean. My whites are very white!

Peff68 · 24/02/2021 23:51

I think you’d have to wash at 100 degrees for the temperature of water to kill bacteria, to be honest be grateful he’s doing washing you wouldn’t have known any different had the load finished before you saw what temp it was on! Maybe splash out on another set of bedding or at least pillow cases

DoubleTweenQueen · 24/02/2021 23:50

Towels and bed linen get washed at 60.degrees in this house 😁

Mamanyt · 24/02/2021 23:48

Well, first I had to convert centigrade to farenheit, but...most detergents today are formulated to work perfectly fine at lower temps. Unless someone is actively sick, you really don't need to use extremely hot water. In fact, most of my clothes and bedding do best on the "tap water cold" setting of my little machine. Hotter water can actually set stains.

TheFancyPants · 24/02/2021 23:48

@GiveMeCamembert

I was everything at 30. I only have one set of bedding. I never iron. What a disgusting, slovenly scumbag I am.
You are . How can you live with yourself GrinGrinGrin
SunshiningBetty · 24/02/2021 23:46

Well our beds get washed once a month Grin at 60 degrees though so that’s something

Localocal · 24/02/2021 23:33

If this is an article of faith with you then you should have communicated it to him. It is not a commonly known fact. Most people choose temperature by fabric colour or washing powder, not by sweatiness of body part.

Birdcloud · 24/02/2021 23:20

I change our bedding every other weekend, but change my DH pillowcases every week ( sweaty head). I wash them at 40 degrees with non bio. Get some spares!

Fluffmum · 24/02/2021 23:03

Well my DH is 56 and wouldn’t know.

VinylDetective · 24/02/2021 22:15

Mine too. Some of it’s years old and still pristine.

NoseOfJericho · 24/02/2021 22:09

@isthismylifenow

That is never going to stay pristine white. Never mind crisp (although I would hate a crispy bed). I have a white set. Its not going to stay that lovely white colour though, you do know that right??

Looks lovely, Very impractical.

All my bedding is white, it is very white, even after many years. It is all good quality cotton. I have never washed it with anything that is not white though.
BeanieRecentToTheUK · 24/02/2021 21:51

Forgot to mention that I use 60 for white linen.

BeanieRecentToTheUK · 24/02/2021 21:49

I am super impressed that your 38 year old knows how to operate heavy machinery such as a washing machine - my dear husband (DH?) is 58 and has no idea what goes on behind the utility room doorSad let alone what temperature setting is optimum!!!

QueenPaw · 24/02/2021 21:49

Pretty much everything at 40 for me including bedding and cloth pads
I do use the dettol laundry stuff though

Hairbrush123 · 24/02/2021 21:41

Probably a placebo but my sheets never feel clean when I wash them at 30°. I feel like a minimum of 50° should be used for washing bed linen so I can relate OP. However I wash everything else including towels at 40°

thefallthroughtheair · 24/02/2021 21:24

We wash everything at 30 except occasional bright whites on a hot wash. No need for more than that.

GADDay · 24/02/2021 21:21

And we wonder why the environment is fucked. So much energy is used heating water.

Last I checked the UK is not a 3rd world country.

coldwatersaves.org/

SpeakingFranglais · 24/02/2021 21:05

60 for all my bedding. But.....it’s all white, we have cats, and I eat chocolate in bed.

justamummydoingherbest · 24/02/2021 21:05

I wash towels and bedding at 60, everything else at 40.

bluebluezoo · 24/02/2021 21:02

be grateful he puts the wash on!

Wtaf? No one’s grateful when I put the wash on, why are men so special?

hoopmatrix · 24/02/2021 20:55

be grateful he puts the wash on!

morninglive · 24/02/2021 20:52

sniff the pillow. If it smells heady its not clean