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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!

OP posts:
NatFac · 24/02/2021 17:48

I am more concerned about the fact you only have one set of bedding and also that it doesn't all fit inside your washing machine!

Lucyk1 · 24/02/2021 17:48

We wash everything at 30..what's the problem. We change our bedding once a week, how dirty can your bedding be!!

Id find it more annoying that you only had one set of bedding. What if you are sick?

janj2301 · 24/02/2021 17:48

I wash everything at 30

Brondie319 · 24/02/2021 17:45

This is hilarious 🤣

Justa47 · 24/02/2021 17:44

@BasinHaircut

You can wash at 30 depends totally on the detergent and the material of the sheets .

Gilld69 · 24/02/2021 17:39

i only use a 30 at a push i use a 40 , been washing bedding over 40 years never had a prob, once a fortnight in the winter weekly in the summer i have tons of bedding , im a bit of an addict to new bedding , but 30 is plenty hot enough unless your a minger, not you personally Smile

Jeeperscreepers69 · 24/02/2021 17:39

1 set of bedding..... Why????? @BasinHaircut I have 12 or more. And I'm not bragging it's just normal. And I do 30 washes all the time.

C0mm0nsense · 24/02/2021 17:33

I’d personally put on a hotter wash but to avoid this happening again and the rush of getting them dry, can’t you buy an inexpensive spare bedding set to avoid a situation like this in the future?

TonightMatthew · 24/02/2021 17:31

Sorry not sure if you're still reading OP but I have a superking and have one posh set from Joules which was a treat to myself (£120 in the sale) and one set from George at Asda (£22) Honestly, I kind of like them equally for actually sleeping in!

Just in case you do decide to get a cheap backup.

Alicatz66 · 24/02/2021 17:31

My DH is a bit shit at doing laundry .. he never listens .. I'd let him off this once ... he brings me tea in bed every day so I put the wash on ! ...!

CillianMurphyfanclub · 24/02/2021 17:30

You could add an antibacterial laundry cleanser and that works even at 30 degrees. Lidl have an own brand one which is much cheaper than the Dettol version.

Margerine78 · 24/02/2021 17:28

Umm....I wash mine at 30...aren't washing machine and tablets now designed to be able to clean things thoroughly at lower temp as it's better for the environment?

Theoldwrinkley · 24/02/2021 17:24

I read the original post and immediately felt inadequate. As ‘makeminealarge’ said.....although frankly I don’t even separate colours as we have so little white or cream.
I think you are being unjust towards your hubby.
As a small point, why on earth throw bedding just because it doesn’t go with decor? Surely you can live with it until you get another set?

DanceItOut · 24/02/2021 17:23

I’m surprised your DH knows how to use a washing machine. Mine didn’t and now he lives with his mother who does it for him 😂

Takeitonthechin · 24/02/2021 17:23

Not if he's never been shown or told

louise5754 · 24/02/2021 17:23

For some reason I thought everything should be washed at 30.

Sarahrellyboo1987 · 24/02/2021 17:23

It’s not 1950! Washing powders are amazing now and do a great wash on 30degrees and lower.

exaltedwombat · 24/02/2021 17:22

You have a washing machine that won't take one set of sheets?

nicegirl73 · 24/02/2021 17:18

Omg yes that would annoy me too. I always wash bed linen on 90% to make sure they are cleaned properly. Nothing gets clean in 30% yuck

CecilyP · 24/02/2021 12:38

*How recent? I’ve had three washing machines since leaving home 34 years ago and they have all been cold fill only.^

Not sure. Think I still had this on my last but one machine so within the last 25 years. Got my first machine in1982 but I’m sure it was more recent than that!

SchadenfreudePersonified · 24/02/2021 10:59

@CecilyP

Whaaat ! I hope you didn't break lockdown rules just to wash your clothes?

It counts as exercise and you can take one fellow washerwoman as long as you wash 2 metres apart!

Grin Grin Grin
SchadenfreudePersonified · 24/02/2021 10:54

Throwing out perfectly good cloths is an environmental waste for no good reason.

Agree - this really pee's me off!

I know someone who buys really cheap tupperware-type containers to take on pic-nice and dumps them after they've had their for rather than bring them home and wash them the lazy cow , because "at that price it's not worth the effort".

LadyDanburysCane · 24/02/2021 10:54

@CecilyP

most washing machines (in europe) are not connected to hot water. they have an inbuilt heating element.

The cold fill only is a relatively recent thing. The older ones filled with hot and cold, though they also had a heating element. One of my old machines had a setting where it didn’t heat the water further which I used for delicates but I’ve no idea what the actual temperature would have been.

How recent? I’ve had three washing machines since leaving home 34 years ago and they have all been cold fill only.
SchadenfreudePersonified · 24/02/2021 10:50

@TheNinny

....i wash most stuff on 30. Not killed anyone yet
I made a similar comment on another thread once, and was told that if not killing people was my criterion I was setting the bar very low.

It is still my criterion.

FossilisedFanny · 24/02/2021 09:06

As long as my washing has been sloshed about with water and some type of detergent, I don’t care how hot the water was or if germs have been killed ; I’m wearing / sleeping in it not eating it!