How do you separate laundry?

Light stuff and dark stuff separately, at 30° (typically), light and dark towels separately, at a higher temp, and bed linen separately, just because of load size.

What bacteria are going to be on tea towels that are only drying what comes out of a dishwasher? The only reason they would need to be washed at 60 is if they are being washed with dirty laundry. As I say this can be avoided by washing them seperately. Stop taking offence and keep doing what you wanna do. I'm not trying to convince you otherwise at all. OP I think we've definitely hit a few nerves here 😂

You've gone from insisting 60 degrees isn't hot enough to kill bacteria to insisting hand washing is?! There's absolutely no way your putting your hands in water hot enough to kill bacteria.

It's bizarre that you think underwear isn't getting clean from a 60 degree wash and that faecal matter and urine stays in the machine and spreads over everything else that gets washed but it's OK tk wear clothes covered in this, that you touch daily with your hands, where you hold cups, maybe bite your nails or out your finger in your mouth but got forbid a tea towel goes through a hotwash with a pair of pants.

I think you must have have put your head in boiling water and addled your brain.

And you may not know but there are amazing things called RUBBER GLOVES for your delicate hands if you need them.

Get a life you absolute tool bag 🤣 my tea towels are only used for drying the dishes coming out of a dishwasher. And I Hand-wash at a hot temp. I don't see the need to swirl them around with bodily fluids before cleaning them. It just doesn't make sense.

I use colour catchers but I've been tempted by the colour catcher cloth that you can reuse.

I also got a really good duster glove.

So if 60 degrees doesn't kill bacteria (according to you) why are you washing your tea towels at 60? And your pants? Why not 90 degrees?

Dettol wash is the magical antibacterial cleaning aid you need to pop in your wash. Kills bacteria starting at 40 degrees and suitable for clothes/towels etc.

I've thoroughly enjoyed being told I'm grubby by someone who can't wash their own clothes and tea towels properly 😂 and I'd hazard a guess you've eaten or drank at someone's home who bungs their tea towels in their clothes wash

Well I actually wash my tea towels by hand so no sorting needed for me 😆 I'm not getting annoyed at all, it's none of my business what you do. I'm just frustrated at being asked the same question over and over when it has been answered numerous time. You keep doing you and I'll do me.

Yeah, it's really not other posters who are coming off as taking offence when you're this angry and defensive. We're amused. You seem to be offended. By all means keep enjoying your illogically sorted laundry!

Whites
Reds
Greens
Blues
Greys
Blacks
Delicates

Most washed at 30C or 20C

I am a sucker for a gimmick and use a variety of different water softener tablets, detergents, stain removers and disinfectants in every wash

Bedding and bath towels have separate washes just due to the amount
All clothes, underwear and tea towels go on a 30 or 40
Bras are separate as they need to be done on the hand wash cycle

I do bedding at 30 if no towels in with it but 30 doesn't work on my towels unless it's a hot sunny day. Something needs to kill the bacteria or they smell after a day or two.

If you think bacteria and poo particles survive a 60° wash do you have a separate washing machine for just your tea towels?

Otherwise, your tea towels are still swishing around in the bacteria and poo particles left behind from the load containing your knickers.

Your answers don't make sense.

Having washed pants and tea towels together at 40ºC for more years than I care to remember, it's a miracle I've survived.

I don't. I just grab a pile a washing and shove it in the washing machine

The bedding I’ve just put in specifies 30 degree wash max. Modern washing powder is designed to clean at low temps - going higher may actually make it less effective.

Oh bore off and stop taking offence. Wash whatever way you like, I won't be doing it though. No matter what you think the 60 degree wash isn't going to kill off all the germs. And I don't like the thought of my tea towels in with underwear.
Full stop. Nothing wrong with my washing machine , it cleans clothes fine but it doesn't have some magical antibacterial cleaning agent in it!!! Just keep doing that if it makes you happy! I will continue to separate my tea towels from everything else and don't need to explain why to you lot of muckers lol

I bung everything in with a colour catcher and hope for the best!

Maybe she poos in the washing machine? It's the only logical explanation I can think of.

Humour me, come on and answer the following question.

Tea towels washed on 60 alone is acceptable as it kills the bacteria.

Pants and pjs washed on 60 together acceptable as it kills the bacteria.

Combine those two washed and suddenly bacteria isn't killed.

Why?

You've not answered this. The only "answers" I've had are

Because of the poo particals. You haven't actually explained why they don't get killed when tea towels are added to the wash.

You then go onto to say that wee and poo are sloshing around the machine

You've not answered why the wee and poo suddenly don't get washed because a tea towel is added.

You know deep down you can't answer because your wrong. 60 degrees with kill bacteria regardless of what is being washed.

Just admit it's personal preference and fuck all to do with science.

Bedding goes in alone on a 60 wash.
Tea towels go in with bath/hand towels and face flannels at 60.
Whites go in alone at 60.
Coloureds go in at 40.

I'm just glad no one here can see what I use to wipe the dog slobber off his chops

My goodness, the paranoia about poo particles is getting worse and worse! How do these people cope with walking around in public or using public toilets? (Don't anyone mention the peanuts one gets in pubs and what might be on them, blokes not being noted for washing their hands after a pee.)