40 or 60 degree wash?

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DH is a paramedic and insists his uniform is perfectly fine at 40 degree wash. We use Fairy non bio detergent. Should it be 60? I’m concerned he’s going into a lot of sick people’s homes but I suppose on the other hand a lot of medical emergencies are not infectious. I suppose there are germs and so on in nurseries, schools, supermarkets… What would you say, 40 or 60 degree wash?

Yeah for stuff like that it would be done at work but they do also have PPE. And that type of scenario is extremely rare to be honest.

I would do 40 with dettol laundry stuff or 60 without

I believe this - I was helping my nurse friend move house and asked her where she wanted her uniforms, which were mixed in with her regular, clean clothes. She said she didn’t mind because she hadn’t washed them yet 🤢 infection control is literally the first lesson they teach you in nursing school!

My dh is also a paramedic.

I usually do it at 40 with cloth nappy sanitiser / vanish / something similar as well as non bio powder. However, I'll do 60 if he went to something bad or if it's soiled and comes home in a special bag.