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

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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!

I'm not sure why people are still going on about germs when several people have said they wash at 60 to kill dust mites.

Maybe you’re using the wrong washing powder/liquid.

Am a sweaty sleeper & only ever wash on cold - the washing machine isn’t even connected to the hot tap & my sheets are fine!

Got period blood out of the sheet on a cold wash after a napisan soak too

If your sheets still smell after washing them then that seems like a BO problem & wold suggest bathing at night to keep the sheets clean.

Also who doesn’t have a second set? That sounds stressful & have lived in a van up until recently. Spare sheets are a must have.

Although the full quote from that persil link

A good temperature for washing towels and sheets is 40 degrees, but a 60 degree wash will be better at killing germs

the washing machine isn’t even connected to the hot tap & my sheets are fine

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

@TangerineGenie

Although the full quote from that persil link

A good temperature for washing towels and sheets is 40 degrees, but a 60 degree wash will be better at killing germs

And killing germs is important if there's been an illness (I'd always wash at 60+ for all.sheets and towels if anyone has felt unwell, and had a miserable fortnight of boil washes when one of mine had worms), or as above if people have dust mite issues. But for the rest of us, there's enough evidence now that over-cleaning is also unhelpful.

And killing germs is important if there's been an illness (I'd always wash at 60+ for all.sheets and towels if anyone has felt unwell, and had a miserable fortnight of boil washes when one of mine had worms), or as above if people have dust mite issues. But for the rest of us, there's enough evidence now that over-cleaning is also unhelpful.

I put a load of washing on at 60 after my DD had a D and V bug once. Including my skinny jeans. The first wear after that was pretty traumatic

I wash ours at 30 or 40 if I've spilt coffee on it. Still alive.

What are you concerned will happen with a 30 degree was? I was almost everything in 40 degrees. All clean, nothing smells, no stains, no one ill

Ahh but this is mumsnet where people who say they don’t smell are just nose blind, and of course they stink if they don’t shower 3 times a day and boil wash towels and sheets after every use.

@Exhausteddog

I can’t believe all you lot are still going on about this TBH

I daren’t ask how often you all change the beds?

Crikey. I must be a minger.

Everything is washed in cold. I use grey water safe products only.

Well I take mine down to the river with a rock..

Exactly, and the water’s stone cold!

Good grief, what is this obsession in the UK with washing temperatures? A lot of people here wash in cold water, everything still seems to get clean.

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!

Unfortunately common sense isn't that common, OP!

I wash my bed linen at 60 degrees. I cannot use biological detergents, they cause an allergic reaction and I get a horrible red rash. If I was to sleep on sheets washed with biological detergent I'd be very sorry the next day.

It’s nothing to do with common sense. You do not need to use a biological detergent. I saw a TV program at the beginning of lockdown as mentioned upthread, where they tested the germ-killing properties of washing and they found that water temperature made little or no difference but non-biological killed more germs than biological!

Killing all bacteria is a really dangerous aim - it’s essential stuff for our healthy lives. We wash everything with non bio powder at 30-45 degrees except one wash a week at 60 to maintain the pipes in the machine. We put bedding or towels in for that wash.

I've never asked my dh about washing temperatures in my life

@GADDay

Crikey. I must be a minger.

Everything is washed in cold. I use grey water safe products only.

So do I cause I reuse my grey water for my garden.

There’s no need to boil wash anything.

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.

I daren’t ask how often you all change the beds?

Actually, that doesn’t really matter and would depend whether you wear pyjamas or not. However, considering your DH’s sweaty head, it might be best to get several extra pillowcases for him and change them frequently.

*I daren’t ask how often you all change the beds?

Actually, that doesn’t really matter*

On mumsnet it definitely does, judging by the millions of judgy threads...

I think we’re probably due one soon. How often do you wash sheets/towels/bedding/person/hair/do you wear pants to bed threads must be pretty much weekly.

Mumsnet is renowned for it’s obsessive hygiene. Anyone not conforming is “nose blind” and definitely smells, because posters can smell you on the tube if you didn’t shower 5 minutes ago/haven’t washed your bra/haven’t changed your sheets in a week/use towels more than once...

Mumsnet is renowned for it’s obsessive hygiene. Anyone not conforming is “nose blind” and definitely smells, because posters can smell you on the tube if you didn’t shower 5 minutes ago/haven’t washed your bra/haven’t changed your sheets in a week/use towels more than once...

😂😂😂😂
...or commit the heinous crime of wearing a scented panty liner!!

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!

@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.

@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.

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".