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!

Oh, and if you don't suck the sheets, that will help prevent bacteria getting into you. It can't get in through your skin

Spoilsport!

OP, if you are that bother about germs, iron is your friend, (whatever it can't be washed at hot wash you can iron).
pillowcases are the easiest to iron too

Sheets and towels always at 95. If in doubt, buy a UV light

I boil ours in bleach for three days. No need for a UV lamp.

I’d be more concerned about not line drying your bedding. I’m assuming if you’re washing in a single day, they aren’t getting to spend time outside in sunlight which is an excellent way of killing viruses and getting rid of stains.

If you’re not line drying, I think you probably do need to wash at a higher temperature.

Assuming your dh won’t wear a nightcap you might want to consider getting extra pillowcases.

Washing at 60C is necessary if you want to kill dust mites - or you can tumble dry.

To solve the sweaty head problems buy more pillowcases and change those, not the whole bed, more often.

Wilko's 400 thread count linen is great, better than some more expensive stuff.

YABU and wasting resources.

Unless one of you are incontinent, have vomited, or had an infectious disease there is no need to wash at more than 30 degrees.

Sweat is just salt and water, as long as you are using detergent a 30 degree wash is fine.

I wash white bedding at 40 or60 degrees as I like it to stay white...
DP also has no clue about washing temps...

I’m shocked the DH washes the bedding at all 😆

…………… runs for cover 🤪

Hi Amber the duvet cover is like a giant pillowcase. It has the advantage of keeping the upper surface of the duvet clean, too, and not much extra to wash. I have sometimes slept in eg holiday homes which use a top sheet with duvet on top, and get very tangled. I guess there's a knack to it!

BTW DH also has a sweaty body so changing the duvet cover is a necessary thing, BUT it gets clean easily. It's definitely a Man Head problem!! ( I'm making him sound a real catch )

You’re being ridiculous OP and have fallen for the myth that a hot temperature is required to get things clean.

It’s a combination of detergent and friction that gets things clean. Which is why you don’t need to wash your hands in boiling water to get them clean.

In the absence of either detergent or friction then yes you need a higher temperature.

To solve the sweaty head problems buy more pillowcases and change those, not the whole bed, more often

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I like patterned bedding. DP is banned from using the matching pillowcases because after a few weeks one is ruined/orange. I just buy a few plain coordinating pillowcases for him to destroy with his sweaty head.

If you are so worried give it a hot iron. But as other posters have said nobody died from unwashed bed-linen or no boys would survive University

My bedding is done on the “cottons” setting in the machine which is 60 degrees. My DH is very clean but his side of the bed “suffers” somehow. White bedding goes yellow, coloured bedding seems to “bleach”.

I have two sets for each bed. I don’t tumble dry so it’s only in good weather that I could wash, dry and put back on the bed inside of a day.

There's an awful lot of work involved in running a home. No-one can know everything. 30 degree wash won't hurt!

Yeah I wouldn't like that.
I do my sheets at 60 or 90.
Would never do them at less than 60.

@Taikoo same. 60 absolute minimum - underwear too

That’s annoying if you have a sweaty husband! Why don’t you tape a sign on the washer that says ‘bed linen/towels need x temp’ in big black letters!

DH has the most greasy head ever and leave a big patch on the pillow case, I barely soil it but DH leave a big yellowish patch, it is so bad I have to put washable fleece throws over the back of chairs as they would be ruined should his head touch them, easier just to wash a throw. I wash bedding at 60 usually as he also leaves a greasy mark on the sheet where he lays, if it was just me in the bed I would wash at 40 same as most of my washing. I do change DH's pillowcase more often than mine

I wash pretty much everything at 30, things fade and fray faster otherwise... never had an issue.

I always wash bedding and towels at 60

Clothes are changed daily and washed at 40. If they’re whites and grubby, 60

My DP is almost 40 and just caught him about to wash a blood stained pillowcase without any attempt to soak/blot any of the blood off first. Oh and in his half asleep state he'd picked up a dishwasher tablet by mistake. Tbf I've had more experience dealing with bloodstains (periods) and I used to just bung everything in the wash and hope for the best when I first left home. Now I'm older I care more about having nice bedding and looking after it, but it's not a priority for my partner.

On a side note, most clothes and bedding seem to advise not to wash higher than 30 and a lot will shrink if regularly washed at 40. I've noticed our new washing machine doesn't have an option to wash higher than 40 and those cycles take a couple of hours. I have a feeling once your current machine breaks you may not have the option to wash at 60.

@WalkingMeAway

I always wash my bedding at 60. But if it went on at 30 I really wouldn’t be washing it again!

You definitely need a spare set

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Bed sheets washed at 95 degrees once a week. Towels at 65 degrees.

To kill dust mites you need to wash above 60 degrees.

@BoJoHoNo

My washing machine is only 3 months old (LG) and has a 95 degree wash option for cotton eg my bed sheets :)

I purposefully looked for a machine with a high temperature wash and also a handwash programme for wool/silk/delicates.

I wash bedding and towels at 60 but never together. I wash most clothes at 40.

Really surprised that so many posters wash everything at 30.

Me and my girlfriend have had a conversation about this. I think the detergent kills the germs, she thinks they need a hotter wash.

She does the washing then.