what is more eco friendly re washing machine cycle

[babyjjbaby]

is it better to do a 30 minute wash then put it on another 15min spin so it drys or to put it on a 52 min standerd wash

Washing machine! How dare ou ruin our planet! Get yer tin bath out of the shed and scrubbing board dear - then run it through the mangle!!!

tut tut tut!!!

The most important thing is the temperature not the length of the wash.

Should wash at 30c.

oh right never knew that i always wash at 30 very rarly 60 maybe for nappies or bedding i didn't know weather it is worth using short cycle which hopefully uses less water and then do another spin or just the standered wash

there's a new one now that you can wash at 15c. seen it advertised on telly.

poo stains don't come out of our nappies at 30c - i always do 60c for nappies and sometimes 95c if they need and extra sparkle. and 30 for eveything else

that would be good 15c wonder if it gets anything clean tho i find i don't really get poo stains cos i use a fleece liner and soak just the liners i like to put the terrys on a 95 once in a blue moon

are you sure that the short cycle changes the spin? on my machine, the short cycle only modifies the wash part - spin is the same length as with a normal wash.

I used to do 40 for nappies, with an occasional 60. That worked fine, but best in summer when I could put them outside to dry.

no on the short cycle the spin is only 800 and on normal cycle it is 1400

here is the 15c one - its ariel - probably more expensive though!

oh i use washer balls and soad crystal anyway oh and vanish sopa on stains