What temperature do you wash your bedding on?

[JKCR2017]

So I nearly always, wash bedding at 60
degrees. But a few days ago I had a new washing machine installed which has a bedding setting on it. You can set it to either 20,30 (definite no for bedding imo) or 40, no 60 😏 so I used another setting and washed at 60!

My question is, is it okay to wash bedding at 40? Does it get them clean enough?

Change my bedding weekly, clean pj’s every night etc so I can’t imagine my bed sheets are overly dirty but like to be sure and wash hotter. 💁‍♀️

Mostly the lowest I can get away with. Frost ironing and sunlight are great cleaners. But agree if there was a lergy like DV or flu, go for high.

I am another one with an oily DH and I enjoy dribbling in my sleep so our white bedding goes in at 95 and it comes out really clean. DS1 seems to be a sweaty sleeper so his needs a proper hot wash too.

I know it's more expensive and a little worse for the environment but I do like watching it spin around knowing that all the bugs are dying.

Everything gets washed at 40 degrees here

If you use biological detergent, you shouldn't use a high temperature because the heat kills the enzymes that make your sheets clean and bacteria-free. So I wash at 40.

Knittink the enzymes work to remove stains whilst the machine is heating up. Once the hotter temp is reached, the soap and bleaching agents in the powder does the rest of the work so hotter washes DO clean better

60 for sheets, towels, tea towels, face cloths, whites, socks and underwear. Cold or 30 or 40 for everything else.

What about if the bedding states wash at 40 , is it still ok to wash at 60 - won't it shrink?

60 for bedding towels cloths
40 for whites
30 for everything else unless its really dirty then that goes on a 40 wash too.

90. Bedding. Separate 90 for towels. I put half capful of regular Dettol in fabric softener drawer too.

What about if the bedding states wash at 40 , is it still ok to wash at 60 - won't it shrink?

Nope not in my experience, unless it's pure silk or wool then it won't shrink. That temp advice is there to safe guard the manufacturer rather than the customer. My past experience is that tumble drying on the hot setting does more damage to laundry than washing on a 60 degree wash🤷🏻‍♀️

My bedding is white so it goes in at 90. DCs have lots of fantastic colours so I wash theirs at 60.

Everything's washed in my machine @ 40 with bio.
Robust immune systems so far and no allergies.

Bedding and towels at 60

The bedding cycle on my machine is actually for duvets/pillows rather than sheets/covers

Everything is washed at 30 in this house, I can see I'm a minority group though
We're all very healthy and hygienic and friends always comment how nice my hand me downs smell and look when I pass dcs clothes on.
I wouldn't dream of washing anything at 90, just bonkers

Everything is at 30 in this house, sometimes 20. If we've had a stomach bug I'll wash at 60. It's completely unnecessary and a massive waste of energy to wash at higher than this on a regular basis.

Dettol? In the wash?! Do you eat your meals off your clean laundry?
What harm do people think is going to be done to them if they're not washing at high temperatures and/or putting dettol in their wash. Genuine question because the harm to our environment is the only glaringly obvious problem I can see!

@GMtoBe finally I'm not alone!
Google 'smol' I've just switched to it. Environmentally friendly product & packaging, smells gorgeous and way way cheaper too. I did their £1 trial, they send you 9 washes.

Usually 40 but I have been doing them on 30 since we had the smart metre put in as the washer is on for 45 mins less time then. It's never done us any harm & they come out clean & smelling fresh!

30° but clearly I'm a right slattern D:

cushioncovers - thanks for that. Am thinking I'll give it a go this weekend..…. Christ my life is dull :-)

I wash everything on 40 and have yet to see any ill effects from this. We are generally healthy so don’t see the need to go hotter. I think I used to wash at 30, not sure why I changed to 40 (maybe coincided with getting a new washer?). Maybe I will go back to 30. Everything looks clean, so that isn’t a reason. The hotter the machine, the longer the cycle takes and as I am generally waiting for it to finish so I can either put the next load on or empty it before I go out, this is something I am keen to avoid.

60 because my cats sleep on the beds

I wash almost all clothes on a 30 quick wash, apart from my dirty riding things that get properly muddy/smell which I do on a longer 40.

Towels, cat bedding and our bedding on a 60.

I'd ruin my clothes if they were washed on a hot wash - but my work things are rarely dirty, just need freshening.

For those concerned about the environmental impact, hotter washes are way more hygienic and mean you can use less detergent. Adding dettol is really unnecessary unless you have and incontinent relative living with you.

Less detergent = less down the drain, less packaging, less CO2 emissions from transporting the stuff, less money spent on laundry products

Eco cycle 30 all the time. Did you never see the pr about washing at lower temps to save energy. No wonder the earth is buggered.

Bedding and towels are done on 40 here. Clothes are done on 30 or 40 depending on how dirty they are, not very usually, apart from sports kits.

Everything seems to look and smell clean. I have an autoimmune disease so have to be careful with my health but I don't think I've ever washed anything above 40.