Washing wisdom?
Dear flist, I hope some of you know more about this and can help me out.
It's about temperatures and laundry.
See, growing up I was taught that one could very well wash normal clothes on low temperature settings (40C or 30C), but that things like dishcloths, tea towels, towels and floor cloths ought to be washed at at least 60C and preferably if they could take it 95C to disinfect properly. Now, for the last good while I've generally been washing my clothes at 30C and just tossed towels and stuff in with them, but I am kinda worried that it's not good enough. At the same time I would prefer to wash as cold as possible and not do more loads than I have to for the sake of the environment and our energy bill.
So, does anyone know if advvances in laundry detergent means I can safely wash even the grotty stuff at low temps? Should I wash them seperately anyway?
For reference I have a largeish front loader and tend to use whichever front loader detergent is on special the week I need detergent (of course if there's one product you all think shine above the rest, I can just adapt and buy extra of that when it's on special).
It's about temperatures and laundry.
See, growing up I was taught that one could very well wash normal clothes on low temperature settings (40C or 30C), but that things like dishcloths, tea towels, towels and floor cloths ought to be washed at at least 60C and preferably if they could take it 95C to disinfect properly. Now, for the last good while I've generally been washing my clothes at 30C and just tossed towels and stuff in with them, but I am kinda worried that it's not good enough. At the same time I would prefer to wash as cold as possible and not do more loads than I have to for the sake of the environment and our energy bill.
So, does anyone know if advvances in laundry detergent means I can safely wash even the grotty stuff at low temps? Should I wash them seperately anyway?
For reference I have a largeish front loader and tend to use whichever front loader detergent is on special the week I need detergent (of course if there's one product you all think shine above the rest, I can just adapt and buy extra of that when it's on special).