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Do towels go mouldy at 40? |
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Post# 539796   8/26/2011 at 17:28 (4,597 days old) by marthalover4eve ()   |   | |
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some one told me if you wash towels on a 40 they go mouldy is it true ??? i used to wash towels on 40 for years and i never seen then go mouldy. |
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Post# 539804 , Reply# 1   8/26/2011 at 17:50 (4,597 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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i am a hygine freek so these are the temps i wash towels on. colour fast towels: 60'c non coulor fast towels: 95'c hope it helps Tom :) |
Post# 539805 , Reply# 2   8/26/2011 at 17:51 (4,597 days old) by marthalover4eve ()   |   | |
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i always wash on 90 -70 now but i used to do them on 40 cuz my mum wouldent dream of anything diffrent |
Post# 539807 , Reply# 4   8/26/2011 at 17:57 (4,597 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)   |   | |
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Hi, I always wash towels at 60°C
I don't know but 40°C seems to me that it's not enough. If you think 40°C is almost our body temperature, so whay don't wash them in a higher temperature. I think that the sour smell that used towels sometimes has can be washed better in hotter water where the oxygen present in the powder is more effective. Ingemar |
Post# 539808 , Reply# 5   8/26/2011 at 18:00 (4,597 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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40'c isnt sufficent enough to kill bacteria of the dead skin that is on the towels |
Post# 539832 , Reply# 7   8/26/2011 at 19:20 (4,597 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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clothes: 40'c,50'c'60'c delecates: 30'c towels: Colour F:60'c Colour non F:95'c |
Post# 539840 , Reply# 8   8/26/2011 at 19:47 (4,597 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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...or the 60%+ of the Australian population that wash in COLD water would all have mouldy towels.
Washing at 40c is pretty much a perfect temperature if use a suitable powdered detergent as the banding won't shrink. Then hang, or tumble them dry without too much delay.
On the other hand, using too much fabric softener and then leaving them in the machine for a few days is going to make them very very manky....just like any washing. This post was last edited 08/26/2011 at 23:43 |
Post# 539879 , Reply# 9   8/26/2011 at 22:46 (4,597 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 539895 , Reply# 10   8/27/2011 at 01:16 (4,597 days old) by HotpointFan (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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... my mum always washes everything at 30 degreees and once every blue moon at 40 and I am trying to persuade her to wash at higher temperatures like 60! I found a video on the Bosch website about constant wash at low temperatures can not kill all the bacteria and I think that is why we have gone through about three door seals which for a seven year old machine, its kinda stupid right?!
Please can you help me persuade her to wash at higher temperatures?! Jacob |
Post# 539899 , Reply# 11   8/27/2011 at 02:08 (4,597 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 539900 , Reply# 12   8/27/2011 at 02:10 (4,597 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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There could be several reasons why the door seals have gone mouldy...
- closing the door between uses promotes a humid environment which aids mould growth - usingtoo much fabric conditioner provides a good food source - especially as it is used in the final rinse - poor door seal batch
Prevention of mould in a front loader is very easy....
- use a powdered detergent - minimise the amount of fabric conditioner used and/or - make sure loads of washing with conditioner in the rinse are the ones done first with non-conditioned loads last - use an old jay-cloth, face washer etc. to remove the small amount of moisture present in the seal when finished for the day - leave the door ajar - always!
Everything in our house for the last 22 years has been washed at either 40c or 30c (with the exception of sheets) and I have never, ever had mould in a machine either here in Oz, or in the UK using Hoovers, Blomberg and Zanussi engineered machines.
BUT....I don't use liquid detergents OR fabric conditioner.
Mind, no matter what some of us say, there will always be someone that we know who will not listen to those of us with years of experience..... |
Post# 539901 , Reply# 13   8/27/2011 at 02:18 (4,597 days old) by HotpointFan (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 539902 , Reply# 14   8/27/2011 at 02:21 (4,597 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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I have all white towels and always wash them at 60 sometimes 90 to clean the machine. After seeing the results of a swab test from a machine only doing low temps I will stick to 40 only for darks and delicates all bedding and towels at least 60. Besides its the minimum temperature for thermal disenfection so unless you use bleach or something to kill germs your just wiping it around the household.Forgot to mention my machine is 5 years old and never had a new door seal it is in my opinion best to use biological powders as non bio liquid makes the occurence of mould seem more likely.
Austin |
Post# 539912 , Reply# 15   8/27/2011 at 04:21 (4,597 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)   |   | |
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Jacob,
when you wash constantly at 30°C you will turn your washing machine into a stinky, slimy, moldy bucket full of germs. (that would happend much erlier if you use liquid detergent and fabric softener) If you have ever seen some videos on youtube of the inside drum of some Japanese washers you know what am I talking about. It is good that at least every now and then you wash on higher temperatures and you take the precautions as "ronhic" said. But keep in mind that Australian and Asian detergents are especially formulated to be used in cold water, because overe there everyone is washing in cold water. |
Post# 539914 , Reply# 16   8/27/2011 at 04:43 (4,597 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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...they are formulated for cold water washing, not that I do...
BUT, manufacturers and consumer magazines advocate running a HOT wash reasonably frequently to prevent build up as a result of cold water use etc....
Washing at 30/40c, provided you minimise fabric conditioner and avoid liquid detergents, won't give you a smelly machine....
Cold water, liquid detergents and conditioners will do so, very quickly.... |
Post# 539924 , Reply# 17   8/27/2011 at 08:27 (4,597 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 539929 , Reply# 18   8/27/2011 at 09:09 (4,597 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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I wash my towels on 60 but I have done the occasional 40 but they do seem fresher at 60 for longer always with Ariel Biological Powder.
However. As an experiment when I had my LGf1402fds6 I did a load of towels at 30deg on a cotton intensive cycle with steam selected. The steam during the hour of main washing was enough for them to come out smelling equally as fresh as when washed at 60. I didn't make a habit of that it was merely to see how effective it would be. My towels got the cotton 60 with Ariel biological powder in my Hotpoint Aqualtis last night in fact :-) Darren |
Post# 539932 , Reply# 19   8/27/2011 at 10:10 (4,597 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Hope this helps persuade your Mum, it certainly did mine...
The way I see it, body temperature is 37.5 degrees, therefore anything below this temperature is not enough to kill the bacteria on clothes caused by sweat and flaking skin cells. This is not so much a problem for clothes that have been worn once and just need a freshen up, but for anything that's been worn more than that or it's been a hot day or it's your PE kit or whatever, 30 degrees is NOT hot enough. This is especially important when it comes to bedding, as you have dust mites as well as bacteria and skin cells to get rid of. By washing at 30, it basically creates a nice, moist, warm breeding ground for millions of bacteria. I told both my Mum and my boyfriend this, and both are now washing at 40 and 60 and have noticed the difference in that there clothes stay fresher for longer and smell much cleaner when they come out of the washing machine. |
Post# 539957 , Reply# 23   8/27/2011 at 13:11 (4,596 days old) by boschlover1997 ()   |   | |
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hi tom, i know what you mean about the rough towels, but they are uncomfortable as hell when your using them, surely a body sponge gets enough dead skin off? thanks, george |
Post# 539959 , Reply# 25   8/27/2011 at 13:18 (4,596 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Yes and no realy :) a hard towel is good for your blood circulation, a sponge removes dead skin but it does a poor job fof helping with blood circuation :) personal preference really :) |
Post# 539960 , Reply# 26   8/27/2011 at 13:25 (4,596 days old) by boschlover1997 ()   |   | |
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how does it improve your blood circulation if its only on your skin? :) |
Post# 539962 , Reply# 27   8/27/2011 at 13:35 (4,596 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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It improves the blood circulation too the skin :) in the winter i have to keep my blood circulation to my hands and feet as i have a condition called raynaud's :) And the winters here is South wales dont help much eather lol |
Post# 539968 , Reply# 29   8/27/2011 at 15:15 (4,596 days old) by marthalover4eve ()   |   | |
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i dont realy understand how it helps blood circulations |
Post# 539974 , Reply# 32   8/27/2011 at 15:39 (4,596 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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I started going mo(u)ldy at 44. It got much worse at 60.
Telling a 40 they can't be 'proper' below 75 is like telling Campbell's their soup is too salty. It is, but that's how customers like it. Everyone has their notion what's going on in laundry, like above 'cold is too alkaline' when temperature has absolutely nothing to do with pH. I doubt even a PhD surfactant chemist could change their beliefs. |
Post# 540324 , Reply# 34   8/29/2011 at 03:34 (4,595 days old) by HotpointFan (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 540328 , Reply# 35   8/29/2011 at 05:15 (4,595 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Towels are always washed on a cottons wash at 60oc, usually with steam wash selected in the LG. They stay fresh for a longer time, although I did experiment by washing a few dark towels on cottons 40oc just the once with steam wash selected and they did come out just as good, but could be becuase they weren't soiled much.
At the moment i've just put a white throw and two white towels on a cottons 95oc :) My first boilwash in the LG! |
Post# 540549 , Reply# 37   8/30/2011 at 06:12 (4,594 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney)   |   | |
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and is your water very soft? |