Are laundry sanitizers worth it?

[nmassman44]

Most people out there do not know how to use this product properly. My ex tenant used this stuff and he would add it to the wash cycle and still use fabric softener defeating the entire purpose of this " sanitizer". I had to inform him on how to use it since A) He didn't even read the bottle instructions B) had no clue that was the way it was supposed to be used and was clutching the pearls when I mentioned the correct usage. C) He threw everything in the dryer and barbecued every load so there was absolutely no need to even spend the money. D) he was a First Class Idiot....I dont miss that crap. At. All.

 

[panasonicvac]

I have some of this stuff

To be quite honest here, I really can't tell the difference other than the scent that it leaves behind which I do like. But the scent doesn't last as long as some of my liquid laundry detergent I have with some very strong scent like the Persil Intense Fresh Deep Clean or the Tide Mountain Spring. Would I buy it again? Maybe but I'd rarely use it if so. I already like what I use for my laundry but I'm always open for trying new things out so that's why I bought it.

 

[neptunebob]

It can save clothes from being thrown away...

As you know, my 95-year-old mother lives with me and for a while she had been taking too much stool softener and that was causing continence issues. I could not use bleach on all of her clothes, but found out about the Lysol sanitizer and even though it is inconvenient to have to stop the washer for 16 minutes I found that it removed all of the odor and thus saved having to throw clothes away. I have a set of golf outfits I bought this summer and when I have a load of them I use the sanitizer to remove my body odor from them too. I flnd it helps make the LG front load washer we have smell better too (Though I still have to run Tub clean once in awhile).

Meanwhile, my youngest sister is using the Lysol in her top loader. Her husband was a high school athlete and is still very active with cycling and running. When you live with an athlete, there are a lot of bike shorts, Spandex, jock straps, and Speedos everywhere. Using the Lysol and waiting the 16 minutes has saved a lot of athletic wear from being thrown away because of odor. I see a market for Lysol with sports teams to save expensive uniforms.

 

[gyrafoam]

Unless your washer is an open sewer--------

like half of America, then a standard wash cycle and a round in a dryer should be enough.

Chlorine bleach was great back in the day when everyone used cloth diapers and line-dried everything. The sun killed the chlorine and the cooties in one fell swoop.
The chlorine in the washing machine and hot water kept the washer clean.

In our world, today, fear is used to manipulate everyone. We are bombarded with all kinds of miss-information. Don't fall into the trap.

 

[DADoES]

 
Advisory back in the day was to set the household water heater at 150°F to 160°F, and that's what was in the machine on a recommended hot fill (less any pipe-distance and thermal loss).

Hot nowadays on the Regular/Normal cycle is likely to be 85°F.