aquarius1984
Well-known member
I BROKE DOWN
I finally caved in and did something life changing today.
Call the Men in White coats and get me a straight jacket! Ive gone CrAzY!
I feel calm yet sick, sane yet in a trance.
I did the shopping after i finished work at 7am ( i work for Tesco which is 24hr) and I bought a small pack of ARIEL BIO Tabs and a bottle of conc Yellow LENOR.
(Also a bottle of original Fairy Liquid, as we were out of Persil Aloe Vera. So im all P&Gs at the minute.)
WITH GOOD REASON
Going to wash some whites at 40*c in the Hotpoint later.
Be interesting to see the rinse quality and wash performance.
The whites,
are 4 bath sheets
6 grimy dishcloths
6 toilet cloths
6 t towels
some grimy cloths ive used for window cleaning and oven cleaning
and some old white t shirts etc.
After ive washed them on 40 i will compare the cleaning capability and then run them through another 95*c wash with Ariel anyway. Or if it doesnt rinse it will be with Persil and the Ariel tabs will be thrown away.
I am not convinced on the bacteria levels being low enough for my tea towels especially as the "DANGER ZONE" for bacteria growth is 37*c - 63*c, im so worried if i dont wash them again on boil .
The DANGER ZONE is what Chefs go on when they cook food.
Law states the min temp to cook food is 72*c (82*c in Scotland wher they had some mither a few years ago with crap chefs not complying to the law) which is well clear of the Danger Zone.
So when washing at 60*c is not quite out of that zone the detergent is meant to compensate.
This is why Mieles offer a 75*c cycle which is way out the Danger Zone but more "ECO" than 95*c.
Well have a good day and il let you know the results.
Nick
I finally caved in and did something life changing today.
Call the Men in White coats and get me a straight jacket! Ive gone CrAzY!
I feel calm yet sick, sane yet in a trance.
I did the shopping after i finished work at 7am ( i work for Tesco which is 24hr) and I bought a small pack of ARIEL BIO Tabs and a bottle of conc Yellow LENOR.
(Also a bottle of original Fairy Liquid, as we were out of Persil Aloe Vera. So im all P&Gs at the minute.)
WITH GOOD REASON
Going to wash some whites at 40*c in the Hotpoint later.
Be interesting to see the rinse quality and wash performance.
The whites,
are 4 bath sheets
6 grimy dishcloths
6 toilet cloths
6 t towels
some grimy cloths ive used for window cleaning and oven cleaning
and some old white t shirts etc.
After ive washed them on 40 i will compare the cleaning capability and then run them through another 95*c wash with Ariel anyway. Or if it doesnt rinse it will be with Persil and the Ariel tabs will be thrown away.
I am not convinced on the bacteria levels being low enough for my tea towels especially as the "DANGER ZONE" for bacteria growth is 37*c - 63*c, im so worried if i dont wash them again on boil .
The DANGER ZONE is what Chefs go on when they cook food.
Law states the min temp to cook food is 72*c (82*c in Scotland wher they had some mither a few years ago with crap chefs not complying to the law) which is well clear of the Danger Zone.
So when washing at 60*c is not quite out of that zone the detergent is meant to compensate.
This is why Mieles offer a 75*c cycle which is way out the Danger Zone but more "ECO" than 95*c.
Well have a good day and il let you know the results.
Nick
