question is chlorine bleach good with hot water from time to time to wash white bedsheets?

[pierreandreply4]

hello to all aw i have a question i am washing my bedsheets using bulky item cycle max fill (deep water wash) hot water with chlorine bleach to kill any pontential germs even if laundry tag say not recomended to use chlorine bleach is it good from time to time to use some?

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Yes.

Chlorine is good to wash with whites and hot water, period.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

whites with bleach

I always wash my whites with bleach. I don't like dingy whites. Never have, never will.

 

[ea56]

I too always wash all whites with hot water and bleach.

 

Eddie

 

[luxflairguy]

But! Do you STILL add bleach if using Tide w/ bleach?

 

[whirlykenmore78]

Washing white sheets With hot water and bleach:

Yes every time it should be done this way.
WK78

 

[ea56]

Re: Reply#4

Greg, I don’t use Tide with Bleach.  But if the stains on the whites I was washing were bad enough and I was using Tide with Bleach I might put a tad of LCB in the dispenser anyway, just to be sure.

 

Eddie

 

[electronicontrl]

White whites

Absolutely! I like my whites to be white. Grandma taught me to use hot water and bleach. Very dirty whites get a warm pre-soak or prewash. My favorite way to do whites is in my Maytag Neptune on the stain cycle where the first rinse following the wash is also Hot. Fresh hot water on whites that were doused with bleach the last 2 min of the wash phase - That's the way to do whites! And an extra rinse!

 

[awooff]

White whites without bleach

For whites in my neptune, i also find the stain cycle (hot wash, heavy soil and presoak options) produces perfect whites without any need for bleach. Filthy socks and underarm stains look brand new.

 

[lakewebsterkid]

I thought you washed everything in cold? Now you are using hot at the highest water level possible?

But yes, bleach and white sheets is completely fine from time to time.

 

[launderess]

Haven't had chlorine bleach in house for decades, and will put my washing up against others any day of the week.

Europeans largely avoid chlorine bleach, and many cultures such as in France and Germany produce brilliant stain free washing without.

Eau de Javel long as been known to wreck and yellow textiles. Chlorine bleach does cover a multitude of laundry day sins, so there you are.

 

[qsd-dan]

Haven't had chlorine bleach in house for decades

It has been 15 years for me and I haven't looked back. Keep that nasty junk far away from my laundry and washers. I've seen what that crap does to porcelain surrounding the bleach cup for those who are sloppy with aiming. I'm on septic now, so just another excuse to avoid it.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Yes and I think it's actually beneficial for your machine too...Periodic LCB washes keep things from building up.. There are some on here who absolutely HATE LCB though..

 

[panasonicvac]

Definitely!

I wash my whites with bleach as well on hot, extra hot, or steam water on my washer. Not only I find they clean the best but also they smell better, they reduce odors coming out of the dirty loads, and it's also good for the washer as well. I don't have to clean my tub from mold as often as I should because it's much cleaner on the inside and it helps the washer last longer as well.

 

[mark_wpduet]

I was thinking about something:

Back when most of the USA used TL washers. They use much more water, right? Filling all the way up. When we would do a load of whites, we always added a cup of bleach...LCB is very bad for fabrics...But you know what? Since all the years of having my FL washer (you know the dispenser for bleach) is extremely small. You're using a couple of tablespoons or around that...

MY point is this. I remember how white towels and washcloths or anything white would wear out much faster back then...but I've had the same white bath towels and other whites for a long time and I don't notice this at all. So it's either a combination of using less LCB and having a FL washer which is more gentle...or one or the other. I think because I'm using so little at any given point that I don't feel so guilty about using it. A little bit of that stuff goes a long way.

thinking back...I can't believe we poured an entire cup of bleach in the washer for a full load of whites...It takes so little. I know people hate bleach but I use it so sparingly... I only use bleach for two things: the white load of laundry I do and I pour a tablespoon in a spray bottle to make diluted bleach water...

 

[DADoES]

 
Calypso being an HE design taking less water than impeller machines nowadays ... has a 1-cup-capacity bleach dispenser.  The lid instructions state for the cycle descriptions (bleach can be used on any cycle):

   Whitest Whites ...... for extra whitening and brightening (with 1 cup of liquid chlorine bleach).  Deep cleans white items such as underwear, sheets, and socks.

Aquasmart bleach dispenser for comparison has 1/2 cup (120mL) capacity.

 

[philcobendixduo]

I always used to....

....wash my whites in hot water with bleach but found that the terrible quality of todays clothes (underwear, socks, etc.) causes them to deteriorate rapidly if washed this way.
Elastic, especially, will just "loosen" with every wash until there's no stretch left.
So now, I wash whites in warm water with less bleach and it seems to be just "okay".

 

[pinkpower4]

Tide w/ Bleach And Laundry Sanitizer and/or Oxi-Clean

I love the clean smell of bleached sheets and towels, but it seems like it weakens the materials much quicker. Also, it can mess with the elastic on the bed sheets. I may be wrong, but I would think adding bleach too much too often may not be good for the washing machine parts either.

Instead, I use Tide w/ bleach powder. Nice, clean scent. However, you can add Tide scent boosters to take it up a notch. Some people say the scent boosters can stain laundry, so be careful. Lysol sanitizer seems to work well. However, it requires user intention to catch the wash cycle and pause it for 16 minutes. Sometimes, I cheat and just add it to the wash cycle. The wash cycle with the presoak is enough time without any user intervention.

If you have a sani-cycle, try that. I use to love my LG front load for this. It has an internal heater, and I think the extra hot water was the key. Even without bleach, the heat seemed to help get rid of musty odors from pet/kid messes, towels, and work-out clothes.

 

[jben]

Elastic - how hot is to hot ?

With my FL with the internal heater, I can take the wash temp all the way up to ~200F / 90+ . However I've been reluctant to go too hot (above 160F ?) with my whites because I usually have items with elastic waste bands in the mix.

For those of you with experience, how hot do you feel comfortable with on the hot wash for your whites that have elastic ?

 

[mark_wpduet]

How much bleach are you guys using? How can a miniscule amount of LCB do that kind of damage?

 

[qsd-dan]

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For those of you with experience, how hot do you feel comfortable with on the hot wash for your whites that have elastic ?

 

I have experimented with temps for years now and find anything much beyond 157F (top loader) will ripple the elastic in my underwear. If you're having positive results with 160F and elastic is coming out damage free, stay with that temp and don't exceed it.

 

[askolover]

I don't use the 190F cycle on my Miele with elastic items.  But 140F does fine.  Socks and drawers last over a year before they begin to lose their ability to return to prior shape.

 

[qsd-dan]

I have underwear going back 13 years using oxy bleach at 160F and a 3 hour soak and they're still fine. I wonder why yours is only lasting 1 year at 140F? Are you using chlorine bleach?

 

[ea56]

I’m wearing white Fruit of the Loom briefs that are 7 years old that get washed weekly with hot water and 1/2 cup LCB and the elastic is still holding up just fine and there aren’t any holes in them either.

 

  I think that the problem with bleach is either using too much or pouring it directly on the fabric.  If you use the bleach dispenser or dilute the bleach in a quart of water before adding it and don’t use copious amounts there shouldn’t be any problems with damage to elastic and/or fabric.

 

Eddie

 

[kenwashesmonday]

I always wash my white briefs, t-shirts, and socks in hot water (140° f) and chlorine bleach.  I add 1/2 cup of regular (usually Clorox) bleach to the 18 gallons of hot water in my Maytag A606 when there's 4 minutes left on the wash.  Of course I have my lid switch bypassed so I can add diluted bleach while the machine is agitating.  The elastic on the briefs eventually weakens after about 70+ washes, but they sure are clean!

 

I don't bleach my sheets because they're not white.

 

[pinkpower4]

Elastic Issues

I regularly use Tide w/ bleach powder, oxi-clean, and Lysol laundry sanitizer. I’ve had some items for years. I think line drying those items has helped. Some may prefer to air dry/low heat just for this load.

The spin dryer greatly reduces machine or line dry time. I have both Panda and Ninja with the overall win going to Ninja.

As for hot water, I have my hot water temp set at about 120. For the top load, it is tap hot. I’m not sure what my LG fl heated the water to. All I can say is it’s sani cycle worked wonders on getting the toughest messes and smells out with the internal water heater probably making that difference. My Maytag mvwp575 is probably the best wash action in a top load that can be purchases today, but not practical or safe to crank water heater up just for clothes.

 

[mrboilwash]

Elastics

are worn out by several factors, excessive heat is only one of them.
Just like rubber spandex or lycra threads are susceptible to high pH of powdered detergents or chlorine bleach, residual body oils from using not enough detergent, too much fabric softener and I think acids like in laundry sours should be avoided too.

But as always it`s all about where the personal priorities are set.
Textile lifespan vs cleanliness.

Elastic bands sold for sewing in Germany have always been "kochfest" (boilproof) because we expect it this way.
Maybe things don`t last forever this way but thinking about the study about Japanese laundry habits (in cold water) where it seems to be a give to replace textiles after 16 wash - wear cycles because of the yellowing and smelly build up isn`t sustainable too.

So if you like to use chlorine bleach on your sheets, fitted or not go ahead and knock yourself out!


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