Warm water on first or second rinse?

[stricklybojack]

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What in theory (or has been empirically proven if that is the case) would be more effective on a 2 rinse wash:

Warm water on the first rinse and cold on the second, or
cold on the first and warm on the second?

Yes, this assumes only one of the two is a warm water rinse, the other being cold.
My first thought was warm on the first but then i got to thinking...{crickets}
Soooo all i can say for sure is it's hard tellin' not knowin'..

 

[henene4]

Depends on the load.

I guess, with heavy towels, the second rinse would be more logical: Warm laundry releases more water during a high speed spin (compare the thermal spin on Miele and BSH washer dryers) and probably will dry faster if moved to the dryer imediatley.
However, on every day laundry, the warm rinse could proof to be an extended cool down and thus reduce creases.
But, on the other hand, the question might be how much warm or hot water is carried into the first rinse by the load it self.

 

[washer111]

Some will say there is no point in warm rinses, as detergents are apparently designed for and recommend it - however, *IF* the detergent manufacturers recommended warm rinses, we'd have the Eco-Nazi's hopping up and down demanding they change their recommendation for the sake of the environment! 

The other problem, very few machines manufactured in the last couple of decades are fitted with warm rinses, so you'd have customer complaints too! 

 

That said, I'd probably go for warm after the wash, since its more of a gradual cooldown. The final rinse would be cooler again and would therefore gradually cool the clothes, and not allow wrinkling to form as much, if my reasoning is correct.