What temperatures do you use UK members?

[hotpointwfwt02]

Here's how I do my laundry :
I sort everything out into colours and don't put anything in regardless to the colour : whites and colours are washed separately
30*C is for delicates, pe kit, mixed loads with colours that run
40*C is for pe kit, mixed loads, colours, darks. I mix colours and darks together.
50*C is for whites, dressing gowns
60*C is for dressing gowns, towels, whites, bedding
70*C is for kitchen stuff, towels, bedding, sturdy whites
90-95*C is for sturdy items, towels, kitchen stuff, maintenance washes, bedding
I wash whites at different temps because it depends on how sturdy they are. If they are very sturdy and dirty then I would use 70*C or 90*C.
What cycles and temps do you use?

 

[washerman250]

40-90 that's all

 

[liamy1]

Temps

Cold through to 95*

Cold is rare - for things like 2 black suede-y/velvet type throws that don't really have anything done to them.

30-40 for clothes I am trying not to fade (jeans, joggers tshirts etc).

60 - ALWAYS at least 60 for towels and whites (sometimes 95).

95 normally for kitchen cloths and for the white items that can handle it (for a refresh).

I've done 6 loads today (done about 24 loads since Sunday 3rd July) and todays loads have been

2 x white towels @ 60

kitchen cloths at 95

dark load at 40

lights load at 40

and currently white towels at 60

 

[aeg03]

I wash bedding at 60 degrees and everything else at 40 degrees.

I don't separate coloured items. It all goes in one wash and comes out just fine. Keeps usage of the washing machine in my flat to just twice a week as I'm on a water meter.

 

[spiraclean]

40 is the absolute minimum I will go to, that's for darks or anything with a tendency to shrink. Underwear, towels and bed linens get 60, while kitchen/cleaning cloths are always boil washed.

It's probably considered old fashioned nowadays, but using the highest temperature the fabric can handle is the rule I go by, and it has never failed me. I would much rather use a shorter, hotter wash over a low temperature cycle that goes on for two or three hours.

 

[miele4life]

40, 60 & 95, like to keep it simple.

 

[hoovermatic]

15 for wool and VERY delicate items
30-40 for clothes depending on the make up of the load - 30 for darker/jeans/hoodies normally. I always wash coloured socks and underwear together in it's own load at 40.
Whites at 60e (an economy programme on my WFF2000 which claims to give the same result as 90 - and it does.)
Coloured towels 40
Very occasionally I will wash bedding at 50 but normally 60.
I never ever use higher than 60 for anything as in my opinion there is no point with the detergents as good as they are.
I have never done and never will do a 'maintenance' wash.

 

[michael]

in my Miele...

I use the minimum iron programme 40 degrees for light /dark colours..i find this spins really well without creasing. whites are always washed at 95 on the hygiene wash with a prewash and min 2 hour soak in persil bio powder.

 

[aquacycle]

I use different cycles/temps for different loads:

Dark clothes - cottons 40
Light coloured clothes - minimum iron 40 (I would use 50 if my washer had a 50 temp)
White clothes - cottons 60
Jeans - dark garments 40
Jumpers - delicates 40
Bedding - minimum iron 60
Coloured towels and bathmats - cottons 60
White towels, flanels & cleaning cloths - cottons 95

 

[aquacycle]

RE: Maintenance washes

IMO, there is no need for maintenance washes provided you wash properly. As long as you're doing regular hot (60 degrees and above) washes and using a good powder, there should be no need for them. Maintenance cycles are only a requirement when liquid is used exclusively & always on low temperatures.

 

[adamthemieleman]

On our Miele, we use cottons 60 for towels with powder detergent. For everything else we use cottons 40 with liquid. Water plus gets used on large loads. If I'm washing my work uniform for the next day, I'll use the Express, it's the only time it gets used.
Mum occasionally uses the handwash program for her more delicate garments.

We have never ran a maintenance wash, as we run a hot wash weekly, and use sturdy detergent, Persil or Ariel depending which one is on offer at the time.

 

[aquacycle]

Whites wash is about to go on

 

[adamthemieleman]

Snap Chris!

In North Yorkshire we're just getting underway with a towel wash. Love how we're using the same powder! What model is your Miele?

 

[aquacycle]

Hi Adam,

Clearly us Yorkshire folk know a thing or two about washing lol.

It's a W562 Prestige Plus. 7 years old.

 

[aquacycle]

Clothes are all out on the line

 

[aquacycle]

Whites rinse level

 

[hotpointwma64]

I use 40 and 60 ( mainly 60)

Here in York the water is fairly hard so I tend to use a whole cup full of powder in most washes to prevent limescale build up - it works.

George

 

[aegokocarat]

30 and 40 for clothes, 60 and 90-5 for towels, cleaning stuff, bedding etc. Usually use Ecover washing powder or Ecozone liquid and a laundry bleach, usually use about 50-80ml of powder and if I use liquid I use about 35-45ml. Mostly use the Ecover powder though, cleans perfectly fine, doesnt reek to high heaven and doesnt cause any skin irritation.

 

[aegokocarat]

Also, we have very soft water here.