I did a was earlier @Nanny Beach, doing as someone kindly suggested by dissolving the powder before washing, and that was fine. We have very soft water here, so I think that might be the problem as @TheGreenMan suggested.
I just used the cycle/setting I normally use @Hostafan1, but my machine has a 'maximum temperature' option, so I just picked 30 degrees. Makes no difference to the length of the cycle. If you don't have that though - you need a maths degree to work it out, and therein lies the whole problem. We're all going to tie ourselves in knots with it if we keep heading down the road of analysis paralysis, which seems to have invaded our lives, and, more recently - this forum
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have a Quick wash setting - 30 mins @30c which I use occasionally for lightly soiled or delicate items. What temperature you choose should depend on what you are washing and not just on the probable cost surely. Lightly soiled clothes ok on a 30c, anything muckier at 40c, towels should be on a 50c or 60c.
I've never washed any item at 60. If anything is really dirty, it would get a soak in a bucket first. I don't even need to do that very often - walking trousers, or gardening stuff if I've had serious manky stuff to do.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My towells are either Sanderson embroidered with the classic dandelion clocks. Dorma cotton/silk mix, says maximum 40%. Surely towells Don't get dirty, they're used when you're clean. It's not just about cost keeping to lower temperatures for washing,it's about reducing ones carbon footprint.Hosta that would be 15 minutes then, for me. What make is your machine?
I think you may be overthinking this. Wash on the lowest temperature that's going to work for whatever you're washing. Use the least amount of detergent that is practical. Don't wash part loads. That's all.
Trying to nuance a few extra minutes at a marginally lower temp is pointless - the variability of the grid carbon emissions will be greater than your consumption.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Nanny beach, you obviously have never seen the state of towels after my brother has wiped his hands all over them. The dirt in his hands seems to be so ingrained, it takes a two week holiday with frequent dips in the sea for them to come clean. swarfega then soap barely touch the top.
Frankly - I don't see the point of a 15 min, or a cold wash. If it can be washed to a decent state in cold water, it would barely need washed in the first place. In both cases - a quick hand wash in a basin would surely be better ? Am I missing something here!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I just used the cycle/setting I normally use @Hostafan1, but my machine has a 'maximum temperature' option, so I just picked 30 degrees. Makes no difference to the length of the cycle.
If you don't have that though - you need a maths degree to work it out, and therein lies the whole problem.
We're all going to tie ourselves in knots with it if we keep heading down the road of analysis paralysis, which seems to have invaded our lives, and, more recently - this forum
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
What temperature you choose should depend on what you are washing and not just on the probable cost surely. Lightly soiled clothes ok on a 30c, anything muckier at 40c, towels should be on a 50c or 60c.
I don't even need to do that very often - walking trousers, or gardening stuff if I've had serious manky stuff to do.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Trying to nuance a few extra minutes at a marginally lower temp is pointless - the variability of the grid carbon emissions will be greater than your consumption.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
In both cases - a quick hand wash in a basin would surely be better ?
Am I missing something here!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...