I ususally use cold water, except on towels. But I am wondering if warm isn't better. I just don't know.
2007-01-01 00:39:58 · 6 answers · asked by a mom 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I follow the instructions on the tags of the clothes.It will tell you the water temp. usually.
Most of the time it's warm or cold.
good luck
2007-01-01 00:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by mommyof2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely warm.
Light colors can even go in a hot wash they come out beautifully clean and you know you've killed all the germs especially those that accumulate on wet towels.
A hot wash won't ruin anything that you would normally put in the dryer.
If you are worried about colors that bleed, washing in a cold wash sets the color and then you can wash it on a higher temp. and it won't bleed majorly.
When you wash on warm you should wash the dark stuff separately from the light stuff (not only whites).
2007-01-05 04:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by ghds 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hot for whites, cold for colors that bleed, like red and warm for all the rest.
2007-01-01 08:42:11 · answer #3 · answered by MsFancy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cold is better for colors but warm or hot for whites
2007-01-01 08:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by wayne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use cold - even on towels!
2007-01-01 08:42:01 · answer #5 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE WARMEST THE CLOTHES LABEL WILL HANDLE...
DETERGENST WORK BETTER, THE HOTTER THE WATER!! FACT!
2007-01-01 11:53:37 · answer #6 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋