25-02-2018, 05:04 PM
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Re: Clothes washing..
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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I'm paid to keep them hygienic to me that means a boil. I have a huge saucepan I keep just for that. All bedding goes in on a 60 degree wash in the machine to kill any germs etc. I believe it's lack of heat allowing bed bugs to make a come back.
25-02-2018, 05:06 PM
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Re: Clothes washing..
Originally Posted by tarantula
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We have never had any problems!
25-02-2018, 05:10 PM
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Re: Clothes washing..
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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I'm paid to keep them hygienic to me that means a boil. I have a huge saucepan I keep just for that. All bedding goes in on a 60 degree wash in the machine to kill any germs etc. I believe it's lack of heat allowing bed bugs to make a come back.
25-02-2018, 05:10 PM
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Re: Clothes washing..
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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But you aren't bringing home filthy tea towels used for goodness knows what each week are you ? Some of them stink I'm not putting them in my washing machine on a low temperature wash.
25-02-2018, 05:16 PM
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Re: Clothes washing..
Originally Posted by Val J
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I’m thinking dishcloths, although I change them daily, they sometimes take some whitening up!
25-02-2018, 05:20 PM
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Re: Clothes washing..
Originally Posted by Surfermom
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Every day. At least one load is always running or sporting gear. Thankfully, those just air dry. Pardon, but what is a boil wash? I know it's incorrect, and avoiding Google, but my mind has you all bent over wash tubs with boiling kettles of water...and surely that can't be right
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Boil wash term is a throwback to our `dolly and posser` days, (a big tub and something resembling a small multi-legged buffet at the end of a wooden pole). It was used to wash heavily soiled cotton sheets and other items and as the name implies used boiling water. An addition to the soap and water was `dolly blue` which was added to make the whites whiter. The first house we lived in in the fifties had a `copper` in the kitchen, a large copper tub that was heated from underneath by a gas jet. Fill the tub with hot water and keep it hot by using the gas burner. Clothes were removed and then run through a mangle to get out the excess water. Technology at its finest.
These days, a boil wash alludes to a washing machine program that heats the water up to 60 degrees (centigrade)
25-02-2018, 05:32 PM
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Re: Clothes washing..
Originally Posted by Judd
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Boil wash term is a throwback to our `dolly and posser` days, (a big tub and something resembling a small multi-legged buffet at the end of a wooden pole). It was used to wash heavily soiled cotton sheets and other items and as the name implies used boiling water. An addition to the soap and water was `dolly blue` which was added to make the whites whiter. The first house we lived in in the fifties had a `copper` in the kitchen, a large copper tub that was heated from underneath by a gas jet. Fill the tub with hot water and keep it hot by using the gas burner. Clothes were removed and then run through a mangle to get out the excess water. Technology at its finest. These days, a boil wash alludes to a washing machine program that heats the water up to 60 degrees (centigrade)
25-02-2018, 05:37 PM
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Re: Clothes washing..
Originally Posted by Rhian
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Yes I have a 90° setting tooI've never used it!
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