There are various reasons to use the temperature settings, from clothing materials, stain treatment, and more. For most clothing, the hotter the water, the cleaner the clothing will be, however it may be necessary to use other water temperatures. Most linens and white clothing are washed in hot water to remove germs and heavy soil. The high temperature is helpful in removing dirt and any contamination from the clothing. However, some clothes will not come out looking very nice if they are washed in hot water.
Hot water tends to make some clothing shrink, wrinkle, and fade. Different colors may turn out splotchy after using hot water. Other fabrics are delicate and don't respond well to high temperatures. For most people, the majority of their laundry is washed with warm water.
Warm water is actually exactly what it sounds like, a mix of hot and cold. Some machines mix the hot and cold water , although many newer machines mix Warm water is usually the best choice for permanent press materials and jeans. It allows good cleaning action without as much fading, wrinkling, and shrinking. Cold water is usually used for delicate items or items with instructions to be washed in cold water. It's the best option for clothing that has bright colors which may run or fade at higher temperatures.
If your cold water items are heavily soiled or dirty, you need to be especially diligent about pre-treating for stains. They may require a longer wash time or a pre-soak before washing to fully remove stains. Most items have a tag with specific washing instructions on it. The directions on the tag are recommended for the best results.
When first washing a new item, check the tags and pull out items that have special instructions, especially if it is an item that you really want to take care of or is extremely delicate. While those benefits are enticing, it's important to know when cold-water washing works. Here are some suggestions for how to decide between cold and hot washing. By design, modern washers are well equipped to handle cold water.
Cold water is fine for most clothes and other items that you can safely put in the washing machine. It can remove many stains from clothing, including grass on your kid's jeans or makeup smudges on a sweater. Delicate fabrics lace and silk and dark, colorful fabrics actually do best in cold water. Not all stains respond to warmer water. For example, blood and sweat can actually set into fabric in hot water. Also, hot water tends to shrink, fade, and wrinkle certain fabrics.
By not heating the water in your washing machine, you may reduce your energy costs with every load. An estimated 75 to 90 percent of all the energy your washer uses goes to warming up the water, so switching to colder water can lower your gas or electric bill.
But progress has brought us different types of fabrics, much better washing machines that use mechanical action to remove soil, and far better laundry detergents that use surfactants and enzymes to lift and remove soil from fabrics.
Commercial laundry detergents can be safely used in any water temperature; however, results may vary. For best results when using lower water temperatures, choose a heavy-duty detergent Tide and Persil are leading brands to remove heavy soil.
Lower priced detergents just don't have enough cleaning ingredients to get clothes completely clean in cold water. Take a minute to read the care labels on each piece of clothing. You'll find the information you need to choose both the best water temperature and the type of washing cycle. Following the recommendations on the label is especially important if you are a laundry novice or if the garment is new.
After you've checked the labels, it's time to sort the dirty clothes by color, fabric weight, and washing temperature. You'll have much better results in controlling lint , removing soil, and preventing color transfer if you wash similar types of fabric together. If the label is missing or unclear, wash soiled clothes, particularly colored clothes, with cold water. Using the cold water setting will cause the least damage to fabrics like shrinking , fading or color bleeding.
If you are not satisfied with the stain removal results , you can then move on to warm or hot water. Once you have some experience under your belt, you'll find that some fabrics can be cleaned at more than one temperature. One tip that works with all wash cycles and types of fabrics, is to use a cold water rinse.
Rinse water has little effect on stain removal or cleaning; so cold water works just as well to rinse away detergents and suspended soil. Set the washer dial on cold rinse and leave it for every load.
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