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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 1:54 pm
I always wash my clothes in cold they even have bleach now that you can use in cold water.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 2:08 pm
I also wash my clothes in cold water.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 2:11 pm
Me four!
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 2:15 pm
Me five!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 2:16 pm
makes them last longer too! re my wk clothes and exercise clothes:I only dry my pants and cotton panties, all the rest get airdry.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 2:17 pm
ok am I on a 5 sec delay here!? it is taking forever to post. I feel like Janet Jackson at a Superbowl halftime show!
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 2:25 pm
Pamy don't look now but your wardrobe is malfunctioning!!!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 4:31 pm
I only wash clothing in cold, also, and use Biz to ensure that they are extra clean and sparkly. Only towels and sheets in warm or hot. Dipo, your "cold only" clothes might run or shrink in warm.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 4:36 pm
Save me a seat on the cold bandwagon as well. Bonus is that except for new/red, I don't have to separate... can just ram in whatever is in the bin.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 4:49 pm
Thanks Goddess, I do normally wash them in cold, so I wanted to know the downsides of washing in warm. I thought of the shrink factor but I didn't realize that the colors might run. But I don't do my whites/panties in cold, I am sure with all the new soaps and bleaches out there they would get clean in cold, but it just seems like that is not right, LOL. Panties belong in hot water!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 5:09 pm
We wash our "cold wash" clothes in warm. We have the kind of hot water that takes forever to heat, so "warm" is probably more like room temperature anyway. I'm convinced most clothes that say "cold" actually just say that to be cautious; we have cotton t-shirts that even say "cold." Nothing has shrunk but then I don't have very exciting clothes, so maybe it matters with some. I've certainly had no problems with cotton/lycra blends or even things like sports bras that are mostly man-made materials. (Again that's with the caveat that our water takes a long time to warm up, so it might be cooler than yours.)
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 5:29 pm
I see no reason to wash anything in warm or hot water I always use cold. Hot water does not kill any germs. I bet the hot dryer kills germs.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 6:11 pm
I've been washing in cold for quite a while now. The only time I use warm or hot is for mom's clothes, HOPING they will shrink as she's lost so much weight from hardly eating. (She's 93 and 70 lbs or less.)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 6:16 pm
My hot water pipe to the washer doesn't work so it's only cold for me and my clothes are perfectly fine.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 6:49 pm
Do you cold water people use regular washing powder or a special cold water formulation?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 6:58 pm
regular, I also add a little scoop of oxyclean, bigger scoop on whites or really dirty stinky clothes
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 7:06 pm
I use regular All.
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 7:10 pm
Everything in cold....except panties. It is really the dryer that is hard on your clothes. Also, no fabric softner on towels, it makes them less absorbent.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 7:11 pm
When I had dogs I washed all their bedding in HOT, but not any of my stuff except heavy towels.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 9:45 pm
I wash everything in cold. The dryer is what really provides the heat to take care of any germs. I use regular laundry soap. Never saw any difference when we had some oxyclean. I generally put shirts or anything I worry will wrinkle in the dryer for a little bit then hang them to dry. I don't iron, God made tumble dry low so I don't have to iron.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Friday, May 29, 2009 - 12:29 am
DH does all of our laundry because I cannot carry the baskets up and down the stairs. I have now informed him that he should wash everything in cold water. He's taking it under advisement and will be calculating the energy savings when he's done keeping me awake with his snoring. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 29, 2009 - 12:37 am
I do only cold water, save a little on the gas bill. Er, plus when Darren unhooked it to replace a part and then hooked it back up, he didn't hook up the hot water line, lol. I use Gain (joyful expressions, yummy) and when I need to Shout on stains. Once in a while I'll use oxyclean. Also use bleach for loads of Darren's work undershirts.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, May 29, 2009 - 2:42 am
Is Oxyclean a bleaching product?
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, May 29, 2009 - 3:43 am
I have HE machines so have to use soap with the He symbol and I also buy hypoallergic or no perfume added but nothing special as to it's cleaning power. Baking soda brand usually.
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Friday, May 29, 2009 - 4:06 am
I do a lot, actually most, of the laundry since I'm semi-retired and work out of the house. Mrs. Mack is so sweet...she just bought me a new washing machine and dryer that'll be delivered today. My first HE experience! However, I've been washing delicates, etc., in cold water for years and use Woolite and have already bought HE Woolite for the new machine.
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