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JC asked in Home & GardenCleaning & Laundry · 1 decade ago

How do you wash.....?

How do you wash your clothes? Hot water? Or cold? Why?

Update:

I was wondering because my daughter constantly pees in her pants and I wash colors in cold water, but it seems that the smell is still there and I was wondering if I washed in hot water if they would mess up or even if the smell would go away

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I would either pre-soak and rinse clothes that have been seriously peed on, or wash them separately (from non-peed-on clothes) in the hottest water that the clothing can stand.

    For regular colors that would be warm, although you could start by filling the washer with hot then switch to the warm setting for the remainder of the cycle.

    If the clothing is dark then the colors may even run in warm water. All the more reason to pre-soak in the hottest water that the fabric can stand and wash separately. You might try using Dreft or another detergent specific for baby clothes. It's usually pretty good at getting out urine. On the other hand, if your detergent has enzymes the smell should come out much better. Of major brands only Tide and Era have enzymes to my knowledge, and most cheaper brands do not. Check the ingredients it will say on the label if it has enzymes. Enzymes are critical to getting organic matter out fully.

    Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    dark clothes: cold water

    colors: warm water

    Whites: hot water

    Just because that's the correct temperature for the clothes

  • 1 decade ago

    I wash all my clothes on cold.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    colors, darks in cold, whites in hot. if you wash colored cloths in hot, they will fade into each other, same with the darks.

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  • drip
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I wash everything in cold, it saves money. everything gets just as clean with a good detergent.

  • 1 decade ago

    hot water your clothes will get washed faster!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Cold is fine for most things. Saves energy.

    Hot once in awhile if something's extremely dirty.

  • 1 decade ago

    Check this page for how to remove "bodily fluids" -- hopefully it will help.

    http://www.straighten-up-now.com/stain-removal-cha...

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