Hot wash once in a while to kill bacteria? Home › Forums › Public Support Forums › Help And Support › Washing Machine Help Forum › Hot wash once in a while to kill bacteria? This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 18 years, 7 months ago by DIYNewbie. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts September 7, 2007 at 6:43 am #30356 DIYNewbieParticipant We usually wash our clothes only on a “warm wash”. We’ve been advised to wash on “hot wash” once in a while to kill bacteria in the machine. Is this really necessary? September 7, 2007 at 6:45 am #226885 Simon46Participant Re: Hot wash once in a while to kill bacteria? Lots of info below http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … ries&cid=1 Regards Simon Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In