bleckmann or thermowatt

[keepitsimple]

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busybr wrote:I cannot comment on that last point…disgusting as it is, my dogs are no strangers to my boudoir. :boops: In my defense, my dogs are of a breed where they don’t lose a single hair. I couldn’t have dog hairs in my bedroom :eeek:

Well…provided they never have any residues from widdle, poo, slobber or have uninvited little visitors, you’ll be OK then 😆

[busybr]

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keepitsimple wrote:

busybr wrote:
I cannot comment on that last point…disgusting as it is, my dogs are no strangers to my boudoir. :boops: In my defense, my dogs are of a breed where they don’t lose a single hair. I couldn’t have dog hairs in my bedroom :eeek:

Well…provided they never have any residues from widdle, poo, slobber or have uninvited little visitors, you’ll be OK then 😆

Thank you very much. Well YOU can explain to my pair of 4-leggers why they didn’t get to share my bed this coming Sunday morning 😀

[spimps]

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Interesting read chaps,thanks.
Half the public must be wandering around in bacteria laden clothes,thanks to the “low temperature” claims by the detergent manufactures.
Mind you they can always put them back in that washer with the dirty door seal and smell which is always stale,give them a slosh abnout in tepid water and put them on again.
😉

[busybr]

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Half? I’d say almost all 😉

[keepitsimple]

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Most bacteria won’t do you any harm – we all have billions of ’em after all. But dirty clothes don’t look good, feel good or smell nice either. 🙁

[keepitsimple]

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busybr wrote:Thank you very much. Well YOU can explain to my pair of 4-leggers why they didn’t get to share my bed this coming Sunday morning 😀

Mission accomplished then. Whoopie doo 😉

(I used to have to explain this to my dog all the time – but they do understand after a while – honest.)

[busybr]

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LOL :rotfl:

On the subject of laundry, there is a school of thought which says that underware should never be washed with other items, if using a quick and/or low temperature wash.

Do I separate laundry? Only whites from colours. That’s all. But I can see the argument for keeping the undies separate if not washing ‘properly’.

I also think it’s important for bed-linen and towels to be washed hot when people have health issues with their skin and eyes.

[spimps]

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Love the thought of someones underwear being mixed with,tea towels,washed at 30 (gets your clothes clean and smelling fresh! it says so on the packet!) :)or with the wife or daughters clothes who then goes off to work on a hospital ward or in a delicatessent,strewth.
Bit like the hairdressers who only want their towels freshened up,”they aren’t dirty so we just put them on a 30C” !!
I worked on commercial laundry in hospitals and nursing homes for many years,not entirely sure of the reg’s now but machines had to have sluice facility in which soiled clothes in laundry bags went through before the normal wash cycle.and on sluice the plastic disolved so the soiled garments were sanitised with an automatically chemical additive prior to the normal wash cycle usually at 90c.
Think simple at first,not always the solution but if it is it makes life easy.

[spimps]

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Just another thought,if you are washing at a sort of commercial level it could be worth looking into automatic detergent dispensers,mounted on the walll which automatically dispense commercial liquid detergent and softener or bleach if required into your machines.
Efficient and accurate plus they are usually stronger than domestic powder.

[busybr]

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Hey Simps! I like your logic. You mention hospitals…my partner has been a nurse for many years, rising up to ward management. I am fastidious about his uniforms, to the point of practically burning them after each use. :rotfl: Seriously though, there is evidence which suggests that it is acceptable for nurses and healthcare staff to travel to & from work in uniform…who am I to argue with that? But you know what *whispers now*, I don’t like the idea one iota.

My partner is very clean…gawd knows who he got that from as his mothers housekeeping leaves much to be desired. I also clean the home of a mature lady who is a practice nurse and who I swear cleans everywhere before I go in to do a fortnightly ‘deep’ clean…like me, she washes at 60C a lot…and like me, she’s gone through a few washing machines in the eight+ years I have been working for her. She gets about 5 years at a go, it seems.

But I know of other nurses who were a tad grubby to say the least…I dread to think how their uniforms are laundered.

I have to say though, I am not ready for auto dispensing yet! 😆 I can manage well doing only (?) 1 – 3 loads a day.

[busybr]

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spimps….i had never ever heard of soluble bags! I have found one which has a soluble strip that dissolves in the wash and releases the contents. The bag then stays in the wash until the end. If this works, this could be an absolute miracle in the job I do. My worry is, will the bag get lost in the wash?

Here’s the link:

http://www.envirobag.co.uk/acatalog/Wat … _bags.html

[kwatt]

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busybr wrote:Half? I’d say almost all 😉

Yup. Correct.

And, try as we might to inform and educate people, they often seem to (or think that they) know better.

If I had a fiver for every time I heard the phrase, “I’ve been using a washing machine for years…”, I could happily retire to my private island retreat in the tropics.

We get blasted when, all we’re trying to do, is help people get better results.

It does get you down after a while.To the point that you wonder, why bother if people are going to be stupid and not listen.

K.

[spimps]

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I bemoan the fact of nurses and staff travelling to and from work in their uniforms,calling at the butcher, bakers candle sti….,bacteria and germs have an easy life now,surgeons will be in Sainsburys in their gowns next, it’s like we have inadvertently set up a public transport network for germs/bacteria.
We all tend to are think we are clean.At one time nurses didn’t take uniforms home they were laundered in house within the hospital.

Why on earth would you wash bedding and towels below 60c,madness,and unclean.
It’s similar to the food industry,we rely on the individuals and companies to be above board,honest etc,alwys means trouble round the corner.
More or less retired from commercial stuff,too heavy for an ageing body,I would assume those bags are still around,nothing is left of them they totally disintegrate,so nothing left in machines.
They work with the sluice type machines on 90/95c program,not suitable for domestics,usually 20/25kg size machines plus on 3 phase.

[Allsorts]

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Just one point to make regarding the elements.. Elements can degrade over time when not sealed in a bag. Even if the bag is sealed but has a tiny hole the element can vacuum damp to its joints which will degrade the element if not stored in a dry situation.

Also, the next time you fit any element, check it for earth leakage before fitting it to your machine.

[spimps]

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busybr wrote:spimps….i had never ever heard of soluble bags! I have found one which has a soluble strip that dissolves in the wash and releases the contents. The bag then stays in the wash until the end. If this works, this could be an absolute miracle in the job I do. My worry is, will the bag get lost in the wash?

Here’s the link:

http://www.envirobag.co.uk/acatalog/Wat … _bags.html

Heres fully soluble http://www.acedag.com/hot-water-soluble … bags.html#
Work at high or low temperatures too.

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