cshoremom
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Post by cshoremom on Dec 8, 2016 22:39:18 GMT -5
I know there is a detergent that is for cold water washing. I don't use it. I just use regular detergent The he (high efficiency)
Do you ever use regular detergent and cold water?
( I always use warm… are my clothes any cleaner? Or can I save energy and use cold ( and my normal detergent???)
You would think that having done laundry for 30+ years, I would know...
LOL
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Post by kidsandpets on Dec 8, 2016 23:17:05 GMT -5
I use arm and hammer liquid with cold water all the time. I usually wash darks on cold, light colors on warm but sometimes I do both on cold. If its extra dirty I use a non-chlorine bleach in the load too. Everything comes out pretty clean usually.
I generally do whites on hot though - mostly because of dish clothes and cleaning rags.
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Post by purpleowl on Dec 9, 2016 8:56:20 GMT -5
I use cold water and All Free & Clear detergent almost invariably. Every now and then I will do a load with hot water, but the vast majority of the time I use cold.
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MOmom
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Post by MOmom on Dec 9, 2016 12:20:23 GMT -5
I use regular laundry detergent (Charlie's or Gain) with cold water on all my colored clothes. They come out nice and clean. The only things I wash on warm or hot are towels and whites.
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Post by citylights on Dec 9, 2016 14:00:45 GMT -5
I do not ever wash on cold because we can sometimes have rusty water.
My washing machine uses a cold rinse cycle.
I wash clothing on warm, towels & bedding on hot.
We use HE. I buy the Sear's Brand.
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Post by footballbella on Dec 9, 2016 15:29:36 GMT -5
all my OWN clothes and DH's are only washed in COLD water with regular detergent. (sometimes whites get warm water...maybe) I'm beyond picky about my clothes  I use the free & clear soap from Costco (or ALL) only the boys laundry (always washed separate from mine) get warm water sheets and towels get hot. |
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Laney
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Post by Laney on Dec 9, 2016 15:42:00 GMT -5
I wash everything in cold. I use Tide or my homemade detergent. I switch them out every few months. Towels get vinegar, detergent and cold water.
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Post by carrieinwi on Dec 9, 2016 16:06:55 GMT -5
I use cold water and Charlie's soap for most loads.
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love3c
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Post by love3c on Dec 9, 2016 19:51:18 GMT -5
Only cold water here (there is no other option)
I use industrial detergent on everything but my clothes which get a free and clear type detergent.
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BC
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Post by BC on Dec 10, 2016 10:36:16 GMT -5
I wash everything in cold except for towels and bedding.
I don't use special soap for it. Just the normal HE type. Normally Tide or Gain. Love the smell of gain, but use tide for the boys things a good bit. (Esp in the summertime when they're getting them dirtier.)
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I use the free & clear soap from Costco (or ALL)
