Washing Machine

Harry

That won't get your undies clean!

Spock

Zero. Would that not be an ice-maker ?

sorbet production on an industrial scale eh?

Ha ha ha, yeah, yeah, very good.

We won't *always* be washing cold.

I knew this was a bad idea.....

hi,

What about two rinse cycles - One to wash and the other to rinse.

Just an idea.

regards

quote:

Originally posted by Stephen Tate:

What about two rinse cycles - One to wash and the other to rinse.

This works quite well for things that must not be warmed up (delicate woolen things), though I find a good soapy cold soak overnight in the bath followed by the rinse cycle gets things properly clean.

I am a boil it till the colour drains away person myself!

Fredrik

Silly to ask you this but your machine has no cold setting?


Brian

quote:

Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:

I find a good soapy cold soak overnight in the bath followed by the rinse cycle gets things properly clean.

Fredrik

Hi fredrik,

I made the mistake once of soaking a double quilt in the bath, although it was cleaned very well an d good as new, it turned out that i couldn't have a bath because i couldn't get the bloody thing out. It weighed an absolute ton!

I had to call on some old sea dogs to help me pull it out, those fishing net skills soon came in handy to say the least.(i had to reinforce the washing line)

My advice for today is - do not try this at home folks.

cheers, steve

Well that put a smile on my face! Fredrik

quote:

Originally posted by Lapdog:
Silly to ask you this but your machine has no cold setting?
Brian

Yes it does. But I haven't seen a new one with a cold setting. Thus the question. Looks like they don't come so equipped any more.

Cheers

Harry

Harry

I've got to ask . . . why?

FWIW I think the term 'cold' in washing parlance does not mean no heat it means under 30 degree or so. You can wash wool and other delicates at this temperature.

I don't think you will get clothes all that clean in completely unheated water; I'd guess that's why machines don't offer the option.

Doug

HTK,

Try Miele washing machines, they usually have a cold (i.e. mains temperature) setting on the woolens and delicates cycles. Expensive machines but an excellent long term investment. Built like tanks.

Nic

We have a Miele washing machine, model W3240 and it has one cold setting for woollens and another cold programme for delicates.

As nicnaim rightly says, Miele machines are built like tanks and this is backed up by the free 10 year parts and labour warranty that came with ours.

Yes, I too have a Miele - there is none better

But doesn't have a 'cold' (in the HTK sense) programme.

Although this might be the answer to your problem HTK as a Miele engineer can reprogramme the machine to give you an entirely unheated wash cycle if you wanted.

Doug

I have a Bosch Classixx 1000 Express (around £300 from John Lewis a few months back, and for £20 they installed it and took away the old one, but I digress), most of the programmes only go down to 30, but it does have a 'cold' setting for the woollens programme.

regards, Tam

Thanks folks.