Post by geriatrix on May 4, 2016 10:35:35 GMT
Pro:
Tossing your clothing into hot water (and adding a dash of detergent) will take out most stains — including those unfortunate sweat stains — or that dollop of ketchup your child dripped on himself during hamburger night. Hot water is also the way to go for workout pants, socks and most underwear, for starters. If you want to guarantee that your clothes will smell clean and fresh the next day, run them in hot water. Flu bug going around your child's school? Just got off an airplane? Hot water is the way to go. Toss the potentially infected bed linens and clothing into a hot wash and let the water do what it does best — tackle germs!
Con:
A lot of the energy used to wash a load of laundry is funneled directly into heating the water — the latest studies suggest up to a third of the energy needed to wash a load goes into producing the heat. That energy is produced via electricity, which is largely produced by fossil fuels — and when the power plant works harder to feed your laundry machines, more and more byproducts are released into Earth's atmosphere. Consider your power bill! Hot water can also cause bright colors to run and fade; and can shrink certain types of fabric. Additionally, specific types of stains actually require cold water to get out — things like wine and coffee can actually set deeper into fabrics when you run them in hot water, making them impossible to get out later. For these types of stains, we recommend running them in cold water before anything else.
Tossing your clothing into hot water (and adding a dash of detergent) will take out most stains — including those unfortunate sweat stains — or that dollop of ketchup your child dripped on himself during hamburger night. Hot water is also the way to go for workout pants, socks and most underwear, for starters. If you want to guarantee that your clothes will smell clean and fresh the next day, run them in hot water. Flu bug going around your child's school? Just got off an airplane? Hot water is the way to go. Toss the potentially infected bed linens and clothing into a hot wash and let the water do what it does best — tackle germs!
Con:
A lot of the energy used to wash a load of laundry is funneled directly into heating the water — the latest studies suggest up to a third of the energy needed to wash a load goes into producing the heat. That energy is produced via electricity, which is largely produced by fossil fuels — and when the power plant works harder to feed your laundry machines, more and more byproducts are released into Earth's atmosphere. Consider your power bill! Hot water can also cause bright colors to run and fade; and can shrink certain types of fabric. Additionally, specific types of stains actually require cold water to get out — things like wine and coffee can actually set deeper into fabrics when you run them in hot water, making them impossible to get out later. For these types of stains, we recommend running them in cold water before anything else.
