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Saw this and thought of Mrs Nowty (I also thought of poor old Nowty's batteries and exports ), just blame me Nowty its ok.

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I sometimes - not often - catch my wife putting the temperature up to forty, but generally she washes a mixed load programme at 30 degrees to avoid my sighs of anguish, I always wash the same mixed load at 20 degrees, we always both spin at 1400 rpm to minimise time in the HP dryer - we cant hang washing out to dry up here often as its either always raining (so it seems this year) or blowing a gale and launching the laundry in to the next county never found a reliable peg to hold the washing on the rotary dryer and even when the laundry does stay put it wouldn't be the first time the dryer has been blown over and bent the main pole to destruction.

Moxi

My default cycle for colours is cottons at 30C with 1400RPM spin. White clothes at 60C and bedding and towels at 60C alternating with 90C occasionally.

Don’t think I’ve never tried the delicates cycle. I tried the “sportswear” one recently when I had a whole wash load of synthetic sports kit - no idea what difference that made!

Everyday- 30
Whites 60
Towels 90- also helps prevent w/machine from smelling.

Nearly always a 1600rpm spin for me. Either 30 or 40 with the occasional 60.

It would be impossible for SWMBO to wash anything at 30, except if she uses the delicate cycle. I managed to get her to use 40 on most mixed loads but sheets go on 50 or 60. We use 90 once a year to clean the machine out but only on a very sunny day.

She also uses high water level, extended wash time, extra stain remover powder and poncy fabric conditioner.

The latest issue which I exploded about was scent balls, I tried to explain that most of the product will be rinsed out in the first two rinses but what did I find in the cupboard the week after.

On the plus side we don't use a tumble dryer and SWMBO is not interested in them.

nowty wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:17 pm It would be impossible for SWMBO to wash anything at 30, except if she uses the delicate cycle. I managed to get her to use 40 on most mixed loads but sheets go on 50 or 60. We use 90 once a year to clean the machine out but only on a very sunny day.

She also uses high water level, extended wash time, extra stain remover powder and poncy fabric conditioner.

The latest issue which I exploded about was scent balls, I tried to explain that most of the product will be rinsed out in the first two rinses but what did I find in the cupboard the week after.

On the plus side we don't use a tumble dryer and SWMBO is not interested in them.

60 & 90 at our house. Glad the machine has delay function to put it into IO zone. Gonna upgrade to a 10kg Miele when this one craters

nowty wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:17 pm She also uses high water level, extended wash time, extra stain remover powder and poncy fabric conditioner.

If only our Bosch had an extra water setting!
It does nearly all the washing and rinses with barely enough water in to see it through the window. I'm sure it is shredding our clothes...

nowty wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:17 pm
On the plus side we don't use a tumble dryer and SWMBO is not interested in them.

No idea what mrs Resybaby does with the washing machine, quite traditional and old fashioned division of blue or pink jobs at ours. I fit white goods, she operates them. I fix the car and do all the (historical) 'man stuff', diy, gardening, logs etc.

One thing she has been pestering me about this last week or two is a new tumble drier.

Mrs Resy fancies a heat pump powered one to replace the current vented type. Didnt even know such a thing existed, but having looked into them a bit they look quite good for those with solar/batteries, as only approx a 1kw peak power draw, so likely to concede defeat in a few days and acquire some more bartered peace. Shes Just got to decide on a specific model, 10kg load for £400ish, not to bad.

resybaby wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 4:48 am One thing she has been pestering me about this last week or two is a new tumble drier.

Mrs Resy fancies a heat pump powered one to replace the current vented type. Didnt even know such a thing existed, but having looked into them a bit they look quite good for those with solar/batteries, as only approx a 1kw peak power draw, so likely to concede defeat in a few days and acquire some more bartered peace. Shes Just got to decide on a specific model, 10kg load for £400ish, not to bad.

Mrs Pablo and I were looking at a tumble drier when Mini Pablo arrived, but we ended up going with a Meaco Arete dehumidifier and a good sized drying rack instead. 300ish watts for 6 hours on the laundry program and everything is bone dry.
Works especially well when you hang clothes on a hanger, they end up wardrobe ready with no need to iron.

I like it because the dehumidifier can take care of keeping house moisture down in the winter too.

MrPablo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:14 am

resybaby wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 4:48 am One thing she has been pestering me about this last week or two is a new tumble drier.

Mrs Resy fancies a heat pump powered one to replace the current vented type. Didnt even know such a thing existed, but having looked into them a bit they look quite good for those with solar/batteries, as only approx a 1kw peak power draw, so likely to concede defeat in a few days and acquire some more bartered peace. Shes Just got to decide on a specific model, 10kg load for £400ish, not to bad.

Mrs Pablo and I were looking at a tumble drier when Mini Pablo arrived, but we ended up going with a Meaco Arete dehumidifier and a good sized drying rack instead. 300ish watts for 6 hours on the laundry program and everything is bone dry.
Works especially well when you hang clothes on a hanger, they end up wardrobe ready with no need to iron.

I like it because the dehumidifier can take care of keeping house moisture down in the winter too.

This is what we do to for drying as does daughterly in Edinburgh and by extension No1 son but that's because SWMBO does his washing. The tumble dryer has been off for over a year.