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You activate the bleach in hot water. However, the hot water may not be suitable for some fabrics, so you add cold water after activating it. By the way, you want to be certain that the bleach is thoroughly mixed in with the water before adding the clothing, else you may get holes in your clothing.
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Does bleach only work in the laundry if you are using it with hot water?
No, bleach will work in any temperature water but it will work best in hot water with white clothes.
Do you wash white clothes in hot or cold water?
Hot, categorically.
Is it better to wash stained with ink clothes in hot or cold water?
Using hot water will not make the stain any worse. Therefore you should use water as hot as the stained clothes will permit. Ink stains are very hard to get out, so you should pretreat them, and consider soaking white and color-safe items in bleach.
How do you unclog fabric softener from washing machine?
Run a HOT water cycle with a cup of bleach but, with NO clothes in it.
How do you get urine out of clothes?
Pre-rinse the clothing in cold water. Then, soak in water that has laundry soap and bleach in it. Wash in hot water and use one cup of white vinegar in the rinse cycle. By the way, this is how we used to wash cloth baby diapers.
Does bleach only work in the laundry if you are using it with hot water?
No, bleach will work in any temperature water but it will work best in hot water with white clothes.
Is it better to wash clothes in hot or cold water?
Hot water.
Do you wash white clothes in hot or cold water?
Hot, categorically.
Is it better to wash stained with ink clothes in hot or cold water?
Using hot water will not make the stain any worse. Therefore you should use water as hot as the stained clothes will permit. Ink stains are very hard to get out, so you should pretreat them, and consider soaking white and color-safe items in bleach.
Why hot water is preferred to cold water for washing clothes?
Hot water is preferred to cold water when washing clothes because the heat of the water allows the cleaning process to occur quicker. Hot clothing loads make for faster loads and drying times as opposed to cold.
Does cold water shrink clothes?
Warm and hot water is known for shrinking clothes at times, especially wool or cotton clothing. Cold water will not shrink clothing.
Is it cheaper to was clothes in cold water then in hot?
cheaper in cold water as you don't have to heat up the water. but it is definitely not as effective
How do you unclog fabric softener from washing machine?
Run a HOT water cycle with a cup of bleach but, with NO clothes in it.
How do you get urine out of clothes?
Pre-rinse the clothing in cold water. Then, soak in water that has laundry soap and bleach in it. Wash in hot water and use one cup of white vinegar in the rinse cycle. By the way, this is how we used to wash cloth baby diapers.
Why does grease come out of clothes with hot water and not cold water?
Because hot water melts it so it loses it's grip on the fabric.
How do you get sharpie off your bookbag?
Soak it in a tub of hot water as well as oxy-bleach and then rinse in cold water. Hang to dry.
Why does your clothes come out of the washer steaming hot but you have put it on cold cycle?
The supply hoses are hooked up wrong. Hot is on the cold and since it rinses in cold, that means the last water in the tub is hot. Set the tempratue control to cold and start the washer. I bet the water is hot. Move it to hot and it will be cold. Just switch the hoses.
