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2019-09-28 Science & Technology
Greenism caused baby infections- energy-efficient washing machine harbors pathogens
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Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-09-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 Soap and hot water to the rescue, eh? Paging Dr. Semmelweis...
Posted by SteveS 2019-09-28 00:48||   2019-09-28 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I have a front load washer. About every fourth load I use Lysol laundry sanitizer or do a white load in hot water with bleach. Before I started doing that, the clean clothes would smell vaguely mildewed.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-09-28 01:33||   2019-09-28 01:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Well,if you're a member of elites you probably have some senora doing your washing by hand - it's ecofriendly. Or a senorita who also provides, ahem, other services.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-28 05:13||   2019-09-28 05:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Aboutevery fourth load I use Lysol laundry sanitizer or do a white load in hot water with bleach.

I get the same issue. So like you, I now use more chemicals in the wash and run hotter cycles. So water is being saved but more efflux needs treated and more energy is used. Say it with me, kids: unintended consequences...
Posted by M. Murcek 2019-09-28 06:31||   2019-09-28 06:31|| Front Page Top

#5 It doesn't go into it but it probably caused the deaths of a few children.

I wonder how high the final butchers bill will be for Greenism?
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-09-28 07:28||   2019-09-28 07:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Also my GF complains about my clothes smell of "old dog". MY washer ticks all the green boxes, I now use hers and transport clothes (she gets my cooking so win win there).
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-09-28 07:30||   2019-09-28 07:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Why I bought a top-load washer
Posted by Frank G 2019-09-28 07:31||   2019-09-28 07:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Also I leave the lid up so it dries out....
Posted by Frank G 2019-09-28 07:32||   2019-09-28 07:32|| Front Page Top

#9 just like when 'they' decided to remove phosphates from the dish washing detergent.

you can either make a border run to Canada to get the good stuff or buy some TSP at the hardware store and add it back in

Posted by Bob Grorong1136 2019-09-28 08:21||   2019-09-28 08:21|| Front Page Top

#10 Also I leave the lid up so it dries out....

I leave the door of the front loader open for the same reason. My next machine will be a top loader like Mr. Wife wanted.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-09-28 08:25||   2019-09-28 08:25|| Front Page Top

#11 For a similar reason, I never had the 'water-saving' toilet installed. Sixteen years of use (I'm on 2nd floor) and I never had to deal with a clogged toilet. It's all bullshit.
Posted by Raj 2019-09-28 08:48||   2019-09-28 08:48|| Front Page Top

#12 I've used front loaders for 20 years, I don't have any issues. The current washer is a Kenmore Elite, I do NOT use the default Eco settings.

The washer gives me the option to custom tailor my settings over a wide rand. I also run an empty load every other week with the hottest water setting and a cup of industrial bleach. It is ~11 times stronger than household bleach. Front loaders are the way to go if you READ the instructions and adjust accordingly. The clothes come out of final spin with less water load, the dry faster. Less time in the dryer means the clothes last longer.
Posted by Kojo Squank8145 2019-09-28 09:13||   2019-09-28 09:13|| Front Page Top

#13 If you use chlorine bleach on your white clothes it is not an issue
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2019-09-28 09:52||   2019-09-28 09:52|| Front Page Top

#14 I have a front load washer too. Can't wait for it to break so we can replace it with an old-fashioned top loader. Unfortunately, it's been going strong for quite some time and shows no sign of giving up.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-09-28 12:25||   2019-09-28 12:25|| Front Page Top

#15 Or a senorita who also provides, ahem, other services.

Yep, she cooks too.
Posted by Skidmark 2019-09-28 12:50||   2019-09-28 12:50|| Front Page Top

#16 Washing out their future immunity.
Posted by Skidmark 2019-09-28 12:55||   2019-09-28 12:55|| Front Page Top

#17 Eco-Friendly Dishwashers don't dry the dishes well either and will smell 'off' after a bit.

Extra chemicals every few times does the trick.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-09-28 15:38||   2019-09-28 15:38|| Front Page Top

#18 Extra chemicals every few times does the trick.

Better living through Chemistry!
Posted by SteveS 2019-09-28 16:52||   2019-09-28 16:52|| Front Page Top

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