How do you wash your towels? - Page 2

vermint · ‎04-05-2010

I have an LG front loader...it has a "towels" cycle, but I never use it. I use the "Normal" cycle for almost everything. For towels, I use warm water. They've always come out smelling fresh & clean!

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

I have a no frills stacked washer/dryer. Everything gets washed in cold on normal cycle. See no need for anything fancy.

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

@Ainhisg wrote:
@shoesnbags wrote:
@Ainhisg
My Speed Queen has a special cycle for "Whites, towels and sheets." It's a TR7 like yours, but 2 1/2 years old. Check in your manual, but on my machine it's P5 under Special Cycles. Love my Speed Queen!

ETA I use hot water for towels & sheets. I'm aware of the differing opinions on the need for hot water, but I want to kill dust mites because of my allergies and germs because of caring for a handicapped family member.
Yes! I saw that in the manual, which is what got me to thinking. My word...I never dreamed I'd find someone else who has this same washer. If I have any questions, I'll know who to tag!

I will ask you this. I was watching a YouTube video on the washer, and in the comments, a woman wrote that her lid locks after the washer shuts off if she doesn't open the lid within a certain amount of time. Could that possibly be true?

i have a speed queen and I hate that feature more than anything

really hate it

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I have a 40+yo Maytag and I wash everything in 'Regular-Cold-Wash'. The only other option is 'Permanent Press'.

Meowingkitty · ‎06-19-2010

I have an Electrolux washer that has a towel setting. Push it and it does what it's supposed to do.

Ainhisg · ‎03-09-2010

@jackthebear I saw a couple of YouTube videos on how to disable it, and it looked pretty easy.

shoesnbags · ‎03-10-2010

@jackthebear wrote:
@Ainhisg wrote:
@shoesnbags wrote:
@Ainhisg
My Speed Queen has a special cycle for "Whites, towels and sheets." It's a TR7 like yours, but 2 1/2 years old. Check in your manual, but on my machine it's P5 under Special Cycles. Love my Speed Queen!

ETA I use hot water for towels & sheets. I'm aware of the differing opinions on the need for hot water, but I want to kill dust mites because of my allergies and germs because of caring for a handicapped family member.
Yes! I saw that in the manual, which is what got me to thinking. My word...I never dreamed I'd find someone else who has this same washer. If I have any questions, I'll know who to tag!

I will ask you this. I was watching a YouTube video on the washer, and in the comments, a woman wrote that her lid locks after the washer shuts off if she doesn't open the lid within a certain amount of time. Could that possibly be true?
i have a speed queen and I hate that feature more than anything
really hate it

@jackthebear

How long do you have to leave it after the wash is done for this to happen? I've never had it happen in 2 1/2 years, but I never, ever leave the house with the washer going. So a finished load of laundry doesn't sit in my washer for hours. Just curious.

"Breathe in, breathe out, move on." Jimmy Buffett

shoesnbags · ‎03-10-2010

@jackthebear @Ainhisg

I googled this and it seems like the lid not unlocking after a cycle is finished would be a malfunction of the machine - something that needs to be fixed, not a "feature" that supposed to happen.

I guess that's why I've never had it happen lol.

"Breathe in, breathe out, move on." Jimmy Buffett

kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

I have a top loader with an agitator, I use the heavy setting with hot water & since there's no hot rinse anymore I wash them a second time in hot water without soap...that's my hot rinse. I use Wisk Free & Clear, no fabric softener. Enjoy your Speed Queen @Ainhisg