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Do you wash cleaning cloths with normal laundry?

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queengran Fri 18-Sept-20 15:39:20

I always have. Everything goes in dirty, comes out clean is my thinking. But my daughter's just been round and saw me put a wash on and is apparently horrified. She puts a separate hot wash on for cleaning cloths. Am happy with the way I do it so not planning on changing but still curious as to what others do.

Saggi Sat 19-Sept-20 10:25:46

Tea towels /towels go in wash together..... dishcloths get soaked overnight in a bleach mix

H1954 Sat 19-Sept-20 10:25:23

Calendargirl

I soak dish cloths in bleach, don’t wash them. Tea towels go in a normal wash, dusters and ‘dirtier’ cleaning cloths go in a dark wash with DH’s overalls, gardening clothes etc.

Same here on all counts! ?

Sensible use of energy, water and detergent too.

JuliaM Sat 19-Sept-20 10:20:49

I use industrial catering Blue roll brought online, and a lot cheaper than the household stuff, for all my kitchen jobs, and a dishwasher for all the crockery and cutlery. The odd tea towel that l do use gets washed with the bedding on a 60 degree wash, a d the microfiber cleaning cloths from dusting and polishing get washed on a 40 degree wash with DH Trousers, Jean's and Socks, and anything else hes worn such as sweatshirts, dark polo shirts and joggers.
The kitchen surfaces get wiped over regularly with a anti-black spray and blue roll, which gets binned straight away.

olliebeak Sat 19-Sept-20 10:17:31

YES - I'm another who soaks them in bleach before rinsing and throwing in with the usual laundry!

I CAN'T abide dirty/smelly cleaning cloths - and I refuse to go down the route of disposable/cellulose cloths for cleaning.

Chardy Sat 19-Sept-20 10:16:31

Only time I use a 60° wash is for bedding, towels, tea towels, cloths. I've never used 90° wash (have just gone into kitchen to check I have one!)

TheFrugalPiggy Sat 19-Sept-20 10:14:02

Oh and the dogs bedding is washed completely separately from anything else, and instead of using detergent I pour a little bit of bleach in the draw.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 19-Sept-20 10:12:30

Yes because I wash household linen at 95c as it is all white and heat keeps it a good colour, as well as the sun if course.

Bijou Sat 19-Sept-20 10:11:43

My help uses green scourer for washing up and
everything rinsed in hot water. tea towel changed daily and microfibres cloths for cleaning also changed daily. Tea towels and cleaning cloths washed with towels. My machine has maximum 60 Degree wash.
Sheets and underwear separate washed from clothing.
Nothing gets very dirty anyway and I keep well.

Juicylucy Sat 19-Sept-20 10:11:40

Yes dish cloths go in the hot wash with other things like towels etc.

TheFrugalPiggy Sat 19-Sept-20 10:11:40

All of my cloths go in with my normal washes. I do two standard washes "Lights and Whites" and "Coloureds".

Alexa Sat 19-Sept-20 10:10:31

I put floor cloths i.e. old half bath towels, in the light coloured wash as they have bleach in them. If the floor cloths have fluff or large crumbs I rinse them first.
I boil dish towels on the stove when they come out of the washing machine.

red1 Sat 19-Sept-20 10:10:13

soak them in hot water with fairy/washing powder let them stand for a while, and i use a 'posser' that gets them agitated,then rinse .far more eco friendly.I knew someone who lived on a boat, he used to put them in the shower basin whilst he had a shower,now theres a thought!

pce612 Sat 19-Sept-20 10:04:28

I don’t use cloths, just a washup sponge which goes in the dishwasher once a week to get clean.
Ecloths (microfibre) to wipe down worktops, clean one every day until there’s enough for a separate wash, no fabric conditioner.
Microbes breed on wet cloths, very unhygienic, same for tea towels.
As for throwing them away every day, I’m gobsmacked at the waste and impact on landfill.

NotAGran55 Sat 19-Sept-20 09:58:54

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NotAGran55 Sat 19-Sept-20 09:58:10

I wash my cleaning cloths separately as I don’t want any cleaning process, oil etc to transfer to clothing or bedding .

Very rarely use tea towels , only for the odd glass that doesn’t go into the dishwasher , these are washed with my whites As they are linen .

Cabbie21 Sat 19-Sept-20 09:57:49

My quick wash is 15 minutes but then I put it on drain and spin for 20 minutes unless very delicate.

Oopsadaisy Sat 19-Sept-20 09:57:19

That must be the most environmentally unfriendly way to clean anything think of all that waste in landfill. sorry to rant but its up to all of us to try harder

Calendargirl Sat 19-Sept-20 09:55:47

Digressing , but my ‘quick’ wash is 1 hour 20 minutes. Not very quick. A proper wash is 2 hours plus.
My sister’s quick wash is 15 minutes.

Cabbie21 Sat 19-Sept-20 09:55:14

I put my tea towels and dishcloths in with my light coloured wash at 40 degrees, and my floor cloths in with my dark wash at 40 degrees.
Occasionally I do a 60 degree wash for light coloured towels but that is rare.
Never 90 degrees. Occasionally quick wash at 30 degrees for lightly soiled items, but I wouldn’t put dishcloths in with them.
Never use bleach, never boil anything.
Never had food poisoning.
Sometimes use kitchen paper towel for surfaces especially windows, but try to use re-usable cloths as much as possible.

sazz1 Sat 19-Sept-20 09:53:06

DUSTERS not sister's lol auto correct

sazz1 Sat 19-Sept-20 09:52:02

Sister's go in a bowl with washing up liquid. I handwash those. Tea towels go with white sheets and white towels in the machine. I use J clothes for cleaning separate ones for bathroom they last for ages

amazonia Sat 19-Sept-20 09:50:55

60 wash with towels. Not dead yet! Dish cloths are microfibre with a built in anti bac. Nothing disposable except an occasional paper towel for cat vomit. I hate anything single use that contributes to land fill.

MerylStreep Sat 19-Sept-20 09:49:59

Barrygirl
I'm afraid your p.ss..g in the wind with that message. People don't want to know ?

Kim19 Sat 19-Sept-20 09:49:01

Well....another miracle....I'm still alive for all these years after simply putting my cloths in with the regular 60 degree all rounder. Ignorance (if it is) IS sometimes bliss indeed.

BusterTank Sat 19-Sept-20 09:47:59

I put both in a with my whites , so they washed on a hot wash .