White, Light and Dark

I’m rather glad I’ve never used a colour catcher then.

I found this…

Gathered not fathered

Blossoming

I still sort mine Mazgg. I also keep fluffy things like towels separate.

Towels get fathered up and washed together.
Except for any white ones!

I sort everything, Mazgg

It's never occurred to me not to.

I know one DD does the same

Poppyred

Yes I do this. Colour catchers ruined a washing machine for me. Engineer warned me not to use anymore!

In what way did it ruin it, Poppyred?

I sort my washing and that keeps the whites white and the colours as they should be. I wash everything at 30 degrees as the washing powder/liquid kills the bugs and if I feel something needs extra sanitising I add laundry sanitiser (only for items that have been exposed to vomit etc.) I use detergent suitable for colours for the coloured wash and suitable for whites for the whites.

I still sort mine Mazgg. I also keep fluffy things like towels separate.

Oh 😧 how do colour catchers damage machines poppy?

I sort into lights and darks - never, ever wash both together either.
If I use a colour catcher I always put it into a mess laundry bag - stops it getting into the workings of the washing machine.

I don’t have much that is white other than bedding, and wash that separately. The rest is washed together unless it’s particularly dirty /muddy. I don’t have, but will try colour catchers.
I wash everything on 40 apart from 30 for delicates. The machine has to be full before washing and it’s used about twice a week. Ditto dishwasher bath. Bath 2x pw yet our water bill is up again to nearly £800.

Yes I do this. Colour catchers ruined a washing machine for me. Engineer warned me not to use anymore!

Never used colour catchers , thanks timetogo, will definitely try them now.

I still sort and factor in temperature as well as type and colour! So, it’s lights, darks, towels, bedding, delicates! The thing is, I do DDs laundry, so mine just goes in with hers.

I too use colour catchers,they are amazing.

I do sort of sort it. But in a different way. I wash things which dry easily in the porch, undies, fleecy things. But wash the towels, linen etc. on days when I can hang them outside.
It's pouring with rain today so I've just done porch wash.
It faces south, and there is a small radiator in there too.

Yes - whites go in at the highest temperature. Light colours and darks separated as well as delicates and wool etc. all at the appropriate temperature. So at the moment the towels and flannels are being washed at 60c - they are coloured and 60c because it is the minimum needed to kill off bugs.

It keeps them all bright as well.

Mazgg I sort my washing into darks, colours, light colours, whites.

Dusters/cleaning cloths/floor wipe heads get washed separately, as do towels and bedding.

Just how I am…

I do it sometimes but the only 'whites' I have now are sheets so sometimes if there isn't much I throw everything in on 30 degrees. If the tea towels go greysish I buy some more.

I don’t do this and just put a colour catcher sheet in with the wash..