[quote=FlyerInHi]I have lots of whites. The hot whitest white cycle gets the job done.
In my vacation rentals, the towels are all white. Women use the towels to wipe off their makeup! The “whitest white” cycle with some bleach and some oxyclean does the job and makes the towels smell like hotel towels. 2-hour cycle in a whirlpool washer. I learned that from my cleaning lady.
I’ve seen appliances in Europe have only 1 water inlet. They have internal heating elements.[/quote]You generally don’t want to mix Oxiclean with Bleach. It reduces the effectiveness of both. Oxiclean is hydrogen-peroxide based, and reacts with sodium hypochlorite, which is in standard chlorine bleach – effectively nullifying both.
I alternate when doing my whites (between chlorine and peroxide based bleaches).. and force a long 1 hour soak cycle, followed by restarting the first cycle while still full w/ soapy water. The soak cycle is hard to do with some front loaders, but easy with a top loader (just leave the lid open, then turning the dial around back to the start point and closing the lid).
NOTE: Peroxide based bleaches are better at breaking down mildew and fungus spores and smells than chlorine. Peroxide is also slightly better at killing off bacteria. On the other hand, Peroxide is not as persistent in the water as chlorine and does not ‘whiten’ as well at low concentrations.
