There are more benefits to washing laundry in cold water than you may realize. Thankfully, the days when dirty laundry was thrown in a big pot and boiled with lye soap to get it clean are gone.

Washing machines are deep-cleaning powerhouses that can be used for so much more than just those weekly loads of clothes, sheets and towels.

If this is your first time doing your laundry, welcome to my world! I promise it's not as bad as it's made out to be.

but for heating water. Washing clothes cold is the fastest way to reduce your laundry carbon footprint and, with most modern detergents, is designed to be just as effective as washing with warm water.

Lowering the temperature of your wash is the most important part of reducing the environmental impact of your laundry. Up to 60% of laundry's carbon footprint comes from heating water - that's more ...

"When washing clothes and household items ... washing your hands in hot or cold water doesn't make a difference. The hot water doesn't get warm enough, and cold water is just as effective because ...

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Don’t Bother Using the Hot Setting on Your Washer 00:38 Consumer Reports' experts have proven that using hot water to wash clothes is a money-waster, and cold water gets your clothes clean.

Before you disconnect your washing machine, remember to empty it of any clothes that may be in the drum, switch it off at the mains and unplug it. Switch off the cold water supply isolating valve Pull ...