boiling micro fibers?

RMM said:
New-fangled? No. Just good old German technology (Miele).
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Thanks for the info!!

(I know...Not new-fangled---LOL)

I just gotta try to remember (at times: :confused:)
that: I've become old, and set in my ways.

:)

Bob
 
inyadreems said:
Here is what I just did. Put my dirty MF in 5 gallon bucket, added 16 oz of vinegar and dawn, then boiled 2 pots of water and tossed in the bucket. Let soak for a half an hour and then dumped MF and vinegar/dawn mix into washer and washed on heavy soul cycle.

They came out super clean and super soft. Cleaner and softer then using MF detergent. I will test the absorbency this weekend.
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Don't mean to rain on your parade, but I'm surprised that your towels came clean. Dawn is a high alkaline cleaner. Most soils respond better to alkaline cleaners than acid based cleaners. That's why 90% of all cleaning chems are alkaline based.

The vinegar you used is acidic. What happens when you add an acid to an alkaline cleaner? It neutralizes the whole solution rendering it useless.

So why do some use vinegar? If you use a high concentration of cleaning solution it can be difficult to rinse all the soap out. Some add vinegar (an acid) to the RINSE cycle to neutralize the detergent & get all the soap out. Otherwise there is really no benefit to using vinegar. Vinegar has no cleaning properties at all.

If your towels are stiff or brittle after washing because they still have a soap film then vinegar can help neutralize that & soften them up again. I believe I read that fabric softener isn't good for MF.
 
hard to believe we are talkin about boiling towels.but i will probably do it anyway:dblthumb2:
 
RMM said:
New-fangled? No. Just good old German technology (Miele).
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I have an Asko washer which can heat cold water up to 194f. Very efficient machine. Next batch of MF I am going to try high temp wash.
 
Considering most of the cases of Legionnaire's cited were in the States, it should be a concern.
 
Nobody said *you* have to. But evidence does counter your original statement, "Not a good idea to set your water heater to any higher than 120F." Studies show that if you use an electric water heater set to just 120°F, you have a greater chance of contracting legionellosis pneumonia than you do of getting scalded to the point of requiring medical attention.

Now, back on topic, please.
 
SameGuy said:
Nobody said *you* have to. But evidence does counter your original statement, "Not a good idea to set your water heater to any higher than 120F." Studies show that if you use an electric water heater set to just 120°F, you have a greater chance of contracting legionellosis pneumonia than you do of getting scalded to the point of requiring medical attention.

Now, back on topic, please.
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Well, I have a gas water heater...so I'm good!
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I don't know what goes on in Canada or other parts of the world, but we have this thing we put in the water here, it's called chlorine. I've never heard of Legionnaires disease in a water heater, we save that for our humidifiers and air conditioner condensate.
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We have chlorine in our water here. Our water heaters are generally set to 60 °C.
 
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