Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Dr Beckmann Service-it Washing Machine Cleaner Giveaway with 10 Winners!

Dr Beckmann can be relied upon to clean all of those things we try to ignore - smells and dirt from washing machines and dishwashers, nasty stains on your clothes and those not-so-white net curtains. Still family owned and based in Bolton, the people behind Dr Beckmann have been making cleaning and laundry products for almost 100 years.

My washing machine lives a very hard working life. My previous machine lasted me 9 years and over 10,000 washes, so when I got my new Hotpoint washing machine almost 2 years ago, I knew I wanted to look after it as best I can.

I regularly use Dr Beckmann Service-it Washing Machine Cleaner to keep my machine whiff-free and happy - in fact, I'm quite proud to say for once mine looked much cleaner than the one in the advert!


Dr Beckmann suggest that you clean your machine once every 30 washes or 2 months, whichever is sooner, to prevent build-up of bacteria, mold, limescale and dirt. I do a couple of loads each day, but I'll be honest and admit I haven't cleaned mine since before Christmas. We have no limescale here, but what we do have is very soft water which deposits peat and stains everything brown...

It's super easy to use the Service-it Cleaner - just 3 steps:

1. Remove the drawer and soak in around 50ml solution and 4 litres of water for 30 minutes.
2. Use a little solution on a cloth to wipe door seals.
3. When the drawer is done, put it back into the washing machine. Pour the rest of the solution into the cleaned drawer and set the machine running an empty washload at 60°.


It really couldn't be simpler, and takes only a few minutes of your time - you don't even need to get your hands dirty. It's like cheating. It's almost as easy as cleaning your dishwasher - which I did on camera this time last year..


If your washing machine really is in need of a good clean, or has an aroma which isn't at all pleasant, Dr Beckmann Service-it Deep Clean will even go beyond the regular Service-it...

Dr Beckmann Service-it Washing Machine Cleaner costs a mere £2.99, as does the Service-it Deep Clean, and a call out alone can be as much as £140 - so it really can save you a lot of money. Not to mention the time-saved by not having to re-wash clothes or stay home for an engineer...


There are a huge range of Dr Beckmann products for your laundry, and floor and appliance cleaning - you can find them in most supermarkets, or buy online from the Dr Beckmann website (with free UK delivery on 5 products or more).

To kick start your Spring cleaning, Dr Beckmann have offered 10 of my readers a Washing Machine Service-it pack each - with the Dr Beckmann Service-it Washing Machine Cleaner and the Dr Beckmann Service-it Washing Machine Deep Clean. To enter use the Gleam form below. The giveaway is open to UK entrants only and will close at midnight Sunday 19th March 2017.

For full terms and conditions please see the bottom of the Gleam form. For help with Gleam and to see my other giveaways, please go to my Giveaways Page. No entry is mandatory, but they'll all earn you extra entries into the draw.

Dr Beckmann Service-it Washing Machine Cleaner Giveaway (10 Winners).



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103 comments:

  1. Tracy Nixon22 February 2017 at 19:50

    I wash colours on a lower heat setting, I was sheets and tea towels on a hot setting, I wash wool and silk on the lowest heat settings, I wash less dirty items on an economy setting at 40 degrees but more dirty items at a higher heat setting - so yes, I do change the settings according to what I am washing and I also change the spin settings too!

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  2. lozzle22 February 2017 at 21:02

    i do now but thats cos i got a new machine and i know what each setting does

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  3. Unknown22 February 2017 at 23:19

    Im really bad for just leaving it on the same setting

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  4. Solange23 February 2017 at 00:25

    I'm good and change my washing machine setting to match each load.

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  5. emma walters23 February 2017 at 07:26

    i do vary it a bit - lights & darks 30, bedding, workware, towels 60 and a shirts wash now & then :)

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  6. Unknown23 February 2017 at 08:37

    We do different loads on different settings, anywhere from 30, 40 to 60c x

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  7. clairdownham23 February 2017 at 09:55

    im usuall y good and change the setting

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  8. Anonymous23 February 2017 at 11:07

    I do use Dr beck man's, but maybe not as often as I should.

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  9. Margaret23 February 2017 at 18:02

    Do my sheets towels on 60
    Most I do on 30
    Not always good at cleaning the machine

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  10. markmarkw23 February 2017 at 19:31

    Everything gets the same treatment, keeps things simple.

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  11. thesoupdragon4423 February 2017 at 22:14

    I'm getting better as I have a big drum machine that can do half loads it's hard working out the best wash though.

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  12. Jo Glasspool24 February 2017 at 00:19

    I rarely change the setting and wash most on the same one.

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  13. tracey24 February 2017 at 11:46

    I use a couple of different programs but daily wash the most

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  14. Lydia A24 February 2017 at 14:16

    I change my washing machine setting to match each load.

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  15. Lynne O'Connor24 February 2017 at 15:23

    Sweaty teenage clothes on 40, everything else on 30 or quick wash

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  16. lorraine60625 February 2017 at 10:56

    I know that I should change but I use the same setting almost every time, unless I want a quick wash. ... So if there was a machine with two settings I would be really pleased :)

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  17. wendy malone25 February 2017 at 14:23

    Most of my wash is on 40.Whites i always wash on 60.

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  18. Anonymous25 February 2017 at 14:26

    I only use 2 or 3 settings - 40 degrees for most laundry, 30 for finer items, and long wash if laundry is particularly stained.

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  19. Anonymous25 February 2017 at 14:29

    I use mainly 2 or 3 settings - 40 for most laundry, 30 for finer materials, and longer wash for particularly stained items.

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  20. harlina25 February 2017 at 14:32

    I tend to wash at 30 degrees on the cleanest clothes but for bedding I wash at 60 degree and my husbands work clothes on 40

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  21. Kim M25 February 2017 at 15:25

    Like to wash towels, t-towels and dishcloths on the highest setting x

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  22. Michelle Hollingsbee25 February 2017 at 15:28

    I will admit to using mainly coloured wash at 40 for everything!

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  23. angela treadway25 February 2017 at 15:49

    i usually use the quick wash on 30 x

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  24. Anonymous25 February 2017 at 16:48

    Margaret Clarkson
    I use about three different settings, depending what I am washing

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  25. KT25 February 2017 at 22:02

    I use different settings. My husband and I have quite a lot of delicates so I wash these on 25 degrees with other not so dirty things. I wash some other clothes at 30 if that's what it says on the label and everything else on 40.

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  26. Susie Wilkinson26 February 2017 at 01:20

    All of the colours go on the quick 60 degree wash and the white shirts go on the white cotton 95 degree wash!

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  27. volcanopete26 February 2017 at 08:20

    I only use one setting,40 degrees for a mixed load.

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  28. Hali kinson26 February 2017 at 09:42

    Always leave it in same setting

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  29. Mel Daniels26 February 2017 at 11:01

    I tend to use the whites, coloureds and towel settings.

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  30. Kelly Wheelhouse26 February 2017 at 13:03

    I tend to put everything in the same wash on 'mixed' or 'quick 30'

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  31. jo liddement26 February 2017 at 15:31

    I wash most things on a 40degree wash and also use the handwash for woolens.

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  32. Frennie126 February 2017 at 16:23

    I tend to use the one setting, a daily wash at 40 degrees

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  33. Unknown26 February 2017 at 16:59

    I am even worse than you I put it on Cotton 40 degree as can't bring myself to believe 30degrees will clean properly

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  34. Andrea27 February 2017 at 16:31

    I usually only use about 3 of the settings

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  35. adeinne tonner27 February 2017 at 16:32

    I'm pretty good and change the settings with what each item needs

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  36. Elizabeth27 February 2017 at 21:41

    Out of about 20 programmes I use 2

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  37. Lesley Bradley28 February 2017 at 10:43

    I mostly use 4 or 5 different settings

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  38. Unknown28 February 2017 at 12:47

    I always choose the right setting for the wash i am doing, ATM i have a hot wash on as i have bedding in the machine.

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  39. Louise28 February 2017 at 22:46

    I wash nearly everything on one setting. I sometimes adjust the temperature, but I only really change the setting for washing shoes.

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  40. janeyf1 March 2017 at 06:52

    I tend to use just one setting - 40 degrees.

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  41. Anonymous1 March 2017 at 07:06

    Have to confess, I mainly wash at 40 degrees. However, when cleaning machine with Dr Beckmans, I run machine at highest setting.

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  42. Sheila Shepheard1 March 2017 at 09:16

    I use 40 mixed for most washes...I'd love a machine that had a specific sports wash as gym clothes really don't like my machine's options.

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  43. Emma1 March 2017 at 09:33

    I'm terrible when it comes to my washing. I don't check pockets, I don't seperate my colours from my whites and I very rarely change the settings on my machine.

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  44. Jayne1 March 2017 at 10:19

    I wash my whites on 60 and the rest on a 40 wash. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  45. Blue661 March 2017 at 11:11

    We tend to use a few settings depending on what is being washed

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  46. MM1 March 2017 at 11:47

    I mainly just do whites and colours

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  47. Marycarol1 March 2017 at 11:48

    Usually 40 but for bed sheets, towels etc. use 60 x

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  48. Anonymous1 March 2017 at 12:12

    Change when washing each load x

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  49. Unknown1 March 2017 at 12:27

    I am really bad at sticking to the same setting - i do a 40 degree fast wash on most clothes. Unless they are badly stained. however I'm due my third child this month so i may have to do a deeper wash with stained baby clothes

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  50. Carole1 March 2017 at 14:59

    I usually only use the one setting at 40

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  51. Unknown1 March 2017 at 21:00

    Most washes I do tend to stick to the tried and tested to be honest, but if I have a delicate or special garment I take extra special care ;)

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  52. WeeWillieWilkie1 March 2017 at 21:31

    I usually use the same setting - 30 degrees. Occasionally I'll put it on a hotter wash for stained clothes

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  53. Mel Turner1 March 2017 at 21:46

    I use lots of settings depending on colour, load and how dirty

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  54. Iris2 March 2017 at 07:58

    40 is the setting I use the most for coloured and whites (not together obviously) sometimes if its more stained I use the prewash setting. For towels and bed sheets I use a higher setting.

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  55. Ruth Harwood2 March 2017 at 12:39

    I only use the one setting, 40 degrees, but i do seperate whites and colours, so they don't get ruined :)

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  56. mpsandy3 March 2017 at 09:10

    I tend to use the same two settings 40 deg & 60 deg.

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  57. Elaine P3 March 2017 at 21:28

    I usually wash everything on 30. It's only when I have something which is hand wash they go in on the special wash

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  58. amy bondoc4 March 2017 at 12:47

    i always use the setting appropriate to the clothes im washing

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  59. gothlass884 March 2017 at 17:38

    I change the setting depending on what i am washing

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  60. katie skeoch 4 March 2017 at 18:25

    I'm bad for only using a 40° wash!

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  61. Kathryn Hipkin5 March 2017 at 09:57

    I tend to stick to the same setting tho I do separate whites and colours.

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  62. Sarah Ann5 March 2017 at 13:36

    I change my machine settings to match each load.

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  63. Susan Smith5 March 2017 at 14:11

    Mostly on a 30degree wash, towels, bedding etc on a 60

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  64. Ella Dawn5 March 2017 at 19:02

    Mainly two settings colours and cottons 40 and 60 degrees

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  65. Isis1981uk5 March 2017 at 20:02

    I'm pretty bad, I always use Quick Wash 40 deg, except when my kids were tiny babies and I used the Infant and Toddler setting at 60 deg

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  66. Rich Tyler6 March 2017 at 15:43

    I just do the quick 30 min wash!

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  67. Dannii7 March 2017 at 00:20

    Most things go on at 30-40 degrees.
    Towels, flannels, sheets and bedding go on a hot wash 60-80 degrees.

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  68. Katie Harmer7 March 2017 at 04:15

    I always tailor the temp and wash cycle to the particular load I am washing

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  69. sona7 March 2017 at 09:13

    I tend to leave it on the same setting ��

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  70. Anonymous7 March 2017 at 13:20

    Mostly I leave it on 30 degrees unless I have something that really needs a particular setting

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  71. Sarah Prescott8 March 2017 at 19:53

    I use a few of my settings on my washing machine

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  72. janine atkin8 March 2017 at 20:33

    i wash most things at 30 but towels an bedding at 60

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  73. sallyc069 March 2017 at 12:35

    I always change the settings and give it a good boil now and again

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  74. Victoria Hall9 March 2017 at 17:43

    I change mine for each wash depending on what's in each load

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  75. KatyMalkin9 March 2017 at 21:04

    Generally the same setting but am mindful of delicates, woolens and items that need a hotter wash :)

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  76. DebMac11 March 2017 at 15:17

    I do try and change the settings.

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  77. jade12 March 2017 at 08:52

    I almost always use the same settings unless something is delicate

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  78. Danni12 March 2017 at 20:07

    Bedding and towels I wash at 60 everything else unless really delicate I wash at 40

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  79. samfa14 March 2017 at 17:02

    i'm same as you - Cottons 30 degrees

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  80. Diane14 March 2017 at 17:20

    I use quite a few of my settings

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  81. Ionlyloveyou8914 March 2017 at 17:31

    I always leave mine at the same setting lol my boyfriend hates it

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  82. Unknown14 March 2017 at 22:10

    I usually do towels @ 60,Colours 30 & 40%

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  83. whitbyranger17 March 2017 at 05:20

    I tend to use one setting most of the time.

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  84. Cake (Sheila R)17 March 2017 at 05:49

    I tend to use synthetics 30 most of the time, but add a couple of different programmes every so often

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  85. Unknown17 March 2017 at 12:27

    I use 1.5 hour cycle on coloured clothes 40 celsius, same cycle but 60 Celsius on whites

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  86. Andrew Hindley18 March 2017 at 06:12

    always use 30 degrees

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  87. Kim Neville18 March 2017 at 12:39

    I tend to change as and when needed for delicates. Most of our washing is 40

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  88. Diana18 March 2017 at 13:51

    Most of the times I just use the same setting.

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  89. Unknown18 March 2017 at 13:54

    Mixed load on either 30 or 40 - never used any other settings. Daren't wash whites in mine as it's old and will leave oil marks over everything!

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  90. Jenny Rogers18 March 2017 at 15:13

    I do use different settings for different washloads, and I try to use the lowest temperature where possible.

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  91. Jenny Jones18 March 2017 at 17:39

    I change for each load from normal 30 degrees eco friendly wash to a deeper clean for my sons footy kit

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  92. Gill Mitchell18 March 2017 at 20:15

    I switch between 2 settings, either cottons (which is a long wash) or the 1 hour quick wash. It depends on how dirty I feel the clothes are.

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  93. Patricia Avery18 March 2017 at 21:19

    20 mins express prog at 40 degrees for most clothes but hot 60 for bedding and towels with an occasional 90 to help keep washing machine clean :)

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  94. Unknown18 March 2017 at 23:16

    I use mostly mixed 40degrees and cotton 60 for whites and towels.

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  95. Sirley Young19 March 2017 at 08:12

    I wash most things on eco setting and towels and sheets on high temperature

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  96. snarepuss19 March 2017 at 16:31

    I use a couple of settings :)

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  97. Natalie Crossan19 March 2017 at 17:36

    Cotton 30 degrees

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  98. Emmamaryd19 March 2017 at 20:47

    I use quick was the most but also whites and 30 min cycle

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  99. Alison19 March 2017 at 20:57

    I use a 40 degree wash most of the time but for t shirts and tops I do put them on a quick wash .

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  100. Julie Scattergood19 March 2017 at 21:49

    I wash most clothes at 40. Jeans and towels I tend to increase the temperature to 50 or 60. When I remember I run the machine empty on a hot wash to flush it through.

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  101. Eloise19 March 2017 at 23:21

    I use the same setting for nearly everything except bedding and towels which I put up on a higher and longer wash

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  102. lynsey Buchanan19 March 2017 at 23:22

    I wash everything at 30 degrees

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  103. Tee simpson19 March 2017 at 23:58

    Im quite good. I change the aettings for different garments

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