Many people think using hot or warm water to wash clothes is better than washing them in cold water because they believe the heat makes their clothes cleaner. But some detergent companies, including ...

There's no doubt about it that hot water serves its purpose to clean and sanitize items, but that doesn't mean this setting should be the default for every load. Selecting the right washing ...

When it comes to doing laundry, there are many rules to follow — yet one of the most important ones is what you set your water temperature to when doing a wash. One expert said the hot and cold ...

Running hot water in the washing machine can run up your energy bill. But do you actually need to crank up the temperature to clean your clothes? A laundry expert explains. In a video with over ...

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. (No ...

More than 60% of Americans still wash their laundry in warm water. It’s a practice that’s as costly as it is environmentally unfriendly. What’s more, it doesn’t make our clothes appreciably cleaner.