why are whites machine wash warm

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Nov 28, 2005 | 07:42 PM

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why are whites machine wash warm

and colors cold?

Nov 28, 2005 | 07:44 PM

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colors(dye) bleed when washed in hot water

Nov 28, 2005 | 07:46 PM

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Why are whites machine was warm?

Huh?

Nov 28, 2005 | 07:46 PM

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Nov 28, 2005 | 09:30 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by janiVI

colors(dye) bleed when washed in hot water

Clothes (and other things) get cleaner the warmer the water is. But as noted above, warmer water will (or can) make the colors bleed. Very hot water has a tendancy to shrink clothes so warm is a compromise.