Washing machines and halyards

gunnarsilins

gunnarsilins

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Reading the interesting post below a question came up, and my wife does not know the answer!
For a good result, how many degrees can I set the machine on?
My wifes panties are not allowed to be washed in more than 40 degrees, and I beleive they are made of basically similar material, but with a bit more lace on them!
I´ve tried wash some dirty white mooring lines in a temperature of 40 degrees. The result was that the dirty spots were spread evenly over the line so it became gray....

I´m tempted to go for maximum, 95 degrees, but will the halyards shrink so I have to buy a smaller boat for them to fit afterwards, or what?
 
HOT, they wont shrink! How hot do you think theyt get lying on deck in the tropics, wet with salt water?
 
Yes, they´ll indeed get...

....very hot in the tropics, but 95 degrees......?
Anyway, I doubt they will shrink, I was more concerned of other, for me unknown effects. Bleeding colours for instance? Many haliyards have more than one colour in them.
 
Re: Yes, they´ll indeed get...

What I'm trying to say is, I've washed mine over the years, at hot temps, never run, shrunk or done anything bad to them, if you dont trust me try them at 60 deg, they get at least that hot in the tropics and in tunisia last year, I couldn't touch them, had to throw a bucket of water over them!
 
Re: ...& to protect the washing machine...

I use pipe insulation (the split type from any DIY store) to cover any hard eyes or shackles, held in place with cable ties. Protects the machine, keeps the noise down and prevents complaints from the first mate. I can add little to the temperature dabate except that I've been using 50 degrees C for years and it works a treat.
 
Materials such as nylon, acrylic etc man made fibers can be damaged by thermal shock. You can take them to 98c (dye stuffs may migrate) but its the cool down that does the damage,ie cold rinse after hot wash.

Beth
 
Beth, you are absolutely right.
gentleman just watch yourself under the shower to observe the effects of thermal shock.
-:)

Sorry people but i am in a corny mood today.
 
Looking at it the other way - in my experience the shortest wash at 40C produces excellent results - so why go any hotter. I always throw in a couple of extra rinses to get the soap out.
 
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