Magnus Ahltorp@ahltorp@mastodon.nu
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe @dartigen@aus.social All washing machines I’ve had in Japan haven’t heated the water at all. Sometimes there’s been a hot water pipe that you can switch to and in that case you set the temperature on the the water boiler. Great for wool, but not so energy efficient to rinse in warm water for all other clothes. They’ve all been top loaders.
Front loaders have started to be popular in Japan as well, but if you just rent a less than a year each time you can’t invest in your own washing machine.
Sini Tuulia@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe
@ahltorp@mastodon.nu @dartigen@aus.social Holy shit, that sounds absolutely bizarre! Cold water isn't enough to kill most microbial life that lives on our clothes after we wear them!
I have the vague idea that it's common to air dry laundry outside, which helps a little bit, but definitely explains that one dude's laundry gripes.
