@BTPost I figured you'd enjoy it. My Mom and her Mother put hot and cold water in to do the whites. After it cooled, they did colors. When possible, we still hang our sheets out to dry. Nothing smells as good as outside dried.
Sun drying not only saves on grid power costs, the UV exposure tends to kill off bacteria as much as the washing cycle.
as far as the sun killing bugs/germs/microbial crap, I am pretty sure most of you know clear 2 liter plastic bottles filled with clear strained water, will have most of the rest of the bad stuff killed just by leaving them in sun for a few days.
@chelloveck So does bleach and hot water. However, nothing smells as fresh as clothes hung outside to dry. Even better is if it rains, then the sun comes out and the temperatures are cool. Open a drawer or put your head on a pillow and it doesn't get any better..
The question I want to know answered, is how I fit a King sized bed sheet into a 2litre plastic bottle???
Make ashes of it. In case you ever wondered why buzzards and other raptors have white feathers, it's for the sun to sanitize those feathers that become contaminated when they scavenge.
yep...that will surely kill the bacteria....makes solar bottle disinfection a little redundant though.....lol
Buzzards and other scavengers have so much acid in their stomachs it kills e. coli. However, I doubt they can wash sheets.
It's not the consumed load of bacteria, that sunning and airing protects against, but infections caused by cuts and scratches, parasites, and fungal infections.
