<p>yes, i know how to do laundry. haha. the one thing i discovered at school though were the different settings (there's no temperature settings - i usually wash all my clothes in cold water at home). they've got "whites," "colors," and "bright colors" (plus permanent press and some other ones i don't use). i was just wondering if anyone knew which one would be the coldest water between those 3 settings. i don't want to ~experiment~ only to find my whites blue, haha.</p>
<p>I think it would be the bright colors, but I'm not exactly sure. I had that problem too.</p>
<p>it should be...
whites = hot
colors = warm
bright colors = cold</p>
<p>at least, this is what I would think.</p>
<p>soccerguy has it right. Rule of thumb: when in doubt, wash everything in cold/bright colors!</p>
<p>Kind of stupid not to have a thing for darks, as I know that darks should have the coldest water. I also wash everything in cold. I divide into whites, colours, and darks.</p>
<p>awesome, thank you.</p>
<p>On a similar note....I went to a laundry mat last time and used those huge front loading ones......you know how there is the soap thing on top of the machine? Is it okay to actually pour it in the washer instead of there?</p>
<p>Is there any reason that you would? It'd designed to go in the top.</p>
<p>this is a random tip after seeing how people I know do laundry (badly)</p>
<p>don't put all the clothes in and then pour detergent on top. you'll just get your clothing all gross and detergent-y.</p>
<p>Powder can definitely go directly on the clothes.</p>
<p>i always pour the detergent on top...</p>
<p>maybe my detergent is just really high quality so it doesn't ruin my clothes.</p>
<p>also I don't separate my clothes and just wash them all in cold, granted mostly I wear tshirts and shorts or jeans</p>