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by bombcar 1466 days ago
Do people really boil clothes? Obviously that's not a thing in the US, but I could see it being useful for whites, perhaps.
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> Do people really boil clothes? Obviously that's not a thing in the US, but I could see it being useful for whites, perhaps.

It's usually for really sturdy whites you want to disinfect after they've been soiled for instance. Use of that program has definitely gone way down over time. The energy requirements alone make it not a routine wash thing.

It's also used to basically deep clean the washing machine itself.

It seems that the high-end commercial units for hospitals, etc come with a steam inlet and the option for an electrical heater added:

https://unimac.com/products/washer-extractors/high-performan...