what’s the difference between washing blankets in hot water vs warm vs cold?

Question

i always wash my heavy blankets in hot water, because i thought it sanitizes them. when i worked as a care taker, we washed soiled blankets in cold water to get rid of smell. what’s the difference?

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Answer 1

Hot water is only useful these days for oil/grease on things. If its not oiled up, greased up work stuff, cold water is just fine for everything else.

Cold water detergents work way better then the hot water detergents of yesteryear.