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

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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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Hot water is more expensive?

Seriously, though, with most modern detergents, there’s no difference. Hot water will tend to felt up knits and woolens a lot faster than cold, which is great if you want a felted aran sweater for your dog but not so great if you wanted to wear it yourself. Hot water will also set most stains that are of bodily fluid origin (= that stain is staying for good), whereas cold water will let you remove them.

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