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Author Topic: Serviced apartments, working flats, some hotels, don’t assume towels are clean.  (Read 3710 times)

ladyofthemansion

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Ok. So l hope that many of you agree that towels should be washed at 90 degrees to kill bacteria.

I work in serviced apartments a lot where there is a washing machine supplied and yes it takes forever but l wash all the towels at 90 degrees.

Recently l was sharing an apartment with somebody in an organised working flat. We were told to put all the towels in at a quick low heat wash. For me that was a fat no. But there was no other option. The other lady may have told on me had l put the towels in at 90 and they would have taken over 3 hours per cycle.

So l used my own. Luckily l take loads. Ended up thinking was the bedding l
was sleeping in washed in the same way. Probably. Yuck. Ended up leaving that place with a big heap of laundry.

This week l was in a luxury apartment that had a communal wash room with washer or dryer. Was great as could get everything washed at 90. I knew the upstairs flat was vacating the day before and l knew the cleaner may be using it that day. Already learned on arrival that towels are washed there and bedding is sent to a professional laundry.

Bumped in to the cleaner and saw her put the used towels from the upstairs flat in to the machine at dreaded fast wash low heat which would then be dried and folded to look all nice for the next guest. 🤮

It makes me wonder how many apartments and hotels actually do that 🤮

Bear that in mind ladies x
I'm glad I got all the Cynthia Payne books before the prices rocked to sky high.

Isobellaboobs

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I take my own towels but I was told by the gum clinic that bacteria and virus can't live outside the body for longer than 5 minutes.
I also buy this disappearing disinfectant type spray which can be used on material and surfaces which kills hpv and other things apparently. 
I know what you mean though I'd rather all these things be put through a hot wash
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I take my own towels but I was told by the gum clinic that bacteria and virus can't live outside the body for longer than 5 minutes.
I also buy this disappearing disinfectant type spray which can be used on material and surfaces which kills depression,hpv and other things apparently. 
I know what you mean though I'd rather all these things be put through a hot wash

This is what I understand STIs struggle to survive away from human body, some are viruses which may be killed by soap/detergent at any temperature. I too have the disinfectant spray I use it on surfaces clients touch, including soft furnishings. Bedding is changed for every client but I am extremely low volume which makes this easier/viable.

samcas

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Interesting to read about wash temps. I wash mine at 30 bio liquid

I have started to give clients clean towelling flannels to clean up rather than wet wipes and tissues after hand jobs or self stimulation (no condom so full load of cum to soak up).

I started with freshly warm water dampened flannels (10 seconds in the microwave) - got the idea from a friend that works in a beauty spa where they do this and wash the flannels between uses.

I have a set of flannels and I wash them at 30 degree with persli bio. They come out super clean and fresh and I tumble dry them which also heats to sterilize

No more buying wet wipes or boxes of tissues and no seedy bog roll for cock wipes. I think I'm saving money ... wash one load a week and much easier than big towels.

Clients seem to like the luxury and I have never had a question about wash method - but some might assume they are new and just for them.

The flannels I use are black .... white ones not recommended by my friend in the beauty spa cus they go yellow after several washes.

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Forgot to say - I just supply dry and not warmed flannels now. Obvs with wet ones you need to wash on the day and I gave that up pretty quickly

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There is no reason at all to wash anything at 90 degrees unless you have bedbugs or lice. Modern detergents and automatic washing machines make it totally unnecessary (I may not know about much but non-ionic surfactants, I know); 40 degrees is perfectly adequate - 60 at a push if something is dirty or stained.

I'd agree about the quick wash cycle being insufficient especially if towels are actually dirty (rather than a clean towel being used once by somebody who has washed properly and is also clean), but the rest is nuts and I would have been annoyed too (especially if it was my electricity bill). The link to sex work here is tenuous too, to say the least.

Oh and the majority of hotel towels are collected and professionally laundered, where they are bleached and tumbledried into oblivion. I still don't use them (and the number of people who will steal towels that a thousand people have dried their arse with has never ceased to amaze me), but they are definitely clean.

Caligirl

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I used to work in a salon years ago and all the used wet towels were put in the tumble drier without being washed first. Over and over again. So it’s not just hotels and apartments!

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I always wash on 60 as it kills bed bugs.

Better to get rid of someone else’s semen or skid mark I’m sure!

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90 would be a bit overkill I'd say.

I would agree that 30° is not enough to be safe though.

I wash at 60°, as most modern fabrics don't resist well at 90°, but between the air killing most virus/bacteria in a non hospitable environment in a few minutes, the washing process and products, and ultimately the drying process, I am feeling confident that I offer safe and clean towels.

Also, by all amounts, I keep customer's set of towels and my personal one separate

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When I worked in some (less busy) whore-flats I was shocked to discover towels weren't washed at all - just hung up to dry!!!!

It was common not to change the bedding either. Cleanliness was just superficial.
It was a shock to me. I never expected such a lack of hygiene.
And was in more than one place.



When I trained for my (massage) qualification, I was taught towels should be washed at 60 C
But I have also read up on research into laundry advice for healthcare, and it turns out that heat temperature is only one factor.

if there is little water then heat is important but laundry is just as good - in hospitals - if washed at a lower temperature but using a great quantity of water.

At home, I launder most things at 30, sometimes 40, and always push the extra water button that is on my washing machine. Sometimes I soak stuff too.
Electricity to heat to higher temperatures is very expensive.

The soap itself plays an important role in destroying the germs.

Also I note that heat has two negatives - it destroys the fabric faster and it locks in stains.

So cool temperature with plenty of water and soap is cheaper and preserves the quality of the materials for longer.

I typically launder my work towels at 40C. Occassionally higher. I do not over fill the washing machine but make sure there is plenty of space fr the water to slosh about. And I use the extra water feature - or soak first.





samcas

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Wow - after reading this and doing some online resarch I'm shocked .... 30 is recomended on my liquid bottle but it seems that is a bit of a con.
I'm upping to 60 for anything work related and I have boaught detol laundry cleanser that you use as an add in like conditioner. Worth looking at their website if you want to know more.
waiting for bigger leccy bill now