Washing up/ Cleaning dishes with COLD water

Nope. Unless you're using boiling water then it's not gonna kill those germs any faster.

Hot water will remove the dirt more quicklier but isn't more hygienic.

Karl Stein

Warm water is more comfortable on the hands which means that you're more likely not to hurry so you'll do a better job.

Dermighty

Deleted User wrote: »

Nope. Unless you're using boiling water then it's not gonna kill those germs any faster.

Hot water will remove the dirt more quicklier but isn't more hygienic.

I thought the same myself, any evidence?

Dermighty wrote: »

I thought the same myself, any evidence?

Evidence that boiling water kills germs but warm water doesn't?

corkgsxr

I find if the water isn't hot it's it's hard to get grease off stuff

Elegant Elliot Offen

Im on the paper plates meself .

Paper plates FTW.

i use hot water when washing up and bubbles

conorh91

There's a straight dope answer for this. They're talking about handwashing but it's the same principle.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1935/whats-more-important-in-cleaning-soap-or-hot-water

in summary: Hot water is better than cold. Cold water is better than none. Soapy water is better than plain water. And you and your wife need to find some hobbies if this is what you're arguing about.

c_man

Elegant Elliot Offen wrote: »

Im on the paper plates meself .

Paper plates FTW.

Plastic knives and forks. Sometimes I just eat over the bin.

Yellowblackbird

I'm gone way past paper and plastic.
I've hooked up an IV

Karl Stein

conorh91 wrote: »

There's a straight dope answer for this.

"Hot water is better than cold. Cold water is better than none. Soapy water is better than plain water".

Hans Datdodishes.

All plates get put on the floor for Sammy to give the once over before being put in the dishwasher. Why they end in the dishwasher is beyond me as Sammy leaves them spotless.

Karl Stein wrote: »

"Hot water is better than cold. Cold water is better than none. Soapy water is better than plain water".

Hans Datdodishes.

Turn mild green (Fairy Liquid)?

dee_mc

WilyCoyote wrote: »

All plates get put on the floor for Sammy to give the once over before being put in the dishwasher. Why they end in the dishwasher is beyond me as Sammy leaves them spotless.

Puked in my mouth a little bit

WilyCoyote wrote: »

All plates get put on the floor for Sammy to give the once over before being put in the dishwasher. Why they end in the dishwasher is beyond me as Sammy leaves them spotless.

Your wife sounds like a keeper.

As has already been pointed out, hot water cleans quicklier.

Using cold water to wash or rinse dishes is detrimental to the environment due to the fact that you'll use more water if it is cold rather than hot.

You have to spare the water.

dee_mc wrote: »

Puked in my mouth a little bit

Just hang on in there Dee. Put false teeth on footstool and Sammy will do the biz ........... providing she also doesn't let a technicolour plasmic yawn atop

Deleted User wrote: »

Your wife sounds like a keeper.

She's a local girl ........... American football has no goalposts. But she twirled baton as a kid.

El Weirdo

catallus wrote: »

As has already been pointed out, hot water cleans quicklier.

Using cold water to wash or rinse dishes is detrimental to the environment due to the fact that you'll use more water if it is cold rather than hot.

You have to spare the water.

But you have to use energy to heat the water.

Swings and roundabouts, no?

endacl

c_man wrote: »

Plastic knives and forks. Sometimes I just eat over the bin jacks.

Saves emptying the bin.

El Weirdo wrote: »

Swings and roundabouts, no?

No. It's the exact opposite!

catallus wrote: »

No. It's the exact opposite!

Slides and monkey bars?

Precisely!

endacl

catallus wrote: »

Precisely!

To what tolerance? 'Precisely' is a big claim...

Tolerance? If we let people tolerate the waste of our most precious resource then we only have ourselves to blame.

Pumpkinseeds

Speaking of Fairy anti-bac washing up liquid, it's getting harder to get hold of. I've given up on Dunnes as they never have it. With pets I prefer to use an anti-bac liquid.

This is why we need a dedicated detergent forum. I could finally be a Mod!

LizzieJones

Dermighty wrote: »

Does it matter whether the water is hot or cold when you're washing dishes (from a health/hygiene perspective), assuming you're using fairy anti-bacterial washing up liquid and a regular yellow and green sponge?

I've used cold-ish water in the summer during a heatwave using a clean j-cloth and sunlight dish soap. Haven't died yet.