CLEAN RITE laundrymat on Fulton/Putnam Grand

does anyone go there? i heard a rumor that they do not use HOT WATER in their machines, is that true??? i want to go there and wash some comforters & pillows.

two other laundrymats on Fulton have closed recently. where else does everyone go in the area?

I do my laundry there, but I typically do cold water washes. Tide makes that special coldwater detergent that pretty much rules. Colors last longer and my clothes don't shrink.

Ooh, that's good info re: Tide coldwater. I do more cold than anything else but worried that the detergent was a ripoff. Thx YH.

I use the Tide Cold Water as well. Cold water washes are a good way to save some energy.

Subject: oookayy, i'm all for saving energy

as much as the next hippie, BUT, certain items of mine have just got to get some HOT WATER on them, if ya know what i mean! i guess no one knows the answer to my question? i'll go over there and ask the man who works there tomorrow.

Just curious, why do pillowcases and comforters need hot water?

Subject: biftek--i was referring to my UNDERWEAR

and towels. and sheets/pillowcases. because of dust mites. i need to wash my sheets in hot water because a temp of over 130 degrees kills dust mites, and i have allergies.

Aha! That does make sense.

I've gone to the clean rite for years-but since the summer I've really felt and smelt that my clothes do not get cleaned well enough by their machines. I recently dropped some stuff off at bubbleworks and it came back so much cleaner than when I wash it myself at the Clean Rite. Especially the shirts.

I am thinking of giving up on the clean rite, frankly.

I love Bubbleworks but have the opposite problem; more of my laundry is cold water wash that needs to drip dry. I remember when they were doing limited service when they first geared up; now their vans whizz around everywhere, I'm glad they found such a great niche.

Subject: BOLLETJE i think it's because of the hot water thing!

they are trying to skimp and save money!

Most drop off places don't even use detergent, much less hot water.

Subject: ew, grandzu, really?

the few i have used have all used both. but i don't doubt that some skimp.

I've been really happy with Bubbleworks so far--my clothes come back very clean! I also give them a bag of laundry to wash in hot water and one to wash in cold water/dry on low heat and so far nothing has been shrunk.

I do wish the Clean-Rite machines washed better because I like to do my own laundry and the place itself is always very clean.
Does anyone have any recommendations for other self-serve laundromats in the area? What about that one on Waverly by the Associated, any experiences?