Episode 2: As Cold As It Gets

About This Episode

Here at PGE, we recommend that you do your laundry using cold water. But we have a sneaking suspicion that some of you out there wonder if it really gets the job done.

So, we had our Switch Labs hosts, Stan and Kate, make a bunch of test stains to find out how well they come clean at different temperatures, including near freezing. The answer might surprise you. And yes, we’ll talk about germs, bacteria, dust mites, and all that other icky stuff too.

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