Originally Posted by GCRyder

I assume he's talking degrees with a "C," not an "F."

What I don't understand is how one would get 90C water into a washing machine. That's well beyond the capability of a normal home water heater. It's also a temperature that's likely to damage more than just the coating, if the jacket is made from polyester. Aren't there some reasonable intermediate steps between un-heated and nuclear powered?