Tips to Save Energy & Water at Home

jchait — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:55:07 -0400

Most of us have a washer and dryer at home and this is an area where your actions and habits can end up saving or wasting lots of water and energy resources. Of course, hopefully, your goal is to save resources, not waste them. If that's the case follow these tips.

When looking for a new washer and dryer, look for energy saving features, such as the ability to run larger loads and cooler rinse cycles, even if you sometimes wash on hot.

Run the largest load you can as often as possible. It takes less energy and water to run one huge load then it does to run two or three small loads.

Wash everything in cold - I swear it'll work, even if you use cloth diapers.

Use the least amount of detergent you need to get the job done, More is actually less when it comes to laundry soap, because one, it may take a second rinse to get too much soap rinsed, and two, some research shows that massive suds can make your washer work harder and use more energy.

Invest in a clothesline and some clothing pins, and hang your laundry to dry. Or, if you're lazy like me, you could hang your clothes on hangers to dry, then it's just moving them to your closet. In the winter, you can hang a load of wash in the bathroom, and it'll dry fine.

If you do use the dryer dry heavy clothing first and then lightweight items or vice vs. Because a hoodie takes longer to dry than say, socks, it's wise to seperate them.

Clean the lint filter after each dryer use.

If you can, keep your dryer where it's warm. For instance, a dryer in a dryer room, conserves more energy than a dryer in a garage.

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Tips to Save Energy & Water at Home