Charlotte House and Commercial Cleaning Services Blog: Laundry Tips for Saving Energy

Families and individuals who may live at home by themselves are looking for more and more ways to save energy with laundry. No matter if you have new appliances or not, there are several ways to lower your power bill. Be mindful of the environment and the type of energy that you consume – a better environment makes a better you!

Be sure to follow the suggestions below to keep energy use to a minimum:

• Do not overdry clothing. You can reduce the need to iron if you take your clothes out while they are slightly damp. Bath towels and natural fiber clothes tend to need drying more than other clothing.
• Decrease the temperature on your water heater. It I suggested to set the thermostat at 120F. Reducing hot water temperature will save energy for both hot and warm wash cycles.
• Refrain from adding wet clothes to a load that is already partly dried.
• Take advantage of the heat still in the dryer by placing a load in it quickly afterwards.
• Load your washing machine to capacity. Be sure to check your machine’s load capacity in pounds before loading.
• Use lower temperature settings – only use hot for greasy stains.
• Only dry similar types of clothing together.
• During good weather seasons, consider hanging clothes outside in order to use free solar energy to do the drying.
• Check the outside dryer exhaust vent on a regular basis. Be sure to clean it and make sure that the outside hood opens and closes freely.

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