Living Like Ed - (Page 30) water use—with your current model. (When you do get a new machine, these steps will further reduce your energy use, too.) The first step is to avoid doing partial loads. Don’t run the washing machine until you’ve got enough dirty clothes to fill it. Also, wash your clothes in cold water. Most detergents now work very well in cold water. Even if you use warm water, you’re going to be saving some energy, compared to washing clothes in hot water. The Energy Star people haven’t qualified any clothes dryers just yet, since pretty much all the dryers being sold today require the same amount of energy to operate. Caption to go here or fig. number But there are still ways to cut down on energy use when drying your clothes. The most obvious way is not to use a machine at all. We use drying racks in our house, but you can also hang your clothes outside on a clothesline. If you have to use a dryer, then it’s best to use one that has a moisture sensor, rather than simply Wash Only Full choosing a timed drying cycle. This Loads in Cold Water way, the machine shuts off the moCOST: free ment your clothes are dry, rather than continuing to tumble—and about $150 more per year!” If you use an Energy Star–qualified dishwasher instead of hand
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