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5. Do not use the rinse hold feature on your dishwasher unless you find that it is really necessary for soiled dishes.
6. Consider trying less dish detergent. In most cases half the amount will do just fine.
7. Look for the Energy Star and Energy Guide labels when you buy a new dishwasher.
Washer
Most of the cost of using your washer is for water and the cost of heating the water. Try the following tips to reduce your cost.
1. Wash your clothes in cold water using cold-
2. If you do use hot or warm water to wash your clothes, make sure to use cold water for the rinse cycle. Rinsing clothes in cold water is just as effective.
3. Run your washing machine only when you have a full load. If you have a washer that allows you to control the water level, adjust the level according to laundry load size.
4. Use a shorter cycle for clothes that are only lightly soiled. Only use long
cycles or pre-
5. Use the proper setting for the types of clothes you are washing. The delicates or knit setting will generally use less energy.
6. Consider using less laundry detergent. Often one-
7. If your washer has an energy saving setting try it to see if your clothes will still get clean.
8. Keep in mind that front-
9. Look for Energy Star and Energy Guide labels when buying a washer. These
labels usually guarantee three things: That the washer is usually more energy efficient
than a conventional washer; that the washer is a cost-
Dryers use a considerable amount of energy. However, try the following tips to reduce energy use and save.
1. Before taking your clothes out of your washer, either use an extra spin cycle or fast spin speed to extract as much water out of the clothes. This will reduce the amount of time that the clothes need to spend in the dryer.
2. When putting your clothes in the dryer, shake them out so they are not all wadded together, so they will dry faster, as well as be less wrinkled. Clothes will also be less wrinkled if you take the clothes out of the dryer as soon as the drying cycle is complete.
3. Do not overload the dryer or it will take longer for your clothes to dry. Conversely, do not load the dryer with only a few items, or you will be spending a lot on energy to dry very little.
4. Do not add wet items to a dryer load that is already partly dry.
5. Dry heavier and lighter fabrics separately, since they take different amounts of time to dry, to prevent over drying and wasting energy.
6. If you are drying more than one load, put lighter fabrics in the first load so the residual heat in the dryer will help dry the heavier fabrics faster. Always dry one load right after the other to make use of the residual heat.
7. Do not dry your clothes excessively. Dry is dry. Try setting your dryer to a shorter cycle. If your dryer has a moisture sensor make sure you use it.
8. If your dryer has a cool down cycle use it so your clothes will finish drying with the residual heat left in the dryer.
9. Make sure you clean the lint filter after each load to maintain the dryer’s efficiency. Also periodically check the air vent exhaust hose for blockages.
10. If buying a new dryer, make sure it has a moisture sensor. Also consider a natural gas dryer which may cost less to operate than an electric dryer.
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