Posted by Almost every household would own a washing machine and these appliances would be the most convenient and commonly used in the entire home. The trouble with washing machines is that although they save us working hard to wash our clothes, they use a lot of power and water.
But no one is going to get rid of their washing machine that washes their clothing in a short amount of time, and with ease. The good news for the environment is that there are now many models available that use less energy and water.
In fact, newly designed washing machines use about half the water and energy than the average ten-year-old washing machine. The most efficient machines use less than 50 litres of water each wash.
As well as purchasing an energy efficient machine, there are simple steps you can do to save power and water.
Step one- about 90% of energy used washing our clothes is when we heat the water. If you aim to wash your clothes at around 40C it will use half the amount of energy as it would at 90C and is still a decent wash.
Step two- don’t wash clothes after one wear, only wash them when they are dirty. Unless they have something spilt on them or smell after a night out, you should be able to wear clothes at least twice before washing, saving power and water.
Step three- fill the washing machine to the brim. Washing clothes in a machine that is half full needlessly wastes power and water. Make sure it is as full as it can be, without overfilling. If you have to wash only half a load, make sure you select the half load cycle.
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