So far in the series, we have covered:
- Air Infiltration
- Heating and Cooling (Part 1 and Part 2).
- Refrigeration
- Cooking
- Water Heating
- Lighting
- Follow detergent instructions carefully. Oversudsing actually hampers effective washing action and may require more energy in the form of extra rinses.
- If you are in the market for a new washing machine, consider using a front-loading or horizontal axis washing machine. According to studies by DOE, these new units use at least 30 percent less water and 50 percent less energy to make hot water and wash clothes than regular washing machines. They are also gentler on fabrics.
- Set the wash temperature selector to cold or warm and the rinse temperature to cold as often as possible. Sort laundry and schedule washes so that a complete job can be done with a few cycles of the machine carrying its full capacity rather than a greater number of cycles with light loads.
- In terms of features, when shopping for a clothes washer, look for several water level options (to adjust to different loads). Also, look for pre-soaking and suds-saver options.
- Washing machines with higher spin speeds can extract more water and reduce drying time, which saves more energy.
- Avoid over-drying. This not only wastes energy, but harms fabrics as well.
- Many dryers have settings that allow an automated moisture sensor to reduce the drying time. Dryers with automated moisture sensors may have a buzzer or other sound system to let you know when clothes are dry. Use the sound system to minimize drying time.
- To save energy, try not to run the electric dryer unless it is carrying its rated poundage of clothes. Don’t overload, however, since this causes excessive wrinkling and perhaps requires an added amount of ironing.
- Dry towels and heavier cottons in a separate load from clothes with lighter weights.
4 comments:
These are all very good tips on doing the laundry to save energy. I can also suggest good old hand washing! In this day and age, we also need all the exercise that we can get.
We should have a better understanding of the current market conditions for the lighting industry and why efficient lighting is so important to cutting costs and saving energy.
This is very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Energy is one of the most important thing that we use to power up our appliances, cars, computers and other things that need energy. Because of this, many smart scientists invented the ways on how to generate electrical energy. Some of these are hydro, geothermal, windmill, and other. Although these inventions are useful, I personally believe that saving energy by simply turning our lights off at home can save the world. It is important for us as consumers to save energy by simply being a responsible citizen of our country. Thank you for sharing this useful article. (SHARED TO SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES)
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