Water bill and laundry expenses!
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Water bill and laundry expenses!
| Sat, 09-24-2005 - 2:33am |
Hi, everyone. I would like to know how to save on laundry expenses. I have a LOT of laundry each week (DH work clothes especially), and it seems our water bill is creeping up. When DH does laundry, he sometimes "forgets" to put in dryer, and then ,it mildews, and have to do it over. Is it cheaper to do smaller loads more frequently? Bigger loads? Cold water? Washing at night? Our water bill was $30 more this month, and we havent watered the lawn, etc. We have low-flow shower, toilet, etc. No leaks in pipes. Would love to know what you do to save on laundry/water expenses. Thanks. WHiz.

Whiz,
Instead of doing a load the load that has sat in the washer for too long again I put in a cup of vinagar and put it through the rinse cycle. I have always washed everything in cold water and I set the cycle and water level on the lowest settings. Takes less time, and uses less water and electricity.
For laundry, I don't use the amount of detergent that the bottles suggest. That always seems like too much. I use about half of what I'm supposed to, and my clothes turn out fine. I wash large loads each time, and I use cold water wash and cold water rinse, unless I'm doing towels and sheets, in which case I'll switch to hot water. Hope this helps!
Pat
I wash everything in cold water, I also use less detergent.
I hang things to dry when ever I can.
I also set my dryer to the lowest setting, so that clothes are less dry when they are done, less static and less wear and tear on clothes.
I am currently longing for a front load washer, however don't want to change it so I have been saving up my money.
I wish I could hang my clothes out to dry. I get jealous when I drive around my town and see people with clotheslines in their backyards. My neighborhood won't allow it. I've tried hanging them on a rack in my laundry room, but I don't think there's enough ventilation in there, and it starts to smell icky after awhile, and I just take them all down and toss them into the dryer. LOL! :-D I love the smell of clothes dried outdoors, though. So fresh and clean! :-D
Pat