We all need to save a few bucks these days. Here are a few quick tips to save money by conserving energy with your appliances!
- Dishwashers can be set on economy mode, or the door opened to ‘air dry’ dishes economically.
- New models have delayed start features – you can set them to operate when energy prices are lower later in the day.
Laundry Appliance Energy Conservation
- Smaller loads dry faster.
- Dry clothes only as long as required; you could be using 30 minutes to dry a load that really only needs 15 minutes.
- Certain dryer models have damp/dry sensors and will shut off when the load is dry.
- Hang dress clothing to air dry on laundry racks. This keeps clothes looking better too!
- Front-load washers use less energy and water than top-loaders.
- Use cold water for rinsing and most other washing cycles.
- Clean the lint filter before every load.
Refrigerators, Freezers & Energy Conservation
- For best efficiency, temperature should be set per manufacturer guidelines.
- Defrost freezers and manual-defrost refrigerators regularly – they’ll work better.
- When stove top cooking, use lids on pots to reduce heating time.
- On the stove, use a proper size pot, not a larger one.
- Microwave ovens use 75% less energy than range ovens.
Source: about.com
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