Can you save $$$ in your laundry room?

Turn down the heat—in your washing machine, that is!

• WHEN (AND WHY) COLD WATER WASHING WORKS By design, modern washers are well equipped to handle cold water. Not only are modern washers designed for cold water, but many detergents have enzymes that can start to work in temperatures as low as 60℉, and cold-water detergent also enhances results.
  • Cold water is fine for most clothes and other items that you can safely put in the washing machine. It can remove many stains from clothing, including grass on your kid’s jeans or makeup smudges on a sweater.
  • Delicate fabrics (lace and silk) and dark, colorful fabrics actually do best in cold water.
  • Not all stains respond to warmer water. For example, blood and sweat can actually set into fabric in hot water. Also, hot water tends to shrink, fade, and wrinkle certain fabrics.
  • By not heating the water in your washing machine, you may reduce your energy costs with every load. An estimated 75 to 90 percent of all the energy your washer uses goes to warming up the water, so switching to colder water can lower your gas or electric bill. Energy Star reports a savings of $66.00 a year by just switching to a cold water wash!
  • Cold-water washing means clothing is less likely to shrink or fade and ruin clothes.
  • Cold water can also reduce wrinkles, which saves energy costs (and time) associated with ironing.

Blessings from our family to yours….

Burnell & Crystal Weaver