Laundry Time Blues......make'em Green

Revised from Earlier Post - for those with Standard Top Loading Washer and Older Dryers -

I was able to cut my laundry time and bill by a huge amount. Some times you have to spend a little green to save a little green and the side benefit of what I do now also helps me go green at the same time.

Invest in a clothes rack or line. It will depend it you are in a house or apartment and how close your laundry is to where the rack or line will be. I have a rack in my garage right by my washer and dryer.

So instead of drying my towels and jeans in the dryer for 1hr to 1 1/2hrs I dry them on the rack, I do NOT dry them all the way because then they would be all rough and stiff (I may want to be "Green" but I also want to be comfortable!). When I put them in it only takes 20 or 30 min to finish drying.

So typical laundry day goes like this:

I run a load of towels and/or jeans. When the wash is done I put the the pants and towels on the rack.

I then start another batch of laundry, usually light whites or "good clothes" (the wash cycle is shorter for the better clothes), when they are done washing I put them in to the dryer (the towels and jeans are still on the rack) .

I then start another load of towels and/or jeans. Before the 2nd batch of towels/jeans are done the good clothes will be dry. I put them away, put the towels and jeans from the rack (almost dry by now) into the dryer for 15 - 30 min. When the load in the washer is done I put them on the rack.

Repeat until all the laundry is done. Try it you'll be pleasantly surprised!