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!

Samsung Washer and Dryer

After much research, and traveling to Lowes, Home Depot, Sears and Best Buy we went with ....drum roll please.... The Samsung Washer and Dryer set. They aren't the top of the line but they are nice and the washer is the Top Loader.

We rec'd 20% off the price plus I should be able to get a rebate from the Water and Elec Utilities ( I am working on that right now).

They are much quieter then our last machines, and the Dryer has a light, hah, I didn't even know that was a feature but it is cooool! I just found some socks back there because of it!

I will have to wait for the next few water bills to see if there really is a difference! I will keep you all informed.

Top Loader Yes or NO?

Well of course, right before our mini vacation our dryer stopped "spinning", and our washer has been leaking for a while now. But I have been putting off replacing them. No I don't have a choice. Auugghh.

So we have been comparing washers/dryers and have decided on a Top Loader washer, it uses half the water and by all the reviews you can also put in bigger loads at one time. So I should be saving lots of water, plus they use less electricity.

We found a pair at 20% off, plus I am hoping to get some rebates from the water and/or gas and elctric companies because they are "energy star".

I will update later on how it all goes.