7 Easy tips when using your washing machine

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7 Easy tips when using your washing machine
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Overview

• Whether you like it or not, high oil prices are
  affecting all Americans now. As a spillover
  effect, electricity tariffs are rising through
  the roof nowadays and a lot of household are
  finding it hard to cope.
• And let's face it, getting a little more value
  out from using your washing machine helps. Here
  are 7 easy tips for you when it comes to a more
  efficient usage of your washer. Hope you find it
  useful.

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TIP 1 Wash Your Laundry Once A Week

• Saving up your laundry until end of the week or
  till you got a full load is a good way to manage
  your washing machine resources. Although you use
  less energy and water when you have lesser load,
  the savings you can gained is not as much
  compared to maximizing the full load of the
  washing machine.

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Tip 2 Pre-soak dirty clothes first

• Soaking your clothes is a good practice to reduce
  the need for heavier dosage of detergents. This
  allows a cleaner washing and helps to save costs
  further.

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Tip 3 Lower washing machine temperature

• Washing machine uses heat and the higher the heat
  generated, the more electricity it consumes. A
  temperature ranging from 40C to 42C is suitable
  for most of our clothing. Unless you have very
  dirty clothes, you will unlikely need to turn up
  higher spin and temperature for your washer.

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Tip 4 Re-cycle water

• Besides electricity, the next resource that a
  washing machine consumes a lot is water. You can
  re- use water from the outflow of the washing
  machine for other purposes if you want to.

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Tip 5 Maintain washing machine in good order

• A washing machine can last for easily ten years
  if you take good care of it. And if you want your
  washer to work to its maximum, you need to take
  good care of it. Do not overload the washer.

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Tip 6 Follow the manual

• All the washing machines come with a manual from
  the manufacturer stating the water as well as
  detergent use. Always adhere to the recommended
  usage level from the manufacturer and you will
  not go wrong.

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Tip 7 Dry clothes naturally

• Do you use a washer cum dryer combo? On average,
  such a washing machine consumes more energy and
  it also took longer to wash the clothes. If
  possible, try to dry your clothing using the
  natural wind or air.