My husband and I don't have a supersized house. Yet our electric and gas bills continue to amaze me. As with gasoline, these bills have skyrocketed over the last year. Honestly, I was sick of it. So, with the guarantee of our gas company to charge me less if our consumption decreased (we lock in a rate at the beginning of each year), I set out to find a way to decrease our hot water usage.
The number one way to see a substantial decrease in your hot water is to wash everything in cold water. Hmmm, seems reasonable right? But, how many of us just wash in hot or warm because our moms did? How many times do you press the button for warm wash/cold rinse because it doesn't feel right to do it all in cold water?
I'm here to tell you that for your regular laundry it's fine to wash in cold water. No one has pointed out stains on my clothes...no one has said my children smell offensive. And, my gas bill went down. It's all good!
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