C4 - Wednesday, April 4, 1984 - North Shore News

HEATING HOME APPLIANCES

Trying to keep out of hot water

THE AUTOMATIC ciothes
washer and the dishwasher
are two home appliances that
can get us into a lot of hot
water. .

Water is the main ingre-
dient in washing, and heating
that water takes a con-
Biderable amount of energy.
It will pay you to use (and
choose) your appliance with
an eye to energy efficiency.

Modern automatic washers
have been designed to be
more energy efficient than
washers of perhaps a decade
ago. But both new and older
models require wise use to
Maximize energy savings.

Use the temperature con-
trol to select a wash
temperature suitable for the
fabric and amount of soil.
This will help clean the load
without using energy un-
necessarily, and will avoid
needless wear on garments.
Using warm water for
washing, where appropriate,
will save SO% over a com-
parable hot water wash.
Where hot water is the best
choice for a clean wash, it
really saves energy to use it
since you will not be forced
to rewash.

If there are not enough
wems in a particular load to
fill the tub, use the water
level selector on your

machine. Choosing the ap-
propriate level of water for
the size of the wash load will
give you clean clothes
without washing energy.

Avoid prolonged washes
— Clothes won’t come any
cleaner after a ten minute
wash. Soil can be redeposited
after this time, and extra
energy will be needed to
rewash. Adjusting the wash
time to the degree of soil can
save time, energy and wear
on fabrics.

Use cold water for rinsing.
It is good for ali fabrics, but
it’s a must for synthetics and
permanent press items to
minimize wrinkling.

The dishwasher is an effi-
cient appliance that not only
takes the drudgery out of
washing dishes but can also
make savings in energy
usage. If you load up your
dishwasher and run it once a
day, you'll use about 72 L (16
gals.) of hot water instead of
the 114 L (24 gals.) you
would use by washing dishes
three times a day by hand. To
further save on energy, use
the ‘‘no heat’’ drying feature
when dishes are washed, or
stop the machine and le the
dishes air dry.

Note that a dishwasher
needs water at 60°C (140°F)
to properly dissolve the

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detergent and clean the dishés
satisfactorily.

When the time comes to
purchase a new clothes
washer or dishwasher, decide
what features suit your
needs. Then check the
Energuide label to compare
the energy efficiency of
similar models. The
Energuide rating indicates
the amount of energy used to
operate the machine and to
heat the water for a specified

number of washes per month
(34 for clothes washers, 30
for dishwashers). .-A high
rating means the appliance
will cost more to operate than
an appliance with a lower
rating. Over the lifetime of
the appliance, the dollar dif-
ference in operating costs
could be considerable.
Today’s faundry ap-
pliances and dishwashers are
efficient in design. How they
are used is the prime factor in

saving energy. People are the
key to energy savings no mat-

ter what equipment is being
used.

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