Why Switch to Cold?
Switch to Cold encourages people to wash in cold water to save energy, money and the environment. Few people realize that most of the energy used to wash your clothes goes to heating the water. In fact, up to 85-90% of the total energy used can be used to heat the water! If you currently wash in warm and rinse in cold, just by changing to cold water for your wash you could save up to $52* a year. If you currently wash and rinse in warm, you could save more than double that amount. With energy prices only on the rise, these savings will get larger and larger.
While cold water washing is not a new concept, many people have been slow to switch to cold because they did not believe that they could get excellent cleaning in cold water conditions. Since there are now new detergents that are specially designed for cold water washing, even for whites and on tough stains, now is the perfect time to make the switch!
Originally posted at www.energyefficiency.org
