Conserve: Water in the Laundry Room

There are not quite as many ways to save water in the laundry room as there are ways to save energy, but I still felt that the subject deserved to be explored.

1. Run the washer only with a full load
• It might mean that you have to go out and buy a few more packs of panties to make it through the month without doing your laundry every week, but if I can do it, you can too!
  
2. Adjust your settings to accurately reflect the size of your load
• If you have a smaller load (like your delicates) make sure that you adjust the load size thingy on your washer.
• Do you really need to fill up the whole washer for a load of three sweaters? I don't think so.
3. Wear your duds more than once before tossing them in the hamper
• Most of the time your clothes are just fine to get folded and worn a few more times before they are really dirty (or smelly) enough to warrant a washing.
• My personal rule is that everything (with the exception of pants which get worn for a few weeks) gets worn at least 3 times before it gets washed.
4. If you're in the market for a new washer, consider this ...
• Front load washers use a lot less water than top loaders (why? I'm not really sure.)
• Getting a front load washer that has an energy star label? You are going above and beyond my friend.