Are you one of those people who separate their laundry into lights and darks? Or, better yet, do you put all your family’s laundry together and then separate the loads by color? Fortunately, our washing machines allow us to set the load size to small, medium or large depending on how much clothes we throw in. This is a great and easy way to conserve water. However, dryers are a different story. Whether you put one shirt or 20 shirts into the dryer, it will always run with the same intensity for the same amount of time using the same amount of energy. An easy way to save energy with your dryer is to not run the dryer separately for each load of clothes you put in the washer. For example, separate clothes into lights and darks for washing, but don’t run the dryer separately for the lights and darks. After washing the lights and darks, put both loads together into the dryer, and run it once for everything. Only run your dryer when it is full to reduce your electricity and energy use.
