Turning my old, heavy duty top load washing machine into a high efficiency model

[Kaleva]

12. I won't know that till the next time I do laundry

Last edited Sat Sep 1, 2012, 09:36 AM - Edit history (1)

I do one large load about every 5-6 days. However, I may be better off doing small loads more often. There's a couple of more 13 gallon (approx.) plastic storage containers with lids of which I could transfer the contents of to the large container that I'm using now to capture the wash and rinse water. That way, one container can be used strictly for the wash water and I can use that to clean in the basement when I want and the other would be used for the rinse water. By doing more but smaller loads a week, the rinse water isn't sitting in a container for close to a week before I use it as the wash water the next time I do laundry.

Edit: I'll be using more electricity running the washing machine more often but as I got the clothes lines stung up in the basement now and won't be using the electric dryer anymore, I doubt I'll see an increase in the electric bill.