Energy Savings • Full loads. Your washer - automatic or manual -should be used only when you have a full load.

• Overloads. Overloading reduces the cleaning action of a washer, resulting in more abrasions, more lint, and more wrinkles. In fact, too large a load can waste current by forcing you to do some items over again.

• Save hot water. The biggest cost item in washing clothes is the hot water. The more you can do with cold and warm wash cycles, the more energy you save. Permanent-press items need only warm water. Cool or cold water is fine for washable woolens. Lightly soiled items can often be cleaned without hot water.

• Water level selector. If your automatic washer has a water level selector, choose the correct setting for the size of the load.

• Cold water wash. Many people now use nothing but cold water washes and find their clothes come out just as clean.

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August 20, 2008