Water saving tips for your laundry

Water is the most essential element for our survival, there is no replacement or substitute for water. In recent times, water cuts and water shortage are being experienced the world over, water conservation is the need of the hour and we need to act fast in order to save the one element we cannot survive without. We require water to perform our most vital daily needs, and due to years of abusing the ample amount of water given to us, we now no longer have the guarantee of always having clean drinking water. This is why we must pool together and do our share to conserve water and drastically reduce our wastage of water. Even areas that receive a sufficient amount of rainfall are found having a shortage of water during the summer season.

In the previous article we have discussed the simplest of ways to cut down water wastage in your bathrooms and kitchens. In this article let’s take a look at the various steps we can take to save water and reduce its wastage when it comes to doing our laundry.

1. When washing you’re clothes, ensure to run the machine only once it is fully loaded (even if your machine has the setting to adjust the load). Do not run the machine whenever there are a handful of dirty clothes lying around. Doing this will help save a lot of water, as a washing machine requires the use of a large amount of water every time you use it.

2. If your washer has the option to adjust the amount of water required for each load, this will make your washer use the least amount of water required, this would ensure your clothes get washed and also you would be saving a great amount of water.

3. If any of your clothes have a tough stain, pre-treat them before washing. This would ensure the stain would go away with one wash and make sure you won’t need to rewash the same apparel to get rid of the stain.

4. Change the setting of your washer to the shortest load cycle when washing clothes which aren’t heavily dirty.

5. Also, frequently check the washer hoses and the condition of your washing machine to ensure no leaks which may result in water wastage. 

6. Also, do not unnecessarily use copious amounts of detergents when you’re washing a small amount of clothing. Use the directions as suggested by the manufacturer and use only the amount of detergent your clothes would actually need. 

Keep these basic pointers in mind when doing you’re laundry the next time around, and you will end up saving a large amount of water and playing your part in conserving our most vital element, water.