Comments on: Washing & Drying Clothes the Green Way http://hyggehouse.com/greeneco-living/washing-drying-clothes-the-green-way Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:21:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dan Gallagher http://hyggehouse.com/greeneco-living/washing-drying-clothes-the-green-way/comment-page-1#comment-1250 Dan Gallagher Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:57:39 +0000 http://hyggehouse.com/http:/hyggehouse.com/everyday-hygge/washing-drying-clothes-the-green-way#comment-1250 I'm a green builder, and water efficiency is one of the issues we should be dealing with more than we are. There's a lot of very efficient wsher/dryers out there, but what's really efficient is when you reuse the water. I have a very low-tech system in use at my house: I have a 55-gallon heavy-duty trash can on an elevated stand outside the laundry room. I have plumbed the washer-drain to empty into the trashcan, and plumbed the can with a hose-spigot. I have a hose hooked up that I rotate around the lawn, plantings and trees between washes. With my drought-tolerant plantings, I don't really need anymore irrigation that. A good green solution is one that saves legal-tender green as well, because you'll stick with it in hard times. (Note: do not use irrigate with washer water if you are washing cloth diapers.) I’m a green builder, and water efficiency is one of the issues we should be dealing with more than we are. There’s a lot of very efficient wsher/dryers out there, but what’s really efficient is when you reuse the water. I have a very low-tech system in use at my house: I have a 55-gallon heavy-duty trash can on an elevated stand outside the laundry room. I have plumbed the washer-drain to empty into the trashcan, and plumbed the can with a hose-spigot. I have a hose hooked up that I rotate around the lawn, plantings and trees between washes. With my drought-tolerant plantings, I don’t really need anymore irrigation that. A good green solution is one that saves legal-tender green as well, because you’ll stick with it in hard times. (Note: do not use irrigate with washer water if you are washing cloth diapers.)

]]> By: Madame M http://hyggehouse.com/greeneco-living/washing-drying-clothes-the-green-way/comment-page-1#comment-188 Madame M Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:33:07 +0000 http://hyggehouse.com/http:/hyggehouse.com/everyday-hygge/washing-drying-clothes-the-green-way#comment-188 These are great tips, and they remind me of my grandmother who was a proponent of many of them. Unfortunately, there is a very big bias against not washing as often, as it is seen as dirty and not proper. But I guess sometimes people just like to burn money to make themselves feel better. These are great tips, and they remind me of my grandmother who was a proponent of many of them. Unfortunately, there is a very big bias against not washing as often, as it is seen as dirty and not proper.

But I guess sometimes people just like to burn money to make themselves feel better.

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