Take control of rising hydro costs: Use less!
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I’m sure you have heard a million times to use less power
during peak period; by making small changes and adjustments to large appliance
use, you can really see the difference
on the bottom line of your monthly hydro bill. However running the dryer is one
of the biggest contributors to your total power usage regardless of what time
you use it.
Every fall when it starts getting too cold to hang laundry
on the line I forget how much of a difference it makes and slip back into using
the dryer, then I get a huge hydro bill and bust out my indoor drying rack. For
an extra ten minutes of my day I can max out this bad boy and save money while
reducing my footprint and help save the world.
I have made it work for me by doing a load of laundry every
night (after 7pm of course) this is how I stay on top of the unstoppable
growing laundry pile. It needs the time to hang and dry so you cannot expect to
do a bunch of loads at once.
The size of the load matters, although I can get a pretty
large load on this little wire thing! I try to do a ¾ load to make sure I have
the space. To max it out start on the middle and bottom racks hanging medium
stuff, move onto the top racks that have enough space to hang longer/larger
items, and then use all of the small socks and things to fill in the leftover
spaces. I throw heavier things like jeans on the back of my dining room chairs
and I use the dryer for sheets, towels, and diapers.
I guarantee this will lower your hydro bill and reducing
hydro is an important part of fighting climate change.
You can purchase one of these racks at any Home Hardware in
the Kawartha’s for $16.99!
Julia Taylor
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