MidAmerican Energy Company Logo


Illinois

Energy-Saving Ideas

Seasonal Tips

Appliance Operating Tips

Range/Oven

Clothes Washer
and Dryer

Dishwasher

Water Heater

Refrigerators/ Freezers

Cooling

Energy-Savings Packet

EnergyAdvantage® For Your Home

Energy Efficiency World

EnergyAdvantage® For Your Business

Trade Ally Central

Helpful Links

Iowa




Appliance Operating Tips
Clothes Washer and Dryer

Clothes Washer

  1. Select the water level to match the load size, or wash only full loads. Add detergent under spray as washer is filling to best circulate the detergent.


  2. Follow detergent instructions carefully. Oversudsing actually hampers effective washing action and may require more energy in the form of extra rinses.


  3. Use short cycles for lightly soiled and delicate clothes.


  4. Always push the timer in before changing cycles. This prevents arcing of timer contacts and timer failure.


  5. Add fabric softener only during final rinse, and never directly on clothing. It can cause grease-like spots.
Clothers Dryer

  1. Clean the lint filter after every load.


  2. Dry clothes in consecutive loads. Letting the machine cool down between loads wastes energy.


  3. Ease ironing chores and conserve energy by removing clothes from the dryer as soon as possible after the cycle completes and before wrinkles have time to set. Clothes that are promptly folded or placed on hangers often need little or no ironing.


  4. Keep the outside exhaust vent of your clothes dryer clean. A clogged exhaust lengthens drying time.






For Your Home | For Your Business | Safety | Rates | Energy Efficiency | Economic Development | Environmental Efforts
About Us | Careers | News Room | Storm Center | Wind Energy | Contact | Streetlight Repair Request | System Outage Watch | Energy Choice | For Contractors | For Landlords |


©2009 MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company. All rights reserved.