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- Wash clothes in cold water. Use hot water only for very dirty loads.
- Try to do only full laundry loads; if you must do smaller loads, adjust the water level to match the load size, especially when using hot water.
- Always use cold-water rinse.
- Use bath towels at least twice before washing them.
- Clean your dryer’s lint trap before each load.
- Make sure the outdoor dryer exhaust door closes when the dryer is off.
- Verify that the dryer vent hose is tightly connected to the inside wall fitting and to the dryer, and that it is not kinked or clogged.
- Minimize clothes drying time; use the dryer’s moisture sensor if available.
- Dry consecutive loads to harvest heat remaining in dryer from last load.
- Consider using a “solar” clothes dryer—an old-fashioned clothesline.
