Save, save, save: Are you also stuck in the well-known January slump? Here are five tips on how to save money, energy and water when washing.
1 Don't wash too hot
The idea that you have to wash clothes as hot as possible to get them really clean is long outdated. Today's machines and detergents can do this even with colder water. And because the water is usually only heated by the washing machine, it makes a big difference in terms of energy consumption whether you wash at 40 or 60 degrees: You save up to 45% energy with a 40 degree wash. If you wash at 30 instead of 40 degrees, you save up to 40 %.
Therefore: Less is more!
Tips for washing at low temperatures
Worried that your laundry won't get clean at low temperatures? No problem with these tips:
- Pre-treat heavy stains: You can find tips on this on our blog.
- 30 instead of 40 degrees: This is completely sufficient for everyday clothes.
- When 60 degrees: Hand towels, tea towels and washcloths can be washed at 60 degrees.
- Avoid germs and bacteria: Every few months, you should run an empty machine at a high temperature to combat germs. You can find out how to do this here.
- Watch out for illnessIf you have stomach flu in your home, for example, separate the contaminated laundry from the "healthy" laundry. You can then wash the "sick" laundry at high temperatures so that it is no longer infectious.
We recommend the bluu silvertrooper to use. The silver cloth eliminates bacteria and germs successfully, thanks to its strong antibacterial effect and allows you to adjust the washing temperature by 20 °C to lower. In this way, you achieve the same effect with a 40 °C wash cycle as before with 60 °C. This saves up to 50% energy and therefore also reduces your energy costs! Discover the silvertrooper now!
2 Use the right detergent
For point 1 to work, the detergent must be suitable for low temperatures.
The bluu washing strips are not only perfect for this, they are also very efficient at saving money.
Perfect for low temperatures
Our washing strips already work at a washing temperature of 15 degrees. And as you have already experienced: The lower the temperature, the less energy you use.
To achieve optimum results, we recommend our new Nordic Breeze washing strips. They are the undisputed experts when it comes to washing at low temperatures. Their secret lies in the amphoteric surfactants contained exclusively in the Nordic Breeze wash strips, which distinguish them from our Alpenfrische wash strips. The bluu Nordic Breeze wash strips are also characterized by a faster and more even dissolution time, making them ideal for hand washing. Pretty cool, isn't it?
Click here for the bluu Nordic Breeze wash strips.
The right dosage
You need one strip per wash cycle, very simple. How does this help you save money?
Too much detergent leads to higher water consumption and eats up money. Your washing machine will always pump more water if there is too much foam in the washing drum.
Consumers tend to pour too much liquid detergent into the detergent compartment. The more you need, the sooner you have to buy more. With bluu, you know from the outset how many washes the strips will last for.
Click here for the bluu washing strips.
3 Do without prewash and short wash program
The prewash consumes water and electricity and is unnecessaryIt dates back to the days when you had to soak your laundry in dirt and grime. But your washing machine and the bluu washing strips can cope with normally soiled laundry without pre-washing.
You should also You should also do without the short wash programThe machine needs more water and energy to get your clothes clean quickly than another wash program. So it's not worth it.
4 Fill the washing machine correctly
Only wash when you can fill the machine. A half-filled washing machine requires almost as much water, electricity and detergent as a fully loaded one. But too much is not good: the laundry won't get properly clean and you'll have to do it again.
Correctly filled means: Your raised, spread-out hand still fits into the drum above the laundry.
5 bluu balls to use in the dryer
Our bluu balls separate the items of laundry from each other, allowing the air to circulate better, which dries the laundry faster and reduces creasing. This not only saves you time and electricity when drying, but also when ironing later on. Incidentally, you can also do without fabric softener. You can find out more about this in this blog.
You can find out more tips on how to wash sustainably in our blog post:
