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My advice for a less water-intensive washing machine.

My advice for a less water-intensive washing machine.

Today a washing machine in addition to consuming electricity , uses a significant amount of water.

However, it is simple to save money so that it becomes less water-intensive.

On these new high tech washing machines there is a plethora of different wash programs.

Frankly, apart from the delicate program, those cotton and synthetic, frankly we rarely use the rest.

Especially since we are never certain of really having THE program adapted to the content of the machine.

One ​​program, only one?

Choosing the economy program reduces the washing time and the amount of water used. So, it is true that sometimes, our laundry is more than dirty (Dedication to my children who love to roll in the mud!) and in this case, we chose a program a little longer.

But if it's a machine of materials mixed with normal dirt, why go into this marketing game that makes us consume more and more. More water, more detergent, more electricity and indirectly wears out our machine faster?

My laundry is always clean when I leave and I saved money on these 3 items of expenditure.

With our trick you will be able to gain in longevity but also save water!

The average water consumption of a washing machine is around 90L of water, while in economy mode you can save up to 40L per use!

So to be able to take advantage of your washing machine for a rikiki price, take the economy mode and come and share it with us in the comments.

Savings achieved

• With an average price of around 2€80 per cubic meter of water, this means 0€112 saved per machine.

Knowing that a family of four does about 6 washes a week

• Or €34.94 in annual savings

And it's just about water savings...