Can anyone explain how cold fill only washing machines are more eco friendly?

MrsE_2

Can anyone explain how cold fill only washing machines are more eco friendly than hot & cold fill?

I didn't realise ALL new machines are now cold fill only & I cannot understand how it is better

Its cheaper to use the hot water I already have in my boiler (heated by gas CH) & is a much shorter wash time because the water is already warm/hot.

How can this be eco friendly?

pink_princess

Id guess that the washer costs less to heat that small amount rather than a tank full from a boiler.

MX5huggy

This covers most of the issues http://www.washerhelp.co.uk/buying-related_2.html#cl_q1

Your not exactly going to use alot of HW if washing at 15.

I some people in flat that have as much hot water as they can use for a fixed fee seems a shame for them to have to heat extra water.

MrsE_2

MX5huggy wrote: »

This covers most of the issues http://www.washerhelp.co.uk/buying-related_2.html#cl_q1

Your not exactly going to use alot of HW if washing at 15.

I some people in flat that have as much hot water as they can use for a fixed fee seems a shame for them to have to heat extra water.

I mainly wash at 40 & 60

MX5huggy

Thats not very eco friendly!

PurpleK8

We've got solar panels and a wood burner so all our water has been heated by eco-friendly means so it really makes me mad that I still have to heat my water in my washing machine!
It actually suggests on the info you get about making the most of the solar panels that you run the washing machine during the day to make the most of the constantly heated supply of free hot water! Therefore it has got to be time to bring back machines with both hot & cold supply back?

ixwood

What's to stop you filling with hot anyway? It should heat it quicker, or not bother if it's already hot enough.

ariba10

We have a cold fill washing machine that was plumbed into the hot water main six or seven years ago and is still working O K.

TomsMom

ixwood wrote: »

What's to stop you filling with hot anyway? It should heat it quicker, or not bother if it's already hot enough.

If it's only got one water inlet then it's no good connecting it to the hot water as the rinse cycles need cold water.

Quote: MrsE
I mainly wash at 40 & 60

Quote:MX5huggy
Thats not very eco friendly!

I'm with MrsE on this. My washes are done at 40 and occasionally 50. My machine is quite old (and has H & C fill :T ) and the lowest temp is 30 which really doesn't get things clean. I would never wash sheets or towels at this temperature, and other clothes would need to be washed after every wearing whereas OH's shirts and my tops can do two, or maybe even 3, wearings. We are retired so don't dash around getting sweaty, he rarely wears a tie so no dirty necks on shirts etc. And I certainly wouldn't wash underpants on a cold or low temp wash.

We had a holiday in Australia where I used the B&B owner's washing machine. That was a cold fill one and it most certainly didn't get our shorts, tee shirts and tops and underwear properly clean.

Bronnie

I had a hot and cold fill machine in a house with an oldish combi boiler.We used the washer on cold-fill only as I was worried how long the combi boiler was going to keep going and felt that the constant on/off demands for bursts of hot water for the washer might knacker the combi boiler sooner rather than later.

mazza111

I can't remember now, but the washing machine i had only used the hot feed for hot loads, I think it was above 60? So is it eco friendly or not? I agree that anything below 40 doesn't get most clothes clean, especially the lad's football gear.