Daily use of the washing machine or weekly???

ade916

Sorry for being a train spotter over this but i'm wondering if there's a definitive answer.  Ok. So i make a daily pilgrimage to my local gym. (5 days). When home i've been washing my gym gear on a 15min cycle as it hasn't had time to sit in a laundry basket and "ferment" i use a little power and happy with the results.
My question is. Would i save move energy (money) by doing one weekly wash  on a longer and probably warmer cycle ?  
The 15min wash is at 30º  The weekly wash is 2hrs 30 at 30º or 2 hrs 45 at 40º

I suppose one way of looking at it is 2hr 30 is ten lots of 15mins!  Have i just figured it out ? lolol  Or is not as simple as that. 

Cheers 
Ade

Skintoap

Have you checked your washing machine manual?  It should give you electricity and water consumption for the different types of wash. 

AnnaWatts

Washing machines vary in their energy efficiency, but as a general guideline, running shorter cycles at lower temperatures typically consumes less energy compared to longer cycles at higher temperatures. So, doing daily 15-minute washes could be more energy-efficient than one long 2.5-hour weekly wash. Plus, it prevents your gym gear from sitting and developing odors. However, you should also consider the overall wear and tear on your clothes.

DullGreyGuy

AnnaWatts said:

Washing machines vary in their energy efficiency, but as a general guideline, running shorter cycles at lower temperatures typically consumes less energy compared to longer cycles at higher temperatures. So, doing daily 15-minute washes could be more energy-efficient than one long 2.5-hour weekly wash. 

These days, probably not.

It may seem counter intuitive but our machines "quick wash" can only do a half load and uses the same energy but more water than the "standard wash" despite it being both longer and slightly higher temp. With our dishwasher it's a much bigger difference and the quick wash uses almost double the power of the Eco wash despite being 30 mins -v- 3.5 hours.

With it being a half load max in principle it's double the energy if you have a full load of washing to do and more than double the water. 

Ultimately the OP needs to look at their manual, older ones are not so informative but modern machines often have tables confirming the power/water use for each programme. It'll most likely be more expensive to do the multiple washes -v- the one longer wash even if its bumping the temp by 10C