There are more benefits to washing laundry in cold water than you may realize. advertisement. ... about 90% of the energy used by the washing machine during laundry goes towards heating the water.

Washing clothes in hot or warm water may also work better in cold-weather states, where tap water reaches 40°Fahrenheit or lower in the winter, General Electric says.

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“Cold water washing is good for your clothes, good for your wallet and good for Mother Earth," Brian Sansoni at the American Cleaning Institute said.

Washing clothes in hot or warm water may also work better in cold-weather states, where tap water reaches 40°Fahrenheit or lower in the winter, General Electric says.

“Cold water washing is good for your clothes, good for your wallet and good for Mother Earth," Brian Sansoni at the American Cleaning Institute said.