Little-known dishwasher tricks that could save you up to £71 on annual energy bills
The results of the study revealed why households pre-rinse and the top five reasons were given:To avoid breaking the machine - Households who choose not to pre-rinse gave the following reasons:My dishwasher has a rinse on the cycle The environmental impact of "double dishwashing" alone is equivalent to the carbon emissions generated by driving 849 million miles in a standard car - that’s 34,000 times around the Earth’s equator.
Utilia's head of sustainability, Archie Lasseter, said: "Knowing what our habits are costing us can encourage us to reconsider our behaviours, and in this case, the savings are significant, so should hopefully make households think twice. "We can tell households how much money they’ll save, but until they load the dishwasher without pre-rinsing, and see positive results every time, they won’t be convinced.
"We hope that this informative campaign will encourage people to put confidence in their machines and save the pocket and the planet in the process."Yes, energy suppliers do offer support for those who are struggling to pay their bills.There are plenty of energy grants and schemes open to help you out if you're struggling.
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