Are you a night washer?

Nah, I still do my laundry during the day. I don't think I get any discounts by doing my laundry at night anyway. And I like to remove my clothes from the dryer right away and hang them up so that they stay wrinkle free. Plus, I live in a complex, so even if I wanted to do my laundry at night, I wouldn't because I wouldn't want to bother my neighbors with the noise of my washer and dryer.

What a great way to encourage people to reduce using/wasting energy during peak hours! Very good indeed. Now where are you from? Because I don't really know if southern california edison have the same policy. But from now on, I will start doing laundry after 9:00 PM, see where that takes me. A penny saved is a penny earned - here in mylot, and out there in the real world. Thank you for sharing! Any other energy saving tips? =D

That would be cool if our electric company did that also cause I would definitely be washing nights. But usually we wash clothes between 9 in the morning till 5-6 in the evening. How did you find that they charge less after 9? Did you get a paper or find it online somewhere?

I personally like washing by hand but since hubby prefers machine I have started using it this year he told me to do dishwashing at night but somehow I feel like washing it around 8 or after dinner just in case something happens and it stops working I want to be there and fix it right away or wash them by hand at least

Hi Humbug, my electric is cheaper after 11pm at night, but my son likes doing the washing and does it anytime of the day which annoys me even though I tell him not to do it til 11pm at night...so our electric is still not really any cheaper. But I do stay up late and also have a snake which means I have to keep her vivarium (cage) hot all night and day so it does work in one way...hugs LoLo

My mom does it exactly the same way. It's way much cheaper to wash at night. But not even the washing machine, the dryer too and the dishwasher... You'd be surprised how much you can cut from your water and electricity bill. Because electricity companies do it too.

I live in an apartment building, and we dont have a line. we use the water and dryer.. But, our power company is privitized, and i'm SURE they do not cut the price of power at ANY point in the day or in the night. they love MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY.

good thing for you that in your place, your electric company has this beautiful discount given to you after 9pm. our electric here has an increase so as much as i can, i hardly use washing mcahing. i do hand washing just to minimize electic consumption. =(

I should start washing more at night. It seems like it would be better all the way around. The sun is no longer out so it would probably take less to dry your clothes also and then cool off your house using your AC. I'm trying to think more of how it would be cheaper to do alot of things that before I would just do when I wanted to do or the way I wanted to do it. Things change when not as much money is coming into the house. You look for every way you can to cut down the cost of things.

I don't put on my washing machine or my dryer at night because I live in a basement suie in the house and it would disturbed the people upstairs, as it is loud for some reason. my machines are brand new, it's not the machines, it's the house isn't well insulated for sound. I found this out when the man upstairs moved out and a couple moved in. They started taking showers at 3 in the morning and doing laundry at all hours of the night and it woke us up downstairs. So I had to ask them not to use their machines at night and that I would do the same. So we now have this rule, sort of, that after 11pm no laundry or showers if it can be helped. I live in Canada and never ever heard about an energy company lowering their rates at certain times of the day, or night. This is something new to me.

I live in an apartment and each floor has it's own laundry room, so, management pays for it, but, it's a good thing to keep in mind for the future if I ever do have my own washing machine. Every little bit helps! Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

Hello Humbug. Yes, I love doing the laundry at night time when the rates are lower. As you said, the clothes on the drying lines are much less apt to get a smokey smell when neighbors bbq, etc. Karen

Wow... i know this sounds kind of dumb but where do you find out if your local company gives different rates after certain times would it be on the bill or is it not so obvious..

It seems that the policy of the electric company do you good. Mmm, I do not wash late in night unless I am too excited to sleep.

I have no idea whether our company charge less after 9pm. This isn't Economy 7 is it? We have stopped washing on any setting except cold now, unless there's a really stubborn stain. But we do wash at all times of the day and night. How much does and average wash cost at 40 degrees Humbug?

Unless I happen to hear on the news that it's one of those days where we are being asked to use less electricity, I don't even pay attention to that. I do my laundry during the day on either Saturday or Sunday. If I'm out of town for the weekend and something can't wait until the next weekend, then I will do some laundry on a weeknight!

Thanks for the tip, i usually wash in the daytime or just when i get a load of clothes. I have been trying to run my dishwasher at odd times because somebody told me that would save if u didn't run it right after supper when everybody else was running their's.

Well right now I dont have a washing machine I use my apartments Landry room so I dont have to worry about those extra fees, but I plan to get a washing machine of my own soon.

Are elecricity is so high that if they offered discount at 3 am I would wake up and do the washing. That is such a good scheme. After washing in COLD water cycle and on a short wash we hang the clothes on the line. We always do a short wash and our clothes are not really dirty but we change frequently in the hot weather. For personal clothes then we may put them in the dryer for 5 mins with a fabric softener sheet - really just to take the wrinkles out of them so we do not have to iron. Are you remembering to unplug all appliances when not in use? That really helps.Blessings

Here at my place, the electricity company charges the same rate for 24 hours. So, whenever the clothes are piled up I start using the washing machine.