THE cold weather is upon us.
T-shirts and shorts are being replaced with heavy-duty jumpers and jeans – and it’s a swap that can spike our energy bills.
Winter clothes take up more space in the washing machine, meaning we do more cyclesGettyThat’s because we can fit less jumpers, jeans and heavy duty clothes in our washing machine, compared to filling it with endless tees and shorts in summer.
It takes more laundry cycles to get through dirty winter clothes, meaning we use more energy.