COLD RINSES
Drying times are shortened by maybe a few minutes if the clothes are a little warmer going into the dryer. But heating 18 or more gallons to a warm temperature only to throw it down the drain in a few minutes takes 10 to 20 times as much energy as letting the dryer run three more minutes to heat the 1/2 gallon of water remaining in the damp clothes as they are placed in the dryer.
Mike you have probably the best reason I have ever heard for using a warm rinse in the winter. My 86 year old has mother who lives in Minnesota and has arthritis has complained about how unpleasant it is to unload her 1982 LHA5705WO BD suds-saver WP washer in the winter when the clothes are rinsed in cold water. I have given my mother permission to use warm rinses , and you may too LOL.
But global warming is a real issue on the planet that I live on, and as a cold rinse actually works better [ every detergent manufacturer and every washer manufacturer recommends only cold rinses ] it is a very small sacrifice that most of us can make and still enjoy our old washers.
