I took the leap and purchased a water saving front loading washing machine some month ago and have been enjoying the savings in both water and dollars ever since. After the old top loader crapped itself, I decided to go for a more environmentally and (apparently) cloth friendly machine.
Although I laid out more coin to begin with, it's proved to be much more water efficient; it washes more clothes on much less water.
So how much water does a front end loader save you? Taken from the Water Efficient Labelling and Standards (WEFLS) website, here are some simple figures:
A 6.5 KG, 4 star water rated, front loading machine will use 62 Litres per wash, compared to
a 6.5 KG, 3 star rated, top loading machine will use 92 Litres of water per wash.
In our household we'd average about 3 washes per week, so we're saving 60L of water per week, or 3120 Litres per year. Combine this with the fact that a front end loader can use 60% less energy per wash and it's a no brainer.
If you're after a front end loader at a reasonable price here's a couple of 4 star rated ones:
6 kg Fisher & Paykel WH60F60W1 (AppliancesOnline.com.au)
6.5 Kg Bosch WAE20260AUW (AppliacesOnline.com.au)
7.5kg Samsung J1455AV (AppliancesOnline.com.au)
If you know of any other highly efficient machine, let me know, I'll list them here.
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We purchased a Kenmore HE2t front loading washer from Sears and have been extremely pleased with its performance. It uses very little water and recommended that we use less detergent than recommended on HE detergent bottles to prevent over sudsing. We have saved money on water, energy, and detergent costs.
The Samsung J845 is 5 A rated (AAAAA) and is quite well priced.
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