We live in an age where we are very conscious about energy and water consumption. Energy and water bills can be expensive.
If you are in the market to replace your old laundry, there is plenty of information about general efficiency. There is not much about water usage out there.The good news is any new machine will likely use less water and electricity than models sold in the past.
Traditional top loaders, however, with an agitator are not as efficient and can use up to 50 gallons per cycle.
Let's review the differences.
As an industry overview, energy efficient washers use less than 15 gallons of water per cycle. The industry has both energy efficient front loading and top loading laundry.
The majority of energy efficient machines are load sensing. They measure how much laundry and soap you put in the machine and use the corresponding amount of water
Generally, front loading washers use less water than top loaders and are better for cleaning performance. Gravity allows the clothes more movement in the drum.
Top loading high efficiency washers typically do not have an agitator. The agitator is designed to move clothes in the washer drum in a top loader. When you remove the agitator the cleaning performance isn’t as strong.
First, here are a few tips on how to save water.
The laundry industry is fairly simple. There are relatively few companies that make laundry.
Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool is an American company and is the largest appliance manufacture in the world. They also own Maytag. They are probably two of the most well-known brand names in laundry.
Maytag washers tend to have more commercial parts and usually a better warranty. You can find Whirlpool/Maytag producing full size and compact front loaders, laundry centers, and top loaders.
Samsung and LG
Samsung and LG are two South Korean companies known for manufacturing appliances with many innovative features.
They manufacture some of the largest laundry in the industry as well as full size, compact, and top loading laundry.
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There are many reasons to consider a front loading washer. Reliability and availability of repair would be the first reasons especially with washing machines.
Water, however, will become more precious and expensive in the future. Buying a front load washer of really any type is the best way to save water and money, but still have a machine that cleans properly.
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