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Sly · 04-14-2007, 05:04 PM

I was just at Home Depot looking at washing machines, I was just going to get a cheap $300 one for the time being but the lady started talking to me about the more expensive front loading ones. The cheapest was about $800, but apparently the city has some special program where they give you $175, plus I get free delivery, installation, and take-away service, plus a $50 gift card. So all in all, after taxes, parts and such I'm still looking at about $700 for something I only wanted to spend about $450-500 on.

But, I'm told this thing uses like half the water a standard washer does, plus its a little larger than a standard washer so it would probably cut into the loads. I don't know if it would use less gas/electric or not.

Do these really save energy? Is it worth talking about? I was planning on getting something nice in a couple years, but this city rebate is a pretty nice deal to get in on.

Any input?

04-14-2007, 05:04 PM
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,348	Front loading washers: Do they really save energy? I was just at Home Depot looking at washing machines, I was just going to get a cheap $300 one for the time being but the lady started talking to me about the more expensive front loading ones. The cheapest was about $800, but apparently the city has some special program where they give you $175, plus I get free delivery, installation, and take-away service, plus a $50 gift card. So all in all, after taxes, parts and such I'm still looking at about $700 for something I only wanted to spend about $450-500 on. But, I'm told this thing uses like half the water a standard washer does, plus its a little larger than a standard washer so it would probably cut into the loads. I don't know if it would use less gas/electric or not. Do these really save energy? Is it worth talking about? I was planning on getting something nice in a couple years, but this city rebate is a pretty nice deal to get in on. Any input? __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.