New HE Front Load Washers
With
the new front load washers, one of the first things that you will notice is
that there is a HE
symbol where the soap dispenser. The HE symbol stands for high-efficiency.
This tells you that the machine does have the new technology and that you need
a certain type of soap with the HE logo. You will use less soap and use soap
that is less dense.
Front
load washers use less water, your clothes will come out more dry after a cycle,
and will ultimately save you money. Each cycle with a top load washer will use
between 3-5 gallons of water. There are usually 2-3 cycles per load making the
total amount of water used to about 10-15 gallons. People tend to use the extra
rinse cycle as a way to really wash out all the soap in the load.
This is good for people who tend to use too much soap.
One
question that we hear a lot is, will this amount of soap really clean my
clothes? The answer is YES! Using less water means that it requires less
soap and that you should stick to the manufacturer's maximum amount of
soap.
One
other great benefit of using the high-efficiency washer is that it
uses less electricity. The drum does spin faster, but with the newer technology, the appliance
unit will use less electricity.
Old Top Load Washers
These
washers have been around for 40- 50 years
with really no new technology. These are the same washers that you
grandma has used for years.
The big tub can hold from 10 to
30 gallons of water in each cycle filling it to the top. Each load takes about
2-3 cycles similar to the new technology. But when adding up all of those
cycles, you are using about 60-90 gallons of water per load. That is a huge
difference! With more water requires more soap to evenly distribute it out.
This is why you use more soap.
Because of how much water you
are using, requires more soap, more electricity, and costs you more money with
this option in the long run. The convenient thing about the old top load washers is that the cost to buy them is going to be more affordable.
The Comparison
After comparing the new top
load washers with the old front load washers, you can see a big difference
between the two.. These differences are more clear
when thinking about how much laundry you do, especially with a family. If you
are looking at having to use less soap, less water, less electricity and want
to save money in the long run, it is worth the upgrade to the
new high-efficiency front load washes.
What are your thoughts? Leave
them in the comments section or contact our store.
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