Washing Machine is a costly appliance to buy and operate. It consumes a lot of water, electricity and adds up a large chunk to your electricity bill. Here we will talk about energy efficient washing machines in detail.

You normally ignore front load washing machines because of their high price but if you will go into details you will find them more economical as they uses less amount of water and electricity. The washer tank in a front load machine has more capacity than a top load machine.

Larger capacity means fewer loads need to be done. It has higher speed spin cycle which removes more water from the clean clothes reducing the dryer’s work load. The only advantage of using top load machine is that they have low initial cost but they are more costly in long run as they consume more water and electricity.

Central agitators are not used in new models. However, some of the top door machines still use it but front door machines have almost stopped using it as it eat up more electricity.

Find a washing machine with higher spin speed and a powerful motor. A powerful motor can help in draining off more water from clothes and as a result clothes will take less time for drying and help in saving power.

Every washing machine has an energy specification label on it by which you can find out the energy that the washing machine will use. By estimating an hour’s consumption you can have an idea that how much electricity it will consume in whole year and you can take a decision according to that.

To have efficient utilization of electricity, put maximum allowable load in the machine. Like this you can save both electricity and water. Try to use hot water for dirty, heavy clothes and normal water for washing daily use clothes as it will save electricity that would otherwise be used in heating water.

Compare cost of all the models you are interested in and calculate the monthly cost for each model. By this you can find which model will save most in long term. The energy used by a washing machine varies a lot depending on the model you are choosing, capacity of your machine and water temperature used in it.

Scott Rodgers is an author with ample experience in electricians work all across the nation. His exemplary guidance has created business for a lot many Hoffman Estates Electricians and Lake Forest Electricians .