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Originally Posted by Canada 02

thanks for the calculation. That's the kind of info I was looking for; just to dumb to figure it out on my own.

Seems to jive with info here : http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/laundry.html

looks like the savings on my utility bills will be minimal - 10-20 cents per load; $5-10 per year

So I guess it comes down to the quality of the wash, and wear/tear on my clothes - is that worth the extra 800 bucks.

thanks to every one for their opinion

reading over that site, don't forget the extra costs associated with heating and disposing of the extra water which wasn't included in my calculations