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ken0042 · 10-23-2007, 07:14 PM

I'll be buying a front load washer as soon as I can. I've used both front and top, and the big thing is the wear and tear (or lack thereof) of your clothes. A couple of things to keep in mind from when I used to sell appliances:

- What is the dollar value of what you are putting in the washer? Jeans @ $50/pair, sweatshirts at around the same price, jerseys worth $100 each. Heck, a load of t-shirts, shorts and socks represents $300-400 worth of clothes for me. Spend the money up front and save your autographed McCarty jersey.

- Detergent. Use the HE stuff. yes, you can sometimes get away with using less of the regular stuff, but the last time I priced it out the HE stuff was the same price per load. Smaller bottle, yes. But you use less of it. Also, for tose with top loaders, keep in mind you usually only need the lowest level on the measuring cup for full loads. 1/2 loads need even less.

To me the water/energy savings are secondary. I lived in a condo that had a Maytag Neptune front loader in the laundry room- it was 50¢ more to use that one. So even costing me more per load, I found the front loader a better deal.

10-23-2007, 07:14 PM	#36
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	I'll be buying a front load washer as soon as I can. I've used both front and top, and the big thing is the wear and tear (or lack thereof) of your clothes. A couple of things to keep in mind from when I used to sell appliances: - What is the dollar value of what you are putting in the washer? Jeans @ $50/pair, sweatshirts at around the same price, jerseys worth $100 each. Heck, a load of t-shirts, shorts and socks represents $300-400 worth of clothes for me. Spend the money up front and save your autographed McCarty jersey. - Detergent. Use the HE stuff. yes, you can sometimes get away with using less of the regular stuff, but the last time I priced it out the HE stuff was the same price per load. Smaller bottle, yes. But you use less of it. Also, for tose with top loaders, keep in mind you usually only need the lowest level on the measuring cup for full loads. 1/2 loads need even less. To me the water/energy savings are secondary. I lived in a condo that had a Maytag Neptune front loader in the laundry room- it was 50¢ more to use that one. So even costing me more per load, I found the front loader a better deal.