Front Loading Washing Machine - The Best Choice in Washers

While there is negligible little difference between a front loading washing machine and a top loading one when it comes to getting clothes clean, where you will see a stark difference is in convenience, electricity savings and water conservation. For all three of these areas, a front loading washing machine wins hands-down.

Front Load Washing Machine - A Reduction in Electricity, Detergent and Water Usage

• Less Electricity Usage

It helps you save money and reduce your carbon footprint. The less electricity you use to perform your daily tasks, the fewer carbons you put out. Just by reducing electricity use by using a front loading machine, you will use up to 85 percent less electricity and pay much less for electricity than you would if you were using a top load washer.

• Less Water required

These use 40 to 75 percent less water than top loading machines.

• Tax Credits

Some states in the USA even offer tax credits to those who purchase front load washers.

• Easy on your wallet

Front Loading machines use less soap because they use less water. This is one more way to protect your wallet. Because of the way the water and soap are delivered, the quality of clean is just as good in a front loading washing machine as it is in a top loading washer.

Convenience Reward of a Front Loader Washing Machine

 

1. Dryers are always loaded from the front. With a front loader, you can take your clothes out of the washer and put them directly into the dryer without standing and bending several times. With a front loader, you also have the option of raising the entire machine until the door is on level with your chest. If you do this with both your washer and dryer, you will reduce muscular strain.
2. When you have a front loading washer, you can place items on the top. This is great for those who have little storage available for laundry detergents, fabric softeners, bleach and stain treating detergent.

   As an alternative, this washer may also be stored under a counter top.

3. Clothes last longer when you wash them in a front loading washing machine. This is because there is not an agitator in the middle. Instead, your clothes are tossed about gently. The level of clean does not suffer from the loss of an agitator.
4. It is easier to wash blankets, pillows and other large fabric items because of the lack of an agitator.

The Cons of Using a Front Loader in Lieu of a Top Loader

• More stress on the drum - Depending on how much you use it, your washer may need servicing before a top loading machine would, though this is not always the case.
• Front loaders take more time (several minutes) to wash a load of laundry than top loaders do.

Note: Because of the new energy savings standards invoked on appliances, top loading washers are made to cycle for shorter periods. While a load is finished faster, this can result in less effective cleaning of your clothes.

• The cost of a new front loader machine is higher than a top loader but the savings in electricity, gas, water and detergent make up for the initial costs very quickly.

If you are in the market for a new washing machine, consider all of your options and choose the machine that will save money and help protect the environment. Whirlpool, LG, GE and Maytag have all produced top-of-the-line front loading washers. When it comes to real value, front loading washing machines win the contest.

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