INC NEWS - washing machines
John Schelp
bwatu at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 4 10:05:47 EST 2006
Thanks for doing the math, Judy. Very interesting.
I recently bought a front-load Energy Star washing
machine and would add two more benefits:
* you use less detergent,
* your clothes come out much cleaner (the terry on my
towels just pop out for a deeper clean).
Must be all the agitation. :)
best,
John
> ...buy new washers that are CHEAPER OVER THEIR
LIFETIME
> AND WILL SAVE ENERGY, WATER, AND MONEY EVERY
YEAR....
>
> Here is what I discovered. The cheapest top-loading
> machine is $299.99, or $320.99 with tax. It uses
> 582 kwh of electricity per year. (Natural gas will
> be a little cheaper. I don't have the figures on
> natural gas use, however.) At $0.085 per kwh, the
> energy cost is $49.47 per year. It also uses about
> 14,481 gallons of water per year. In Durham, the
> water and sewer rate is $4.23 per ccf, and one ccf
> is 748.05 gallons. So the water cost per year is
> $81.89. Total operating cost is $131.36 per year.
> The total cost of the machine plus operation over
> ten years is $1,634.55.
>
> A comparable front-loading Energy Star washer uses
> 170 kwh of electricity per year and 5,408 gallons of
> water. The total operating cost is $45.03 per year.
> The machine is a lot more expensive: $799.99, or
> $855.99 with tax. BUT, when you add the total cost
> of the machine and operation over ten years, it is
> $1,306.30, significantly less than the cheaper
> machine. And this is BEFORE the rebate of 10% to
> 20%, depending upon how many you buy...
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