Edit: Thank you to everyone that replied!
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If I have to wash my clothes 2-3x to clean them as well as a non-HE machine, how is that “high efficiency” or “Eco Friendly”?
A 20 liter HE washer uses approx 45 liters of water per load, and die to the low water level, it requires 2-3x the number of cycles to clean clothes properly… So roughly 135 liters of water total.
A non-HE washer is 30 liters and uses approx 60 liters of water per load. It requires that once, and the clothes are clean. 60 liters total.
HE washer uses 50% of the electricity that a non-HE unit does, power load. Requiring 3 cycles to clean clothes results in 150% electricity usage in comparison to a non-HE unit only requiring 1 cycle.
So, it takes way longer, uses more water, washes less per load (thus requiring more loads/cycles overall), and uses more electricity.
Sounds like a bullshit scam to me.
Edit: liters, not gallons
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