Changes

Washers and dryers are top-loading or front-loading. Energy considerations are switching the market to the European front-loading standard, which is anyway easier on your clothes. Reducing water consumption reduces the amount of electricity required to heat water during the hot-water cycle, and reduces the amount of detergent needed. Eliminating hull openings is important but experience has shown that vented dryers perform much better and, of course, reduce water consumption. For performance, look for around 10-20 -pound (lb ) loads and water consumption of around 0.7 to 0.9 gals gallons (gal) per pound of load.