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You normally ignore front load washing machines because of their high price but if you will go into details you will find them more economical as they uses less amount of water and electricity. The washer tank in a front load machine has more capacity than a top load machine.

Larger capacity means fewer loads need to be done. It has higher speed spin cycle which removes more water from the clean clothes reducing the dryer's work load. The only advantage of using top load machine is that they have low initial cost but they are more costly in long run as they consume more water and electricity.

You will find central agitators in many models but you should ignore them as they consume more electricity. However, normally it is not found in new models of front door washing machines but some models of top door machines still have it and you should avoid them.

If you actually want to save electricity use a washing machine having powerful motor and high spinning speed. By using such motor, a lot of water will be removed from clothes and you can save the drying time.

Every washing machine has an energy specification label on it by which you can find out the energy that the washing machine will use. By estimating an hour's consumption you can have an idea that how much electricity it will consume in whole year and you can take a decision according to that.

If you completely fill a washing machine, you can fully utilize the electricity. If you will not fill the machine to allowed point, extra electricity and water will be used in that. One more way to save electricity is to use tap water for washing normal clothes instead of using hot water. Use hot water only for heavy clothes.

Hence, while taking a washing machine, check out all the qualities and take the most suitable one from all the available models which can save money in your pocket. The amount of electricity that a model will consume will depend upon the model, machine capacity and temperature of water used for washing clothes. ]]>