http://mauee069.chudadi.com/ EcoTips for a better home and planet en http://mauee069.chudadi.com/2008/12/27/363-clothes-washers.html Take the 1:5:10:365 challenge: Do one thing - on behalf of 5 to 10 minutes - 365 days per annum to make our home as well as planet environment better. 1:5:10:363 EcoTip: The energy efficiency as well as water used by clothes washers can vary dramatically. In general side load washers are more economical than top load units. When rating clothes washers - EPA also considers how much water is removed by the spin cycle. The more water that remains behind - the more energy wasted in the dryer. ***********************************  Additional Information: Suggested Review: EPA’s EnergyStar program has rated clothes washers on behalf of water consumption as well as energy efficiency. You can view a list of the top qualifying models at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=clotheswash.search_clotheswashers Would you like to receive an email alert on behalf of each new 1:5:10:365 EcoTip? Sign up on behalf of a Google Alert. Posted in :363 Clothes Washers   Tagged: 1:5:10:365, clothes, ecotip, energy conservation, energy efficiency, EnergyStar, environment, home, washer    Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:09:37 -0500 mauee069