The average household washes about 400 loads of laundry each year, consuming an average of 13,500 gallons of water annually. Selecting an ENERGY STAR clothes washer instead of a regular washing machine provides the following benefits:
- Save Money: Though it may appear cheaper in the short term, regular clothes washers can cost $550 more to operate over their life than ENERGY STAR clothes washers. By dramatically reducing energy and water consumption, these units cut utility bills by an average of $50 per year. Over the eleven-year lifetime of the washer, that's enough money to buy a new clothes dryer or one the next generation models of energy and water saving clothes washers.
- Save Water: Qualified ENERGY STAR clothes washers also save 7,000 gallons of water a year. Over the eleven-year life of a washer, that's enough water to fill three backyard swimming pools or provide a lifetime’s worth of drinking water for six people.
- Save the Environment: Because they use less energy, energy and water saving clothes washers with the ENERGY STAR seal help reduce the air pollution and greenhouse gases caused by burning fossil fuels. By reducing water consumption, they also help conserve the vital water resources of our lakes, streams, and oceans.
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