And I have been playing with it ever since. Its a Bosh front loader. It was on sale at Lowes (for $798-normally $925), then they took off an additional 10%,(bring it down to $718) plus I had a $25 off anything over $250 coupon that came in the mail, and DH donated his $45 birthday gift card to the cause. We installed it last night and I ran the first load (as recommended with no clothing) before bed. This morning I started doing real laundry in it.
It is VERY quiet, although when it spins out, it makes the cold air vent above my desk ping very softly. I went downstairs and discovered the ventwork runs from my desk to right below the washer, so that would explain it.
The most water this particular washer will use per load is 16 gallons--that is if I set it on heavy, extra dirty. If I have it set on a lighter setting, it would use between 6 and 15 gallons.
It also has a water heater built into it if it senses the water is too cold, but I have that feature turned off for now.
It is energy efficent for water, electric and gas. If you use electric for hot water heating, it will cost $17 a year to run. If you use gas hot water, the cost is estimated at $13 per year. That is based on 8 loads of laundry a week. I estimate my costs will be lower, as I normally wash in cold water. And, since this washer is bigger than my old one, I can do 4 loads of laundry a week. (2.5 cu ft vs 4.5 cu ft)
It spins clothes out so well that jeans and towels are just damp. So, they will line dry quicker, and if I use the dryer, the jeans are done in 10 minutes. It used to take jeans 40 minutes to dry in the dryer.
To do the same laundery in the old washer came out to 30,888 gallons of water a year. The new washer will use 3,328 gallons of water a year.
So, the water and electric bills should both reflect a savings.
I got my new baby last night!!!!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 04:19 pm
May 22nd, 2008 at 04:36 pm 1211474177
It certainly wont have the impact your new washer will for you, but a new vac will make my life MUCH easier. Worth every penny.
Someday when I have a house, I'd like something like the washer you just got. No point now in our condo though.
May 22nd, 2008 at 04:57 pm 1211475449
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May 22nd, 2008 at 08:10 pm 1211487029
My old washing machine will not die, but sometimes I wish it would so I could get a Bosch front loader too. We got a nice Bosch dishwasher 1.5 years ago and I adore that thing still!
Have fun washing everything in the house! :^)
May 22nd, 2008 at 09:13 pm 1211490832
I think I might try doing the horse blankets and see how that works and the sleeping bags--oh and since winter is over, I can get the coats done!
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