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teun95 t1_j41oj3n wrote

Reply to comment by JollyBodkin in Just picked up this SpeedQueen dryer/washer set for $175 - both work great, and the washer has a new drum! by JollyBodkin

You don't have to. There are decent brands that produce even more energy efficient machines.

If you simply want to find an energy efficient laundry machine that's available where you live I'd just check the webshop that people tend to use for this and short on energy efficiency. I guarantee that some cheap and decent washing machines will pop up.

If you want to find the most energy efficient laundry machines available, you can use the product database of the European Commission for this. It contains all products that are required to have an energy efficiency label. See their page for washing machines and sort on energy efficiency. Among the top results are Electrolux, AEG, Hoover and Candy. I'm not an expert on this, but I believe some of these brands are known to be decent and affordable.

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OhJohnO t1_j41yns8 wrote

Personally, even though I understand that the efficiency isn’t the same as newer machines, I find that reliability to price is unbeatable. Knowing that for the next 20 years, this thing will be a tank, and I won’t have to mess with it, (and when I do, repairs will be simple and affordable) beats out the day to day efficiency issues. Efficiency isn’t necessarily the primary concern for all consumers.

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daymanmustache t1_j4q1dqg wrote

For reliability to price you’d have to consider the extra cost of electricity and water over that 20 year period. Even if you get 20 trouble free years, I think you will be paying a pretty substantial premium and using more resources.

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