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Thread Number: 19400
High Efficiency washer Benefits and Costs |
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| Post# 312400 10/30/2008 at 14:52 (5,649 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
I know I saw this question lately on this board. Is the cost of a new HE washer worth the cost difference, and what is the payback time? Here is a website that helps answer this and other questions. CLICK HERE TO GO TO iheartmaytag's LINK | ||
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| Post# 312402 , Reply# 1 10/30/2008 at 14:54 (5,649 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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Post# 312872 , Reply# 2 11/3/2008 at 00:26 (5,646 days old) by jons1077  (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Something they missed...
The dollars and cents may all add up to create a savings but here's what I experienced. I spent $2,700 on a high eff. set a few years back and I can assure you that no machine built like it (Kenmore's by the way) will ever make it anywhere near 14 years. I would say the average life of a new HE machine now is closer to the 5 - 8 year ballpark before some very costly repairs start to happen. One of the machines I'm using as a daily driver is a 40 y/o GE toploader...runs like new. I bought the matching set for $100 and spent mayble $100 more in repairs to get them going. So $200 purchase price plus their estimated $2,800 for 14 years of use. Hmm, ok that's about equal to the new set. Total estimated savings of the life (14 years right?) of an HE machine is roughly $820. Of course that's water savings. I've already spent more just buying the set. To break even I'd have to never plug them in and use them. Of course I would use them and that means stuff will go wrong in a few years. In 7-8 years it becomes to costly to fix and I have to buy another new HE set right? Drop another couple of grand. I think y'all know where I'm going with this. They are the least bit cost effective. Yes they may cut down on drying time and water use so THOSE should be selling points. But don't tell me they'll save me money because it's not true. It'll cost you double. (And I saved machines from going to a landfill and my clothes are cleaner.) Thanks for listening. :-) | ||
| Post# 313308 , Reply# 6 11/5/2008 at 15:29 (5,643 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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When I originally posted this it was not to bash FL machines. I have been researching the Front Loaders and wantd to know what the cost advantage would be for them over a traditional TL machine. Basically what I am seeing that in other than water usage, being green and saving the planet. The cost payback is not there due to the high cost of the purchase of the FL machine. Perhaps when they become more widespread the prices will come down. | ||
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