Electric washer/dryer owners?

[ho'ard]

What does HE stand for?

[ho'ard]

Been using Charlie's for most of a year now-- guess I'm ahead of the game:
http://www.charliesoap.com/products/

High Efficiency, I presume? I have a Fisher Paykell at home.

[brianlmoon]

[quote h']Been using Charlie's for most of a year now-- guess I'm ahead of the game:
http://www.charliesoap.com/products/

High Efficiency, I presume? I have a Fisher Paykell at home.
Yeah, that is it.

[lafinfil]

In answer to your original post howard - I'm rare in that I have had both (gas & electric)

A few observations -

Electrics are cheaper in my area (initial purchase) because newer house are wired
(easier to have the electrician add a line for it when you're building)

In my area gas is a cheaper but for an apartment (one or two folks) the dryer isn't making that much difference
unless the tenants are doing loads of laundry.

The water heating is a different story since it is 24/7 - gas is definitely cheaper there

[Racer X]

[quote h']What does HE stand for?
High Effeciency. use about 1/2 the soap, and low sudsing for front loaders.

[mikebw]

I don't have any gas appliances in my house, in fact there is no gas line at all.

The washer / dryer set I have is an older Kenmore (I think) from 1984 or so. They both work perfectly and I have almost no reason to replace them, except that they look like they're from 1984.

As far as my electric bill goes a typical month for the whole house will be around $100. This is for 2 people in a 3-story townhouse. Electric oven / stove, hot water heater, heat pump. Rates in my area are about 10-11 cents per KWh.

If I had the choice I would probably switch to a gas stove after this one breaks, but honestly it hasn't been that bad. I have cooked on much worse electric tops before.

Keep in mind most electric dryers will need a 240 volt outlet, although I think *some* can be wired for 120v operation, not sure. You would need a dedicated circuit anyway for the number of amps it would require.

[decocritter]

Hey, I started using Charlie's Soap about a month ago, because I have so many allergies. I really like it. It is supposed to be better for the machine.

So far I have just used the powder.



If any one wants to try it go here, and tell them I sent you (I will get some free)

http://www.charliesoap.com/products/

[Jimmypoo]

You have a gas washer?




Lafinfil...... it's great to have you HEAR too!

[lafinfil]

Thanks poo ! (I'm not responsible for spelling after 11:00)

; -)

[anonymouse1]

If you're concerned about energy consumption, make sure that whatever you get is Energy Star certified-that's the US EPA standard for reaching a lower level of energy consumption.

We just got the Whirlpool Duet Sport--smaller version of the Duet. From everything I've researched (a fair amount), the full-sized Duet is _the_ way to go (quality of wash/dry, and reliability, unless you want to spend a ton of money on one of the high-end jobs.

One of the nice things about the front-loaders is that you can stack them on top of each other--we live in a condo with limited room, so that's the only thing that made it possible to get something even as large as the Duet Sport.

If you stack them, it's essential to use the optional stacking kit, and to make sure that they are dead-flat level--otherwise you can get noise, machine's moving across the floor, etc.d