In article om, "Rich" wrote:

wrote:
-the cost of a high efficency washer is so great you will never recoop
the cost in the life of the machine.
the price difference will buy you lots of water plus high efficency
washeres have lots of high cost parts like control boards,

The cost of the high effeciency is not only the amount of water you save but
you also use less soap and the cloths come out much dryer in a front loading
machine thus saving you on drying time and energy as well.

Plus there are non-monetary advantages like it can wash pillows and comforters that would never fit
around the agitator in a traditional-style top-loader, or, in the case of a pillow that might *fit*
- barely - it won't mangle it. (I did mangle a fiberfill pillow in my old top-loader.)

Anne