"stu" wrote in message news:480eda54$0$30466
If you are after a washer that is gentle on clothes and you want to do hot
water washes, I think you should have another look at front loaders. With a
front loader you will save about 80litres of hot water every load.(anyone
want to do the maths on heating 10C water to 70C in kWhrs?). The machine I
have uses so little water it heats its own, with a temp range from cold to
90C.

Which means it uses expensive electrically heated water, rather than the cheaper
gas heated water from the water heater.