• sexy_peach@feddit.org
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    23 days ago

    Newer machines are several times more water and energy efficient.

    Still nice that they lasted long and were easier to repair.

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      23 days ago

      Efficiency does little for your wallet and the environment if you need to buy/produce a new machine every few years.

      (Not to say that we shouldn’t strive for efficiency.)

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        23 days ago

        Plus these fancy new machines can’t even wash a fucking blanket (unbalanced every time, no matter what I do).

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          23 days ago

          I haven’t had an issue with an unbalanced load since I started using a front loader. Mine washes all our blankets without issue other than the >15# weighted blankets, and that’s just me not wanting to risk my washer to not go to the Laundromat.