What is Water and energy rating?
Litres per cycle and units per year.
Short answer
Ratings assume a full load — half loads wreck the economics on any machine.
Water and energy rating when buying a washing machine
Litres per cycle and units per year.
Why it matters: A front load can use less than half the water of a top load per kilo of laundry.
Look for: Ratings assume a full load — half loads wreck the economics on any machine.
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