:: If all the vertically rotating washing machines were
:: replaced by typical horizontally rotating ones, the savings would
:: be as much if not more.

Coming from Europe I was surprised to find how entrenched top loading 
WM's were in Australia - though front loaders are becoming more 
popular now. 

One of the reasons given is 'It means I have to bend down' (which is a 
bit like the queensland/WA excuses for not having summertime hours - 
'the extra sunblight would fade the curtains' ).

Bendix under one of their secondary labels used to market a horizontal 
drum (aimed at the Japanese markets small kitchen needs) that was 
accessed in the same way as a top loader, thereby combining the best 
of both worlds. Sadly they only provided it in a 5kg size and never 
really marketed it here, and the price didn't help.

I would have liked a Dynex WM the one with the counter rotating drums 
and all made out of plastic - sadly it was never imported to Oz and is 
now not produced - it also used very little water - my Asko is 15 
years old and still going strong.

Yes, that is a deliberate play on words.

Colin
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