Our 9 year old Maytag (USA) top loader has both hot and cold water supplies, and a water saver. The front panel controls allow for selection of both wash and rinse water temperatures. The water saver has a hose (drain hose size) that goes to the bottom of the adjacent wash tub sink. By selecting the water saver, wash water is pumped into the sink. Wife washes cleaner items first, saves the wash water, then uses that water for a later load of dirtier laundry like my workshop clothes. This also saves soap, since much of the soap is still active. Hot or cold water can be used to adjust the reused water temperature. The water temperature settings include a hot warm and cold. The size of the load also can be adjusted as small, medium, large, and extra large. The unit has been very reliable, and with the flexibility of controls, we feel it does and adequate job including overall economy. Chris McSweeny wrote: > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Chris > Smolinski wrote: > >> FWIW, the water coming out of my tap is about 55F (13C). We've tried >> washing with cold water, with poor results >> > > Yes, but you don't wash with cold water with a cold fill machine. You > can heat up the cold water in the machine, you can't cool down the > hot. > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist