2007-03-17 02:46:31 · 1 answers · asked by gwartz5 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
They have a door that latches tight (on the front) after you put in clothes and detergent. The washer fills with water to about halfway up the pile of clothes in it. As it turns the clothes are picked up and then fall back into the water. That saves having a complicated oscillating mechanism to move clothes through the water like a vertical axis machine has. They save water, are easier to repair, are cheaper to build, and are easy to stack washer/dryers in limited floor space.. Sadly though the manufacturers slapped the "earth friendly" label on them and use that as an excuse to triple the price over the standard washer's price. With that price premium there are no real savings in water bills that make up for that higher price.
2007-03-18 05:19:37 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋