Front Load Washers?

Question

I know their more efficent than the standard washer. But how exactly do they get your clothes clean. It just looks like the clothes are spinning around. But there's no agitation.

Please give a scientific answer, if possible.

Answer 1

The clothes tumble around just like a dryer. They rub against each other while tumbling. The "HE" frontload washers fills with a small amount of water. They use about 5 gallons per fill. They rinse 2-4 times and they spin out much faster.
The detergent/water solution is much more concentrated than topload agitator washers. They also require "HE" detergents for best results/performance.

Answer 2

"Front-loaders get clothes clean by tumbling them in the water. Clothes are lifted to the top of the tub, then dropped into the water below. They fill only partially with water and then spin at high speed to extract it, which makes them more efficient with water and energy than regular top-loaders. Most handle between 12 and 20 pounds of laundry. Like high-efficiency top-loaders, front-loaders wash best with low-sudsing detergent. But the best still outperformed the best high-efficiency top-loaders overall."

Answer 3

Using physics, the front loaders are not as good at cleaning or as efficient as a top loader. They were developed to save space. For those people that want to shove the washer and dryer under some cabinets, and don' t have enough space to open a top loader.