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Article: FIXIT; Is it cost-efficient to replace six-year-old washer, dryer?(SOURCE)(FIXIT)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 31, 2008
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Byline: KAREN YOUSO; STAFF WRITER
Q: Is there a way to figure out if it's more cost-efficient to buy a new washer and dryer or keep my current ones that are six years old? Our family of six seems to be always doing laundry. I wonder about reducing the cost of electricity, water and natural gas. Is there a formula to figure out if it would make more sense to invest in the new high-efficiency models that claim savings of 65 and 72 percent?
A: Yes. The Energy Star website (www.energystar.gov) has a calculator to estimate the financial and environmental savings possible when replacing a clothes washer. (Click on Products, then Clothes Washers.) The calculator allows you to ...
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