[snotrockets]

And that modern washer would use less energy, water, and need less detergent, reducing the cost-per-load.

[mrob]

Modern washers use the same amount of water, except now you have to manually run the extra rinse program to remove all the detergent.

[snotrockets]

Try to use less soap. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/your-money/13shortcuts.htm...