Sustainable in Suburbia

I used to own a Fisher & Paykel top loader. A couple of years it was playing up a lot and there were lots of little [expensive] visits from Mobile Electric when one thing or the other would play up. Then one day, when almost every cloth nappy I had in the house was either in the washing machine or needing to go in the washing machine, the damn thing finally packed up.

Crap.

Of course it was a Saturday morning, and I was supposed to be working on call that day. The only good thing was since I had had so much stuff happen I had already researched which replacement machine I wanted.

I had decided on a Samsung frontloader so it was a case of ringing around the few appliance places that were open and arranging a cash on delivery payment.

So what was I looking for?

Well, I wanted a front loader because not only are they more energy and water efficient, they also are gentler on your clothes. I was sick of seeing holes crop up out of nowhere in clothes.

I wanted the most energy and water efficient model I could afford.

It had to be reasonably priced - there’s not much spare cash when you are on maternity leave!

Energyrating.gov.au is the website to check out. After you get your shortlist its then a case of ringing around and seeing if those models are in Darwin.

* Air-conditioners * Clothes Dryers * Clothes Washers * Dishwashers * Refrigerators / FreezersProducts registered for MEPS * Hot Water Heaters * Three phase air conditioners (now combined with Single phase energy labeled air-conditioners) * Three phase electric motors * Ballast * Lamps * Commercial Refrigerators * Distribution Transformers

Energy Labelling - Selecting an efficient appliance