Do Appliance Manufacturers Really Care About Energy Saving
In November we purchased a new washing machine - energy use was a major consideration. Comparing how much water each machine used was possible but not simple due to needing to allow for the different load sizes - why can’ water use be expressed as litres per kilogram (or something similar). It was impossible to find out the standby power (for machines with timers) despite in two cases contacting the manufacturers. The staff in shops we looked in seemed clueless about the whole subject of energy saving apart from pointing to the energy rating system displayed on each machine. We had similar experiences a few months ago buying a dishwasher. A check on a few random other appliances showed a similar picture.