VIDEO: Water consumption of a washing machine

Washing machines that have the seal with the Energy efficiency class (new EU label: A +++), you can consider them to be quite energy-saving. Statements regarding their water consumption cannot be derived. Because even with new device models, the consumption margin is high.

Comparison of water consumption - old and modern washing machine

• But you should really only view this information as average values. The consumption of water differs significantly even with energy-saving machines. While one machine (Ariston company) does a 60-degree wash with 70 liters of water, another (Neckermann model) only consumes 35 liters.
• The development of device technology regularly ensures a decrease in the consumption of energy and water per wash cycle. When looking at water consumption, there is a 30 year old and a new one Washing machine with 180 liters or 50 liters big differences. A five-year-old machine consumes an average of 66 liters (an eight-year-old 76 liters).

What does a wash cost you?

• An average washing machine (capacity, 6 kilograms) of energy efficiency class A +++ needs around 45 liters of water. The power consumption is around 0.85 to 1 kilowatt hour.
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• This causes costs of around 48 cents per wash. You also have to add the cost of laundry detergent. Depending on the dosage (water hardness, degree of soiling) and price (cheap, branded product), these are between 20 and 50 cents.


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• Roughly calculated, a wash cycle costs between 70 cents and 1 euro. Expensive electricity and water suppliers can of course still negatively affect the result overall.

Determine potential savings with the online washing calculator

• Modern washing machines use less energy on average than older machines. In addition, their washing performance is higher. While a 15-year-old machine has to wash with a 60-degree colored laundry program, a new machine achieves the same washing performance with a 40-degree program.
• With a Online washing calculator you can work out the costs for washing laundry in your specific case. It only takes a few clicks to work out how much costs, electricity and water you are saving each year can - provided you change the way you wash or create a new one that is more economical Washing machine on.

It should be obvious to you that water consumption cannot be reduced to the same extent as energy consumption. If too little water is used when rinsing the laundry, the laundry may be full of detergent residues. More and more people are allergic to it.