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Energy Efficient Washer Dryer Set Installed

Bob and Ryley install a Maytag Neptune washer-dryer set. Manufacturer's representative Jay Klosterman describes the product's energy saving features. The Neptune is a horizontal-axis (also called front-loading) washer that uses half the water of a conventional washer, saving energy and money. They also use less laundry detergent, and still get clothes cleaner with less wear. Consumers should save up to $100 per year. The Neptune Washer qualifies for Energy Star and cash rebates from many utilities. The cycles of the washer and dryer are synchronized so that you can move a load from the washer to the dryer without waiting.
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" I just think I'm afternoon and it's not playing anything right now I'm a water pipe from the Washington. We have they and me back idea how hard it. We'll put this in. Now this is not a good job Vietnam era hearing loud."

" Democratic if -- have actually got a hot and cold water lines right -- Yet there's something people might yet not -- you know hot hot line -- go. Definitely. On these complicated news cycles that you have to rely on the use of different temperature temperature -- votes that are right in your rope on the -- was always on a lot right. Left left. Jake tell me a little bit about the features of --"

" Some major benefit. On the locker -- what is being removal with faith. Or I'll -- product. What's your toddler in this case the stainless steel toddlers tilted the -- approximately half the water into username normal watcher of the detergent and very concentrated. And as it tumbles the water through remove things like blood stains that grassy hill and."

" Well when you say -- a better job of actually washing. The dirty laundry. It really does because of this innovation yes you've got a higher concentration of of these cleaning yeah product whether the detergent. You got you're using less water and you tilted the drop."

" But fifteen degree tilt on the grounds it tumbles and apples and toddler move the water drop them back under the close yet. In this case with the Washington tilted the -- what tilted and in the clothes being back where it was really don't need -- there's some major benefits to the consumer -- get a lot more. Capacity was within the walks humbler because there's no agitated there this'll take anything side -- one given low -- It's the it's the largest residential Washington. And here in the market today."

" This is all stainless steel construction yes but you've got a lifetime kind of situation here right. And the front and I mean this is nothing new front end loading machines were around back in the 40s50s. But the key here in terms of waterproofing is all that's baffling and gasket."

" Right particularly gifted system around the door with a -- and tumbled tilted no actual water doesn't even come up to the bottom of the door oh no no actual water."

" Yes I remember when I was a kid they had. Circular windows right -- look at the lottery if you have it he says. Tell me about the energy features."

" Well this product actually. State consumer up to about a hundred dollars a year on average now uses about 40% less water about 65%. Less anarchy. There are utilities up there actually are offering rebates to consumers are right because there's no energy efficient in theaters are."

" Exactly now that's one of the important features of -- machine design and product it's not that the the least expensive certainly but it meets these requirements of energy star. And we all know that these things never -- down it very reliable now Ryley what about installing it on this concrete floor that we've got here in the basement well as you can see it's wobble and right now we're going to get it in a place."

" Then went back in the concrete."

" And we still have a wobble want to be sure that when we correct that that's really important that -- machine is out of level. You put in ten king size sheets in the area in my walk out the door but if it but -- here on the machine as well. -- with the adjustment is right at each of the four corners right and the threads right in there. All right. That. What bothered her the dryer also we do not right right yes it's it's exactly. We're all very lightweight. And it's going to have to have a little just into us right -- like Linda Gradstein in on this event tip where. OJ what are some of these features of the Iraq."

" That's another major benefit -- and dryer is that the washer and dryer actually work in harmony. You can wash that load of clothes in the washer and dryer. And -- no load the washer and dryer is done but what should be done so there's no time delay of two way don't know launcher -- back in the dryer. "

" So that there's actually kind of -- synchronized yes the the cycle of drying even ten king size sheets yes. You know there's that the 220 cubic foot. Her -- blower and editor writer you have to increase the actual drying so that's you do you've got a blower in there. Okay."

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