Episode 1739
The death date is set for your top load washing machine and gas dryer
It was buried in the news in February but the death date has been revealed for the top load washing machine, the gas dryer, and maybe even your electric clothes dryer.
The date...March 28th 2028 is when the new energy standards will go into effect to make top load washing machines have the same water usage as a front load. That by default will eliminate that top load washing machine from the US market. Also it looks like they are going to eliminate gas dryers and electric dryers and force heat pump dryers to be the standard at the same time per the Department of Energy. The details have not been released but looking at the press release they are not trying to keep this much of a secret.
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Transcript
[00:00:37] Eric Goranson: Thanks for joining us today, guys. We'll We have got an interesting one today, and we'll talk about that in just a moment, but let's do a little housekeeping first. If you want to find out more about this show, head over to around the house online. com. Make sure you take a look at our videos over on YouTube.
[:[00:01:09] Eric Goranson: I wanted to talk about what I see is the death date for the top load washing machine. And that is going to be March 28th, 2028. And quietly here in February, the department of energy came out with the Biden administration and said that they are changing energy standards. For this. And this is something I've been predicting for a while, but they are going to force top load machines to be the same efficiency as front load which machines, which basically means that unless they come up with some crazy idea, that is going to be the death of the top load washing machine.
[:[00:02:11] Eric Goranson: I don't have any of the issues that other people have complained about 15 years ago that you saw in the U S where moldy insides and not clean clothes. It's quite the opposite. It works out really well for me, but I'm not here to preach to you about my beliefs on front load washing machines. My thing here is to tell you that there is a end date now that we have on the horizon from the department of energy and energy star and all those guys out there.
[:[00:02:53] Eric Goranson: For all you people out there that love those. Now is the time to save up to get the new one here. And I would expect [00:03:00] in 2025, 2026, 2027, as this starts to come out and we see more data that you're going to see those orders going in for those units and they will have to be no longer on the market after March 28th, 2028.
[:[00:03:45] Eric Goranson: They're very efficient. So don't get me wrong. It's a one 10 dryer. And what it does is it basically heats the clothes and dehumidifies them. But here's a couple things that it does. One, it doesn't get that hot. So it takes a little [00:04:00] longer for that cycle to go. It uses much less energy and it doesn't have to be ducted outside because it's removing the humidity and then trapping the lint inside.
[:[00:04:32] Eric Goranson: Now, of course, if we've got a lower temperature, Might be better for the clothes. Not sure what it's going to do for wrinkles on those clothes. But second of all here, what's it going to do for our health and wellness? Is that going to be enough to really do that? So I'm going to consult with my healthy home experts out there and find out what they know about this and get some ideas on that, but we are now seeing the death of the top load washing machine.
[:[00:05:17] Eric Goranson: Don't get me wrong. There are, because now all of a sudden you're not taking all that air and shoving outside the house. You're incredibly inefficient. A 10th of your energy bill could be that dryer. If you're doing a lot of laundry, especially on the electric side. So that's one of those things that could add up quickly.
[:[00:05:50] Eric Goranson: So there will be some cost. Things with this as well. So again, I think that's, you know, depends on how the election goes that could change But right now that [00:06:00] death date is stamped in at least metal And someone's gonna have to cut that metal out of course to change that so we'll see what happens there Hey on the recall notes out there guys.
[:[00:06:28] Eric Goranson: You can find it over there. And that's another problem. Great spot to find out any recall information. If you're out trolling around the internet, feel free to take a look over there. CPSC. gov. Those guys have some great stuff over there and it could be anything from children's stories to your barbecue, to your mattress, to maybe the clothes you're wearing today.
[:[00:07:00] Eric Goranson: And we're not going to make a show out of that because chances of you having that are slim to absolutely none. So we've got that every single Wednesday. If we see something, we try to bring it up. All right, everybody. Hey, if you've got any home improvement questions for us, or if you want me to help you with your next project with a little consulting, Via email.
[:[00:07:49] Eric Goranson: If you do want to save that washing machine, and if you do want to save that electric dryer, and you don't want to have to do that. People are gonna have to speak up and get their voices heard. And if not, new energy [00:08:00] standards are coming your way. Thanks for tuning into around the house. We'll see you Saturday.
