Residential Price Comparison
Which Costs You Less Money?
|
Initial Price |
|
Cost to Use First 3 Years* |
|
Price After 2nd Yr. |
Agitator Washer |
$550 |
+ |
$1,473 |
= |
$2,023 |
Staber Washer |
$1,199 |
+ |
$543 |
= |
$1,742 |
* Based on average of 8 loads per week with average utility rates, detergent costs, and average maintenance compared to a traditional top load agitator washer. Different numbers can be shown based on your rates and usage.
If you know you will be using your washer for at least three years, it will cost you less money to invest in a Staber commercial washer- a decision that can provide you with a 25% annual return every year you own the washer.
Getting More For Your Money: The Second Price Tag
When buying a clothes washer, it can be helpful to think of two price tags. The first price tag is the price paid to purchase the washer. The second price tag is the cost to operate the washer over its lifetime. Based on the above example, if you save an average of around $300 each year it is obvious which washer would cost you less money. |
Translating Energy Savings
Energy Saved...
800 kWh of electricity is:
• Enough to run a clothes washer 400 times, or 8 free loads of laundry every week for a year.
• Enough to leave a 60-watt light on for 20 months.
• The same as running a new refrigerator for 14 months.
Translating Water Savings
Most of the energy consumed by clothes washers is used to heat the water. The Staber washer can save 9,000 gallons or more of water per year. This is the same amount used to:
• Flush a typical new toilet 6,000 times
• Take 720 5-minute showers
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