Efficient Washing Machines
Heather Tsonopoulos, ht2166@columbia.edu
Manager, Housing and Dining

All on-campus student laundry facilities have Maytag Front Load Washers. These washers have one of the highest energy efficiency ratings due to their lower water usage. Older traditional top load washers used approximately 34 gallons of water. Our washers use an average of 14 gallons – saving 20 gallons per cycle, which also means less waste water. In 2004, Columbia did 159,520 wash cycles: a total savings of 3,190,600 gallons.  The front load washer has a 2.9 cubic foot load capacity versus the top load washers' 2.5 cubic foot capacity.
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