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High-efficiency clothes washers, or front-loading tumbler washers, use much less water and energy for a complete wash cycle than agitator washers. Washing comparably sized loads in less water creates challenges for laundry detergents. This paper reviews federal government efforts to increase washer efficiency, operating dynamics of the tumbler vs. the current agitator washer, the impact on detergent formulation, and the current status of high-efficiency washer adoption by U.S. consumers.
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Jacobsen, R.L. Low-water laundering. J Surfact Deterg 2, 559–562 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-999-0106-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-999-0106-3