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Washer capacity doe vs iec.
All washers are measured and communicated using only the latest august 2010 doe capacity standard.
Thus a fl washer that is 4 2 iec might list it is 4 0.
As a rule of thumb 12 pounds of laundry is appropriate for a standard capacity top load washer 15 to 18 pounds for a front load washer and 20 to 22 pounds for an extra large capacity front load washer.
After 4 30 11 by manufacturers.
As of april 30 2011 all washers sold at best buy are measured for drum capacity using uniform standards defined by the us department of energy doe.
As you see in the link above it s it s own type of measuring.
Ge energy star 3 6 doe cu.
Here is an example of the difference.
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The difference was in the lack of the agitator taking up space.
It goes by the overall capacity minus parts like the agitator.
Here in the usa if one really pays attention there are often several numbers shown in adverts.
One of them is doe department of energy another is iec international electotechnical commission.
Typically iec is the only number used.
However due to an agreement among appliance manufacturers the iec equivalent capacity ratings previously used have been discontinued.
When it comes to clothes washers i believe their capacity can be defined in two ways depending on whether the volume of the agitator in a traditional washer is taken into account.
These washers touted a capacity of 3 7 cubic feet as rated by the iec.
Doe us department of energy measurement refers to the usable space in the washer.
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Today every washer comes with a capacity recommendation.
However the wash basket itself was only 3 2 cubic feet the exact same as that 349 washer we sold like crazy.
All manufacturers use a standard measurement.
There have been 2 numbers used in some flyers adverts sincelast summer.
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Ge energy star 3 6 doe cu.
The link that maira provided above has great information on this from bluecrewguy from sears.
For example a few years ago i was working for hh gregg and one of the most popular top load washers we sold was made by whirlpool and featured a 3 2 cubic foot capacity wash basket as measured by the doe.
I haven t found a formal statement or description about determining iec capacities from actual washing machine capacities.
These standardized means of calculating washer volume will provide consistent and accurate data for consumers.
Wm2501hva last november was 4 2 iec.
The front load washer would be able to do more laundry than a top load.
