I don't know how dirty your wash is but if you live on a farm or have extra dirty clothes from work you will NOT be happy with the new "energy efficient" washers that use less water. They do a lousy job. I refused to buy one when mine bit the dust and they finally sold me a "cheap" one that was not marked as being energy efficient and it works fine, but the saleslady told me in confidence that she bought one of the energy efficient ones and she has to wash her husbands work clothing twice to get them clean and pretreat spots to get them out even then.