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Energy use (kWh/year) range of all similar models
Energy use (kWh/year) range of all similar models
Clothes washers using more energy cost more to operate.
This model’s estimated yearly operating cost is:
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Clothes washers using more energy cost more to operate.
This model’s estimated yearly operating cost is:
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Compare the Energy Use of this Clothes Washer only
with other Models tested using the 2004 Test Procedure.
Important: Removal of this label before consumer purchase violates the Federal Trade Commission's Appliance Labeling Rule
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Energy use (kWh/year) range of all similar models
Energy use (kWh/year) range of all similar models
Clothes washers using more energy cost more to operate.
This model’s estimated yearly operating cost is:
Based on standard U.S. Government tests
Compare the Energy Use of this Clothes Washer only
with other Models tested using the 2004 T est Procedure.
Important: Removal of this label before consumer purchase violates the Federal Trade Commission's Appliance Labeling Rule
(16 CFR Part 305).
Clothes washers using more energy cost more to operate.
This model’s estimated yearly operating cost is:
Based on standard U.S. Government tests
Compare the Energy Use of this Clothes Washer only
with other Models tested using the 2004 T est Procedure.
Important: Removal of this label before consumer purchase violates the Federal Trade Commission's Appliance Labeling Rule
(16 CFR Part 305).
$40
$23
Uses Least
Energy
125
Uses Most
Energy
223
kWh/year (kilowatt-hours per year)
is a measure of energy (electricity) use.
Your utility company uses it to compute your bill. Only standard size clothes
washers are used in this scale.
3954161
Clothes Washer
Capacity: Compact
Whirlpool Corporation
Model: 31BE1BO(4C)
when used with an electric water heater
when used with a natural gas water heater
Based on eight loads of clothes a week and a 2005 U.S. Government national average cost
of 8.6¢ per kWh for electricity and 91¢ per therm for natural gas. Your actual operating
cost will vary depending on your local utility rates and your use of the product.
This Model Uses
462
kWh/year
This Model has been Tested using the 2004 Test Procedure.
Compare only with Models displaying this statement.
The Estimated Annual Energy Consumption of this model was not available at
the time the range was published.