SAMSUNG SHOCKER: 214 litres for one wash

Independent lab tests by consumer group CHOICE have uncovered a $1,899 Samsung washing machine that uses 214 litres of water on a default wash, scoring 0% for water efficiency.

CHOICE lab experts were shocked by the water wastage of The Samsung 13kg Activ DualWash Top Load Washing Machine WA13M8700GV.

“Samsung has released one of the most disgraceful water wasters we’ve ever seen,” says CHOICE Laundry Expert Ashley Iredale.

“Using 214 litres on the default setting is just completely unacceptable. This is the second year in a row Samsung have released a water guzzling disgrace,” says Iredale.

The news comes despite Australia’s water labelling scheme awarding the machine 4 stars. CHOICE says the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme doesn’t always reflect real-world use and needs to be reformed.

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