Last month I mentioned my excitement over being chosen as a Whirlpool Mom, which entails test driving a Whirlpool Duet Premium washer and dryer system for the next few months. I shared my initial thoughts and favorite features on the machines, but this month I want to share more about just how much time, money, and energy this fantastic duo can save you!

Fantastic duo kind of makes them sound like they’re super heroes, doesn’t it? I guess they kind of are in my book, because anything that can save in so many areas is a real lifesaver for me!

The Whirlpool Duet system is the industry’s most resource efficient laundry pair. They work in tandem to make the entire process more efficient by using faster spin speeds in the washer and sensors in the dryer. Now if only I had a robomaid to load the clothes and put them away clean… Oh wait, I guess that’s what kids are for!

But seriously, here are a few facts on the savings the Whirlpool Duet system can net:

• The Whirlpool Duet washer uses as little as 11.5 gallons of water per load and exceeds the minimum federal standard for energy selling requirements by more than 160% on average. To put this in perspective, a typical top loader washing machine uses a whopping 40 gallons of water per load! This would save the average family more than 12,587 gallons of water per year.

• You can save as much as $3,300 in lifetime energy costs, which would more than pay for this system. Utilize the washer and dryer’s eco-cycles to save even more.

• The Whirlpool Duet dryer has a 7.4 cu. ft. capacity which means you can dry more laundry at a time, faster and more efficiently. Sensors are used to determine when the clothes are dry and the machine will shut off automatically.

All in all this means that keeping up with my laundry is no longer and insurmountable task! Now I just need to figure out how to keep up with putting away my fresh, clean laundry.

Watch for more posts chronicling my stint as a Whirlpool Test Drive Mom, but in the meantime I’d love to hear your thoughts on laundry… Love it? Hate it? How do you keep it from becoming an overwhelming chore? Would any of these features help you streamline your laundry system?

I wrote this review while participating in a test-drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Whirlpool and received a complimentary Whirlpool Duet washer and dryer to facilitate my review.