While any washing machine requires a great deal of water to clean your laundry efficiently, some models like high-efficiency, front-load washers use less water than others. According to ENERGY STAR®, ...

Q: I’ve been trying all day to do my laundry, but my washing machine is not filling with water. Is this something I can repair? What could be causing this issue? And who do I call when my washer won’t ...

Recycling gray water is neat, but what if you didn’t–literally–end up flushing it down the toilet? What if, instead, your washing machine could clean and recycle up to 95% of its own water on-the-fly?

The bathroom may be the place where we use the most water, but the single-use household water-guzzling champion, hands down, is the washing machine. The bad news is that a standard, top-loading washer ...

Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted the inaugural MIT Water Innovation Prize, inviting attendees from around the world to pitch their water-conservation device or ...

Washing machines are more water-efficient than they used to be (the industry standard is about 15 gallons per load). But they’re still a major drain on supplies at a time of rising costs and severe ...

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With the exception of fire, there are few home disasters that rival the damage caused by a burst washing-machine hose. When turned loose, 600 gallons of water per hour can enter a house. That can fill ...