Fisher & Paykel IWL16 Intuitive Eco

The Fisher & Paykel Intuitive Eco is, by far, the best washing machine I have ever used. As the model name suggests, this washer uses high technology to be "eco-friendly".

For instance, unlike most washing machines, if I put a small load of clothes in the machine, but forget to change the load setting to small, the machine senses the small load and only fills the machine with enough water to wash the load. Where as typical washers would fill with water and waste gallons. To also save energy, the Intuitive Eco also has a button to select whether or not you need to use a fabric softener rinse. There are also three spin cycle speeds, 300 rpm, 640 rpm and 1000 rpm. From my experience, the 1000 rpm spin cycle gets so much water out of the clothes, that I don't have to run the dryer very long to dry them.

The Fisher & Paykel Intuitive Eco has quite a few convenient features as well. The delayed start timer allows you to fill the machine and set the timer to start the machine up to 18 hours later. The stainless steel basket means there will never be any worries of rust and the automatic "out of balance correction" feature means that you never have to worry about the machine "walking" on you.