 Have you ever wondered what the difference between a top-loading washing machine that I grew up with and a front-loading washers that are being sold today is? Well, the main difference is the amount of water they use. The top-loading washer uses approximately 40 gallons of water. It uses 20 gallons to wash and 20 gallons to rinse. And the way it cleans the clothes, as you probably observe an agitator going back and forth, well, the paddles, which is where all the cleaning is down in the bottom of the washer, causes water to be forced back and forth through the poorest of the clothes causing the dirt to become dislodged and the detergent has suspension agents, emollients and other things in it, which grab ahold of the dirt and cause it from being reposited. While a front-load washer needs less water, and the reason being is if you've ever observed it, the bottom only has about this much water in it, and as the clothes come around, as the tumbler spins them and they hit the water, the water is forced through the pores of clothes again causing the dirt to become dislodged and the soap does pretty much the same thing. One of the biggest differences, obviously the front-loaders use less water to do the job, but another advantage of a front-loading machine is when they go into spin, they spin twice as fast. As a top-loading machine, therefore, they extract a lot more water out of the clothes, so when you take them out, they're actually drier out of a front load than a top load, and they require less drying time. Look for more Frith Quick Tips on YouTube.