How can i convince my dorm to invest in a couple of front loading washers??

Question

Im currently staying in a tradiotional style dorm room at college, and a rather large laundry room with almost all top loading washers. We a have a two towers seperated by a mezzaine, a girls side and a boys side (towers) the boys side has all top loading washers and the girls does also but with one front loading washer. I like using the front loading washer b/c i can put more clothes into it, and its not as rough as the TL ones, and saves water (sorry, i like to conserve our resources). Im used to lugging my laundry across the mezz for awhile, but I hate doing it all day on sat. I would like to approach the student gov. asking for washers similar to the one FL in the girls laundry room, but I need ideas on how to ask. My college has adopted a new incentive in conserving energy and i would like to tie that in but i have no idea how. most of the people dont care about how they do their laundry, mostly boys, and thats why our machines are constanly breaking down, or leaking. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You have to do your research.  Look up the model numbers of the washers in there now, see on an average load how much resources they use.  Then see how much a front load would use.  Multiply that over a year and say "Over 1 year it would save X amount of money.  That would mean they would pay for themselves in that time.  Also, the current washers are constantly breaking down.  This number is not taking into consideration the man hours and money that it costs to fix them"

Or something along those lines.

Answer 2

Try telling them that they wash better and save on water and electricity.

They use less water but wash better!!!!

Where I live the power company give a rebate on your electric bill for buying the ones with the yellow energy saver tags. Call your power company and see if they do the same thing, That may just be the ticket.