This reminds me of how annoying “efficient” appliances are. To comply with increasingly strict energy and water regulations, modern washing machines have small

This reminds me of how annoying “efficient” appliances are. To comply with increasingly strict energy and water regulations, modern washing machines have small capacities. But that just means I have to do two loads. It’s not actually efficient at all. Certainly not time efficient. Each load probably has some energy and water overhead as well, so more is worse. Also, since agitators require energy, they are becoming less common, so the clothes are less clean, too, and that probably leads to extra loads being done. The way we talk about and regulate efficiency is all messed up.