I'll answer backwards.
My preferred brand for refrigerators are Panasonic & LG because of inverter. Which model to get would be based on available floor space designated for the refrigerator.
You may want to replace your quarter century LG as it may cost more to power. A new one may pay for itself in less than 24 months in the form of reduced power bills. We original came from a GE.
My choice on LG has more to do with Philippine market share for washing machines, the brand being one of
US ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2015 and because, inverter. India and the UK ranks it among the good washing machine brands that are available locally.
I was seriously eyeing the sole Panasonic inverter front loading washing machine but the price was 2x the LG probably because it was made in Japan.
The purpose of the purchase is to reduce my power, water and detergent bills and lessen our dependency on our laundry person.
To partially do this I changed all three 10+ year old ACs in the house to inverter despite 12 months of resistance. This changed my bill from 1974kWh to 1156kWh after 25 days use. ROI is less than 15 months. It would been further reduced to 12 months if I did not follow the Philippine-only practice of over sizing inverter ACs by 0.5hp. Upside with inverter is power consumption would be the same regardless of horsepower in the same room.
I am talking to a LED lighting brand for their industrial products rather than the ones we see off the shelf. Off the shelf LEDs tend to have a less than 10% improvement over CFL and other florescent lights. I am targeting efficiency of 2-3x better than florescent. For example our most efficient fluorescent lamp in our household is 70.8lm/W. I am hoping to get something between 140-210lm/W.
Changing the AC, lights & washing machine hopefully will get me to below 500kWh/month.
As for the water I think it may not be that significant after finding out that we were suffering from embarrassing water leaks. Our household should be consuming 15-20cu.m/month of water while our consumption range is between 52-71cu.m/month.
I computed the water use of the LG to be less than 20cu.m/year or less than P800/year. Assuming 3 full loads a week at 126L per load.
Senior Citizens whose names are on the bill have the perk of 5% SC discount if they consume less than 100kWh/month and less than 30cu.m./month. Google the requirements if this applies to you.
I think if the washing machine lasts at least a decade before being too expensive to repair would be good enough. By 2025 I am sure there will be a model that's more power, water and detergent efficient. And honestly, who doesn't like something shiny and new?
Forbe's wealthiest Filipino families are in the energy industry. They may be on to something especially the Philippine is currently at par with Japan in terms of power rates.
I do agree that a durable, simple and reliable machine is good to have especially if you are not the primary operator. But I question how much is the initial cost of purchase and operating cost for a period of at least 1 decade. Which brings me back to the P42,000 price tag of the LG. This would not be a problem if i was the one doing the laundry but I have someone who can do the operation for me.
Finally read this link
https://www.bijlibachao.com/appliances/ ... guide.html as it explains the washing practices between India and western countries like the US & UK. Many may be surprised that Philippine washing practices are much closer to Indians as the practice is cold water.