Don they have top loading machines in Italy?
Yes they do but the front loading are much better for your clothes and they use a lot less water. Make sure you get an energy friendly one and one that has many options. Normally washing machines here are not hooked up to the hot and cold water lines. They just have one tube in and so the washing machine has to heat the water to the right temperature. This is why a load of whites can take 2.5 hours in an Italian washing machine. To cut the time but not the cleaning, buy a Y valve at the hardware store and hook one line to the hot and one to the cold. Just remember to turn on the hot when you need it.
