ASKO W6222 Clothes Washer

We recently bought a new washer (ASKO W6222) and dryer (ASKO T712), and although we knew we were buying highly efficient units, there's a fringe benefit with the washer that I wasn't expecting. The washer heats its own water, something it can do given how little water it actually uses, so it doesn't pull hot water from the hot-water heater. We have a small, 40 gallon, hot-water heater and we used to have to think about timing laundry with other hot-water activities, such as my spouse taking a bath; no more!