Starting Monday you can get rid of your clunker appliances and get a rebate of up to $100.
The stimulus program aims to get people to trade in or permanently disable a less energy efficient appliance and upgrade. The concept behind this use of stimulus money is to help retailers and manufacturers and make the nation more energy efficient in the process.
According to the Web site cashforapplianceswa.com, rebates will be paid to Washington residential consumers who purchase eligible refrigerators and clothes washers during the rebate period and recycle their resource-wasting appliance. The following appliances will be eligible for rebates:
ENERGY STAR Refrigerators (greater than 9 cubic feet) - $75 rebate
ENERGY STAR High-efficiency Clothes Washers (Modified Energy Factor (MEF) 2.46 or greater and Water Factor (WF) 4 or less) - $100 rebate."
But the rebate program comes with conditions in Washington State. For example, you can't use it on a dryer, air conditioner or a garbage disposal. You also can't use the rebate for a new appliance in a new home.
In addition:
- You must replace an existing appliance in a residence in Washington state.
- There's a limit of one clothes washer and one refrigerator per household.
- Rebates are for appliances purchased from a store in Washington state or where proof of payment of Washington sales tax is marked on the receipt.
- For a refrigerator, proof must be provided that the replaced refrigerator was recycled, or at least decommissioned, in accordance with state disposal laws.
