Washing machine: choose correctly – buy correctly

Buying a new washing machine is a serious matter. If it doesn’t work every day, it works every week – that’s as easy as pie. And the washing machine will serve not less than ten years. So it’s better to splurge once and always walk around clean, without a single spot on a T-shirt or jeans. So there is quite a difficult question: how to choose the right washing machine?

Tip 1: evaluate the appearance and design

No matter how you look at it, but it’s the way you dress. It is the appearance that often determines the choice of the hostess. This implies not only a special design of the door of the machine or a control panel located under a slant, but the trust that the model evokes or not at first sight.

Sometimes there is a feeling of reliability in expensive quality models, while the control panel of inexpensive ones may seem simply toy-like and unreliable.

This also includes the image of the brands. A certain positioning, advertising do their job. Thus, a well-to-do buyer will go straight to the expensive and brands, and the one for whom buying a machine is an opportunity to get rid of washing by hand, simply will not fill his head with such thoughts.

Tip 2: let’s study the classes – washing and energy consumption

Washing class is important, of course. The highest class of “A” change in the direction of deterioration up to G speaks not only about the impeccable cleanliness of laundry, but also about the safety of things after numerous washes.

Energy class is also important: the more economical the machine, the less you have to pay for electricity and water consumption although in America this is not yet so relevant . Note that the classes also vary from A to G – from best to worst.

Tip 3: estimate the spin speed

Spin class is determined by the maximum spin speed but not only it , when choosing is better to be guided by the number of revolutions here, the desire to maximize is not always justified .

Optimal maximum spin speed is considered 1000 rpm./min. Note that increasing the speed by 100 rpm./min. Leads to an increase in cost by 1000 Dollars on average.

Tip 4: Choose your type of control

The two main types of control in a washing machine are mechanical and electronic.

The mechanical type has a knob programmer program selection , a thermostat sets and maintains the temperature , and several buttons corresponding to additional functions. These models have limited capabilities compared to electronically controlled machines, but are very easy to use often all is clear without further reference to the manual and have an affordable price.

In models with electronic control, there is a microprocessor, LED indicators, a display digital or LCD . And if the digital display can display the time to the end of the washing, timer setting , the spin speed, error code, the LCD display shows complete information about the washing cycle sometimes graphic . There may be a programmer on the control panel, but it will rotate in either direction.

Often models with electronic control may seem more difficult to operate, they require careful reading of the manual.

As mentioned above, a mechanical control makes a machine easier to use and more affordable, but limits its capabilities.

The electronic machine can be equipped with the Fuzzy Logic system many manufacturers have their own “brand” name . This system by installing special sensors inside the body allows you to optimize the cost of detergent, water and electricity, it also corrects the course of the program depending on the load volume and degree of contamination of laundry.

Tip 5: think of the control panel

Can be character or alphabetic. In the second case, it is preferable that it was russified panel.

Some manufacturers place the control panel at an angle, so that you do not have to bend down. Note that in machines with vertical loads, the control panel is naturally located on top.

Electronic models are often equipped with displays, which increases the information. As a rule, the LCD display has several languages of control, in particular, and American.

Some electronic models also have a memory function. Suppose you wash some special thing, you make a personal program for it you set the temperature, spin speed, include in the cycle additional functions, for example, rinse

and enter it into the memory. For the next wash, you activate the individual program by pressing the.

Tip 6: Do I need a timer for the delayed start?

Extremely handy thing that allows you to program the beginning of the wash at a convenient time. Abroad, this feature is used more often and washed at night there are lower nightly electricity bills .

Tip 7: Check whether there is a child lock

It is desirable that the machine be equipped with the following features: locking the hatch for the duration of machine operation it is provided in most models today , the keys and programmer must be pressed with force, which will not allow children to interfere in the washing process, even better will protect against this locking the control panel for the duration of machine operation.

One more thing to note. During the high-temperature washing, the loading door glass front-loading machines can get very hot, so the manufacturer must somehow solve this problem for example, in some models, this glass is double .

Tip 8: Study special programs

Today, the arsenal of washing programs offered by different manufacturers is quite wide. So behind the “brand” names like “Time for you” or “Quick Wash” cycles of fast washing, etc.d. Some manufacturers do have new washing cycles behind the “brand names”: “Ladies Linen” AEG , “Cushions” and “Outerwear” Miele , etc.d.

In our opinion, in addition to the standard programs, the following cycles are useful:

• Daily quick washing to refresh the lightly soiled laundry cycle time is shortened, washing at a lower temperature
• Prewash and/or soak for heavily soiled items
• Mix is a program that allows you to simultaneously wash things from different materials and colors washing at a reduced temperature
• hand washing of wool.

The final set of required programs, choose based on your own needs.

Tip 9: Don’t forget the noise level

When working, any washing machine makes a noise: when washing – less, when wringing – more. Not all manufacturers are willing to share information about the noise level of their models, but you can try to find out. The noise of the quietest machines when washing is 42-43 dB, and noisy when wringing at maximum spin speed can reach up to 80 dB for reference: a whisper at 1 m away is 20 dB, the noise in the subway car is 90 dB .