Washing Machines

Main Features of A Washing Machine

You will either have a top loaded or front loaded washing machine. Front loaded machines has a drum while top loaded machines can either have a drum like on the front loaded washer (common in Europe) or an agitator that moves the laundery (common in USA, Canada and Australia)

The main features of a washing machine is the size of the machine, how much laundry you can load (from 10lb to 22lb), the washing efficiency, spin efficiency, energy consumption and how quickly it washes.

Common Laundry Programmes of a Washing Machine

Cotton, Delicates, Wool, Soaking, Hand Wash

Extra Washing Funktions

There’s a number of different extras you get with you washing machine, the more you pay for it the more extras you usually get.

The names may vary between brands but the functions are usually the same, heres the list:

Variable Spin, Variable Temperature, Quiet Operation, Child Safe, Delayed Start Timer, Half Load, Time Remaining Indication, Extra Rinsing, Quick Wash, Digital Display, Woolmark, End of Cycle Signal, Wrinkle-Free Easy Ironing, Reduced Spin Speed, Low Energy, Pause, Dryer, Steam, Adjustable Water Level, Ability to Stack,

Brands of Washing Machines

AEG, Ariston, Avanti, Baumatic, Beko, Belling, Bosch, Candy, Caple, CDA, Danby, De Dietrich, Dyson, Electrolux, Fagor, Fisher & Paykel, Frigidaire, General Electric (GE), Haier, Hoover, Hotpoint, IFB, Indesit, John Lewis, Kenmore, LG, Maytag, Miele, Samsung, Sanyo (In Japan), Servis, Siemens, Smeg, Staber, Whirlpool, White Knight, Zanussi

Special Use Washing Machines

Other than normal home use washing machines there is also specialized washers like coin operated washing machines, industrial washing machines, commercial laundry machines, dry cleaning washing machines,