Buying A Washing Machine

Come across this article when I was trying to serach for some information on the home appliance for my future home. Thought it might be useful information for most of you, so decided to copy the summary into here.

Washing machines come in two varieties:

1. Front loading washing machine

Pros

• Consumes less water, detergent and electricity
• Provides better wash
• Usually comes with in-built heater
• Fits under your kitchen cabinet
• Has a pump to drain water

Cons

• Expensive
• More noisy
• Much heavier than top loading washing machines

2. Top loading washing machines

Pros

• Cheap
• Light weight
• Less noisy
• Need not bend to load/unload clothes

Cons

• Consumes more water, detergent and electricity
• Does not come with built-in hot wash facility

Tips for buying a washing machine:

1. If you can afford the cost, go for a front loading washing machine. It offers better wash quality, has low running cost (in terms of water, detergent and electricity consumed) and occupies less space.
2. If you want a cheap, easy to move around machine, go for a top loading washing machine.

Things to look for when buying a washing machine:

1. It should have the ability to remember where it stopped before a power cut and resume from that point when the power comes on again. This feature is a must. Many cheap top loading washing machines do not have this feature.
2. Front loading washing machines should allow you to drain water manually when the power goes off so that you can remove the clothes and wash them by hand. If you can't drain the water, you can't open the door in front loading washing machines, as the water would spill from the front.