Washing test: The best front and top loading devices in 2016

Who nowadays anschafft a washing machine, first needs for a suitable place to house / apartment or basement. Essential prerequisite is a water connection and an electrical outlet. Without passing anything But what if you just in the Australian bush with the tent or camper (link is external)is on the road or by the pedestrian zone of Saigon (link is external)walks ?Quite simply: even for such environments is needed on washing with a "washing machine" not to give, you need only a 150 grams "heavy" Scrubba Camping Wash Machine Bag ., And you get back freshly washed shirts and trousers This is of course rather a curiosity among the washing machines, but you can see it and to other solutions such as the Bicilavadora(link is external)of the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and that the washing with a machine in environments that are not perfect with water are current terminals fitted in no way must renounce. Let us now but the electric washing machines, such as those used in households today. We achieve first, rough differentiation through the division into

• Drum -Waschmaschinen and
• Vat -Waschmaschinen.

  Below we will but deal exclusively with drum washers, because tub-type machines are mainly used in the US, Asia and Australia and play no role in the German market. In the drum type washing machines, a distinction

• Top loading , in which the laundry is fed from above into the drum,
• and front loading , where a "porthole" from the front provides a view into the washing drum and the clothes from there also supplied and is taken again.

A comparison of the rates of the four major manufacturers in the washing machine market shows this clearly, what design is currently preferred by the customers: it is the front loader . Siemens approximately represents 57 front loader ago, but only 6 Toploader at Miele , the ratio of front loader top loader 29 to 5 wherein Bauknecht it is 57 to 20, and Beko provides no toploader ago, but 40 front-loading washing machines. The trend today is so clearly in the direction of "front loading" . Toploader is found but still often in the basement, as they have significantly less weight than front loaders, are therefore easier to transport, and you can freely work in the basement of the lid of the washing tub as a kitchenette upwards, whereas the front loader on its top place for a clothes dryer or bidding on a work surface. Therefore loaders are often completely (instead of a base unit) installed in a kitchen. Front Load Washers dominate nowadays the market. The devices are often integrated in kitchenettes. Installation and connection of the washing machine is often already carried out by the supplier, but also, thanks to the very detailed descriptions are made in the user guide easily by the end user. Many renters find but today it feeds into their apartment a Owner finished installed washing machine before: there's nothing left then to connect, only a proper handling of the machine is required. In what has to be paying attention, we have described in the following sections.     Panel of modern washing machines has many similarities to that of dishwashers on. The central element is the standard program selection (mostly in the form of a rotary switch), with which one the type of textiles and other parameters (for example, cotton 60 degrees) may determine. There are usually also a switch for selection of additional functions , such as Quick Wash additional rinsing or pre-washing.Overall, the trend towards an ever more differentiated offer of choices comes, so that special washes with special functions such as the removal of animal hair may be combined. In this case, many of the standard programs arise because a distinction as textiles for colors, tissue types or the desired Ökowaschgang. In this way get machines like the Bauknecht WA Plus 744 much: 14 standard programs for this device supplemented by 6 additional functions. With such a large amount of choices, it is particularly important that the washing machine a possible large display to show the parameter and the program flow provides. The following values are displayed here by most displays:

• the remaining time of the currently running washing program,
• the start time in number of hours until the start of the wash cycle,
• the selected standard program ,
• information on the Parental Control , if it was turned on,
• the end of the program , usually supported by an acoustic signal.

In addition to the rotary knob for selecting the standard ranges There are usually several other buttons. Encompasses such

• to determine the spin speed ,
• for adjusting the temperature ,
• to enter the desired start time ,
• to Ausahl the additional function .

Modern washing machines are waiting with user-friendly control panels on. Knob, selector switch and an LCD display can be found in almost all devices. For the measurement of energy consumption for the so-called. Standard cleaning cycle , there are also very energy efficient programs that can be found described in detail in the product data sheets of the manufacturer. At Siemens machines for example, these are the programs "Cotton40 ° C + TasteEcoPerfect" and "Cotton60 ° C + TasteEcoPerfect" in Beko they are called quite similar: "Cotton Eco 40 ° C" and "Cotton Eco 60 ° C ". in this standard washing programs to which the information on the energy label and the fiche. They are suitable for cleaning normally soiled cotton laundry and in terms of combined energy and water consumption most efficiently . for more information about energy-label found in the portion of energy efficiency . In our comparison table to find a lot of technical terms, the special technical characteristics describe the washing machines.Some of these terms appear as well in dishwashers because both types of devices so undeniably have a similar purpose: to clean with water and a suitable detergent, something. But the actual washing or cleaning process differs significantly, so that when the washing part also with completely differentsensors working. The following list is a brief description of these sensors and also more generally to the art of drum washing machines:   The producer of household appliances, the relatively much power consume (and that includes as washing machines, dishwashersor vacuum cleaner ) are, due to the specifications of the European Union to identify the devices with the EU energy label bound. Although these energy labels are very similar, are but in some respects different, not only because of the different high energy consumption, but also because of unequal functionalities and methods of measurement. Subsequently, the current EU energy label for washing machines is displayed: At the top of the EU energy label can be the energy efficiency class , reading a value between D and A +++ fluctuates, the poor energy efficiency classes in red ( D, C ), the average in orange / yellow ( B , A ) and the good in green ( A +++ is currently the best class) are held. Since 01.12.2013 all washers have on the EU market efficiency class A +create, and when you look at for example the devices at Siemens so you will see that from the current (2015) 57 washing machines offered 56 in the class a +++ fall (and only one in the class a +). one can see in these figures that the producers meet EU requirements perfectly, and some of the values have even become obsolete due to the rapid technological developments, such as the so-called washing efficiency class , which can still be found in some brochures for products but to find because of the minimum standards "A +" not now on the energy label. however, the indication of the energy efficiency class is initially only an abstract identification. How high is the fuel consumption at the individual devices really are, you can at the bottom of the EU label or on the product data sheet read that each device must be settled. This includes inter alia:        

• the power consumption calculated in kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year,

 

• the water consumption in liters per year,

 

• the noise in dB (A) re 1 pW (sound power), during the washing phase in the standard wash program 60 ° cotton with a full load,

 

• the noise in dB (A) re 1 pW (sound power), during the spin cycle in the standard wash program 60 ° C cotton at full load,

 

• the maximum loading amount , the standard washing program 60 degrees or 40 degrees cotton (whichever is lower)

 

• the Spin efficiency class , consisting of residual moisture is calculated (in percent) after spinning (more details can be found here: Spin Class on the EU energy label (link is external)).

  For detergent and fabric softeners have modern washing machines in the detergent drawer two small compartments and additionally there is a compartment for the prewash. What is introduced into these subjects in detail, up to the user, which provides a large variety available to the market the detergent manufacturer. The detergent drawer is composed of several compartments. The user can detergents, fabric softeners and other additives fill (eg a hygienic rinses). it is less important to the machine itself and on the type of textiles that are intended to wash. Therefore, the manuals also advise always to read the information on the detergent packages and especially to note what kind of textiles each detergent is suitable:    

• Vollwaschmittel: Particularly simple is of course the use of heavy-duty detergents. As the name suggests, these are for (almost) suitable all types of laundry and can be used at all temperatures (to 95 ° C 20 ° C). Only in sensitive colored fabrics should be careful because of the bleach and optical brighteners contained in the heavy-duty detergents, as there is the risk of bleaching.

 

• Colored fabrics: Their use has increased dramatically in recent years. Colored fabrics are used mainly in the temperature range from 20 ° C to 60 ° C. They usually avoid mutual staining of textiles, being here, of course, has no 100% guarantee for the fact that the original colors are preserved.The trend towards light-duty washing is like so many things in the washing machines-development in recent decades to the ever stronger influence of environmental protection due. Washing with 90 ° C is now almost become superfluous: colored fabrics are optimized so that they do with 60 ° C and that for which you used to be a heavy-duty detergent used with 90 ° C.

 

• Mild detergent & Co .: In addition to these two main groups of detergents, there is a mild detergent (for delicate fabrics), special detergent(for sports garments made of synthetic materials) and detergents for certain water hardness. These types of detergents are also used in special cases only.

 

• Softener: These are usually at each wash nowadays do so. For the softener washing drawers always have an extra pocket, the latter is filled and then passed depending on the program selected in the wash drum. The avoided by the fabric softener dry Rigid lingerie pleased especially when ironing freshly dried laundry: you must then stop pressing so strong and the fabrics feel when wearing soft and fluffy.

  Our comparison table for a detailed list and description of the main features of the device. You will also find the calculated final grade , the Amazon valuation and the best deals for each model. Clicking on the final grade will take you for the detailed calculation of the score, the results from the category ratings and the percentage of the category in the overall result. If you agree with a device, so you can purchase it via the specified online ordering. We ourselves do not sell products. Our goal is to provide you useful information to make an informed buying decision available.