Cold fill. Energy rated A+. 1600 variable spin; 5.0kg maximum wash load size and 2.5kg maximum cotton drying load size.Prog times: 40° cotton wash: 2.11 hours; 30° cotton wash 3.01 hours; 40° synthetics wash 1.21 hours; combined wash and dry cotton programme 2.01 hours
Comments
Expensive, but worth it if you want to cut down on water usage. This machine has the lowest average water consumption of all the machines tested, even when accounting for the water used during drying. It has excellent wash and dry performance, but rather too many programme options and the instructions could be more clearly laid out
Cold fill. Energy rated C. 1200 variable spin; 5.0kg maximum wash load size and 2.5kg maximum cotton drying load size.Prog times: 40° cotton wash: 1.11 hours; 30° cotton wash 1.04 hours; 40° synthetics wash 54 minutes; combined wash and dry cotton programme 2.59 hours
Comments
This has the second lowest average water consumption of all the models tested and nice quick programmes to boot. The press controls are very responsive but take care not to knock against them. The clear digital display shows load size, temperature of the wash programme and the programme progress.
Cold fill. Energy rated B. 1600 variable spin; 8.0kg maximum wash load size and 5.0kg maximum cotton drying load size.Prog times: 40° cotton wash: 2.38 hours; 30° cotton wash 2.50 hours ; 40° synthetics wash 1.26 hours; combined wash and dry programme 6.36 hours
Comments
Very long wash programmes and it took over six hours to complete a combined wash and dry cotton programme. It is a high energy user, particularly for the drying progs and uses on average an extra 28 litres of water for the drying cycles. The wash stage indicator is set in 15/30/60 min increments so it is hard to judge what stage the prog has reached. Noisy but efficient spin.
Cold fill. Energy rated A. 1400 variable spin; 8.0kg maximum wash load size and 6.0kg maximum cotton drying load size.Prog times: 40° cotton wash: 1.35 hours; 30° cotton wash 1.25 hours ; 40° synthetics wash 1.19 hours; combined wash and dry programme 5.01 hours
Comments
Slow to dry full cotton and polycotton loads and the combined wash and dry programme for cottons took just over 5 hours to complete. High user of water, particularly for the 30° and 40° cotton programmes. It came third lowest for average energy consumption. Optimistic 8kg maximum load size.
Cold fill. Energy rated B. 1100 variable spin; 6.0kg maximum wash load size and 3.0kg maximum cotton drying load size.Prog times: 40° cotton wash: 2.40 hours; 30° cotton wash 1.19 hours ; 40° synthetics wash 1.01 hours; combined wash and dry programme 4.02 hours
Comments
Long cotton programme and high energy use on drying cycle. Hard to tell which control is for start and which is to switch the machine on and off. The drying times have to be set manually - no auto option. Door lock takes ages to release. Detergent not as easy to slide in and out as some tested. Clear display screen
Cold fill. Energy rated C. 1200 variable spin; 5.0kg maximum wash load size and 3.0kg maximum cotton drying load size.Prog times: 40° cotton wash: 1.45 hours; 30° cotton wash 2.04 hours ; 40° synthetics wash 2.06 hours; combined wash and dry programme 4.15 hours
Comments
A good price for a machine with a useful number of programmes. Lost points on the length of its programmes, both the 30° cotton and polycotton washes taking over two hours and the drying programmes taking another two and a half hours
Cold fill. Energy rated C. 1200 variable spin; 5.0kg maximum wash load size and 2.5kg maximum cotton drying load size.Prog times: 40° cotton wash: 1.56 hours; 30° cotton wash 1.07 hours; 40° synthetics wash 53 minutes; combined wash and dry programme 3.01 hours
Comments
One of the quietest models we tested and low on energy consumption, particularly for the 40° synthetics wash and dry programmes. It has a clear digital display and the single control dial makes it easy to select one of the useful range of programme options available