Washing Machines – Introduction
Until mid 90′s, washing machines were almost non-existent in the Indian market. Today, the situation is different. In less than 17 years, washing machines are probably the third most popular electrical appliances in Indian homes after television and refrigerators. Even though man power is available in plenty, most women want to avoid the hassles of employing a maid servant to wash their clothes.
IT bachelors still utilize human resources for washing, the “dhobi wala” being the most popular choice for them. But in a small family washing machines are pretty much the in-thing now.
Today we try to just touch upon the various types of washing machines available in the market. Just to create some awareness amongst our readers. As days go by, we would focus on more details and even cover brands involved.
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Classification of washing machines based on loading type
There are two broad types of washing machines. One is the Front load model and the other is the top load model. The one in the picture above is the top load model.
The front load machines tend to be a little bit expensive but in the long run they consume less water and detergent. Some argue that they even have better cleaning capabilities but this is not concrete.
Top Load washing machines can be further classified into two types:
- Single Tub machines
- Twin tub machines
The single tub machine manages all 3 cycles in the same tub. These include wash, rinse and dry.
In the Twin tub mode, the first (and the larger tub) takes care of wash and rinse cycles. The user has to then manually transfer the clothes into the second tub which only does the drying cycle.
Almost no washing machine in the market dries the clothes 100%. For this a dedicated dryer is required. This would be covered in the coming days on our site.
Certain machines are capable of using hot water for washing. These can dislodge dirt better as some detergent work best at luke warm temperatures.
There are many more points to be discussed on washing machines such as:
- wash care
- plumbing requirements
- revolutions per minute
- noise/vibration levels
- electricity consumption
- wash modes
We cover all these and more in forthcoming articles. Hope you benefited from this introduction article. More information about washing machines are available in wikipedia site.
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Posted by Vivek
on Sep 20 2007 Filed under Washing Machine.
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One of the most important things while using the washing machine is separating of clothes itself. Often the wash instructions are found on the clothes.Not following these can lead to unfortunate things to your clothes. Washing whites separately, fast colored ones and even fabrics separately and in case of use of hot water, are some of the basic instructions.
Second is the water level, using lot of water cleans clothes better (provided the clothes are few), but also remember that apart from taking up more water which can be an issue in itself in some parts, it also uses up more electricity….so always use the optimum level of water
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