Friday, July 1, 2011

Know About Different Types of Washing Machines

Washing machine is a machine used to wash laundry such as clothes, towels and sheets. There are various types of washing machines offered by different manufacturers with a wide range of features. Here are some of the types of washing machines:

Top Loading Washing Machines:
Top loading washers use a big agitator that forces clothes back and forth through soapy water, and then again through clean water to rinse out detergent. In these machines, the tub spins vertically. These type of models fill their tubs with water, and an agitator swirls the laundry. Regular top loading washing machines are less expensive than other types. Loading these models or adding items in mid cycle is easier than in machines without an agitator.

Front Loading Washing Machines:
They clean clothes by lifting them to the top of the tub and dropping them back into the water. They work best with low foaming, high efficiency detergent. These washing machines have no agitator to move the clothes through the water. They also do not make much noise and have larger capacities. Due to its special wash mechanism, a front loading washing machine uses much less quantity of water. Better moisture extraction in the spin cycle reduces drying time and energy consumption.

High Efficiency Top Loaders:
These type of machines use various methods to lift and tumble the laundry. They use less water because they fill only partly, and they spin at very high speeds. They work best with low foaming, high efficiency detergent. High efficiency top loaders washes more laundry and wash better than the regular top loaders. The high spin speed reduces drying time and also the energy consumption.

Space Saving Washers:
These models are less in size than the regular models and their size is 3 inches less than them. As they are small they save space in the home. You can store some of these washing machines in a closet and roll them out to the kitchen sink for water. And you can stack space saving front loaders and dryers.

The above are the various types of washing machines.

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