Electrolux No Fuss Laundry!

Our old washing machine has given up on us after just 3 or 4 years of service (boo!). It was a digital topload washing machine, after some time the buttons has turned to a crisp and broke down. And I'm glad it did break down because we have a new baby that made laundry sooooo easy-breezy for moi!

 

This is the Electrolux Front-Load EWF85661. Capacity is 6.5 kilograms and retails at around P26,000 at most appliance shops. Electrolux Washing Machines have a 1 year free parts and services warranty, as well as a 10-year motor warranty. It was installed for free, but delivery costs separately. I would rate it a very satisfactory over-all performance. It gives a terrific cleaning job, it makes a quiet tumble during rinsing, a tolerable whirring noise when it's spinning and plus points for antibacterial. Laundry time for a while cycle is about 45 minutes while handwash is 30 minutes. It comes out 90 percent dry and will only require a little airdrying, especially if you hate that "kulob" smell of clothes when they're not dried under the sun. Capacity is 6.5 kilograms of DRY clothes, unlike other front-loaders whose capacity is 6.5 of wet clothes. I can fit a whole batch of 1 week's laundry of five people in one cycle. So even if you paid a little more for this baby, it's certainly worth it considering you don't need to lift a finger to do your laundry. Just sit back, watch a movie and wait for that "end' beeping sound.

The blue filter inside the stainless drum will gather loose threads inside the washing machine, so it requires to be cleaned periodically.

We had the water discharge tube attached to the drain underneath our floor.

What I love about this Electrolux washing machine is that it only uses 3-4 spoonfuls of detergent and it uses very little water, unlike traditional top loads. A whole 1kilo bag of tide can last me up to two months, and there's 5 of us in the house so that's a whole lot of washing!

I use Tide as detergent. There's little residual chalk in Tide, and that chalk usually causes clothes to be smelly and yellow. For my fabric conditioner, I'm particularly drawn to Downy Passion Innocence because I believe I'm innocent! Haha!

These buttons control the motor speed, settings, options as well as time delays if you wish to soak heavily-soiled clothes in detergent first before starting the machine. 

 

Another great feature is the antibacterial and stain removal function-- you can determine how hot you want the water temperature will be, whether it's underwear, baby clothes or linen you want to wash. Putting the knob on "cold" will save you more energy than using heated water, though. You may also select to do just one function like spin only, or drain only. I use the hand wash button pretty often for my husband's office clothes since he nitpicks my laundry skills and wants to bite my head off whenever he finds a hole or missing button in his shirts.

I love doing laundry because of this mean machine, so you might want to consider buying a front-load the next time your old washing machine breaks down. :)