A washing machine and dryer in one. It washes and dries in a single run, and you don't even have to move the wet laundry.
Laundry in in the morning, set the end time, off to work. When you come home, everything is washed and dry. No more drying rack in the living room, no hanging up, no taking down. Many machines also have a steam programme that smooths out creases, so everyday clothes often don't need ironing at all.
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“I have a Haier washer dryer and never want to be without one again. The laundry goes in in the morning, and when I get home from work it's washed and dried. I don't have to iron any more either: the i-Refresh steam programme freshens up the clothes, and above all they come out crease-free.”
Lukas, author of this siteDepending on the machine, the button is called “End time”, “Ready in” or “Delay start”. Here's how to use it:
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For you if you want washing and drying in one and watch the price.
For washing and drying it uses more electricity and water than the AEG with its heat pump.
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For most households. My tip, because its sister model was the best-value tip in the test.
Stiftung Warentest tested the WNG24440, which washes 9 kg, not this model. According to Bosch, it has no automatic detergent dosing and no app.
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The test winner at Stiftung Warentest, the AEG L9WEF80690 with a heat pump, is not available on amazon.co.uk at the moment. As soon as it is, you'll find it here.
Set it to how you live. Everything recalculates instantly.
Two machines get more done at once: while the dryer is running, the washing machine is already washing the next load. But you need twice the space. A washer dryer fits where your washing machine is now, and you never have to move the wet laundry. That's exactly what makes it so convenient. If you wash several loads a day for a big family, two machines are the better choice.
Usually about 6 kg, even if it can wash 9 or 10 kg. 6 kg is, for example, around 40 T-shirts. If you want to wash and dry in one go, only put in as much as it can dry.
Mostly not for everyday clothes. A steam programme like i-Refresh on my Haier freshens up clothes and smooths out creases. The only important thing is to take the laundry out soon after drying and fold it, then it stays smooth. You might still give a shirt for an important meeting a quick press.
Yes, but dry. With the end time it starts so late that it finishes just when you get home. Until then the laundry sits dry in the drum. Wet laundry, on the other hand, shouldn't be left for hours, or it starts to smell.
Without a heat pump a drying cycle uses a good 2 to 2.5 kWh of electricity depending on the machine. That is around 75 cents at 35 cents per kWh. With three loads a week that comes to about €10 a month. A machine with a heat pump like the AEG uses less electricity and water: Stiftung Warentest reckons it costs around €760 less to run over ten years than the Bosch and Siemens machines it tested.
Now and then rinse out the lint filter at the bottom by the pump and the detergent drawer, and wipe the rubber seal on the door. A hot programme with an empty drum once a month keeps it fresh.
No. It needs the same water supply, the same drain and the same socket as a washing machine. So you simply put it in its place.