What is the front loading of the washing machine

Sometimes when buying a washing machine or studying the parameters of a particular unit, the question arises: what is the front loading of the washing machine? After all, buying a device without knowing exactly what its characteristic means is very reckless. In the article we will try to answer the question.

Front loading machine

This is the most common type of washing machine. The hatch door is located on the front wall and is equipped with a round transparent window in which the contents of the drum are visible. However, there are devices in which the cover is located on the upper wall. In the article, we will consider the main characteristics of both types of devices and try to decide which is better to get yourself home.

Of course, it might seem that a machine with front (i.e. frontal) loading is less secure than a washing machine with loading from above. After all, the probability of leakage immediately becomes many times higher. However, the advantages of this arrangement are much more than the minuses.

For example, people use the top wall of a front-loading machine as a shelf for containers with powder, laundry baskets, cups, hair dryers and other household appliances that look organically there and do not interfere. Some keep there additional equipment for the washing machine: capsules, filters, instructions and more.

Important! In addition, there are much more front-loading units, which means that their choice is wider.

You can focus on price, brand, quality, weight and even color, and not take something on a residual basis. And repairing such machines is much easier.

Another advantage of frontal cars is ease of installation in a small apartment. They are not very high, so they can fit into other pieces of furniture. But you won’t put a vertical car under the table, because otherwise it will not be opened. Moreover, vertical machines are generally produced, as a rule, in a freestanding format. But the front can be built into furniture without difficulty. Thus, in fact, it will not require additional space at all if you plan everything correctly. But for a vertical machine you have to select your own corner.

Top Loading Technique

Dimensions of such machines are usually standard: 85 centimeters in height, 60-65 in depth and 40-45 in width. These are not the most massive parameters, and in general, the machine looks quite compact. However, this does not prevent the download. As a rule, the same amount of laundry is placed in a drum as in a front-loading machine: about 6-6.5 kilograms. First, we will highlight the main disadvantages of this type of washing machines.

1. Small loading hole. Because of this, washing in a car, for example, a heavy blanket or blanket will be extremely difficult, because after washing the thing will become even heavier and more voluminous and it will not be easy to get it through a narrow hole. Especially if the car is in a small bathroom, where you still can’t turn around, and then there are such difficulties.
2. Powder containers are not removable. Therefore, it is almost impossible to wash them, while for all front-wheel cars this problem is completely absent.
3. Price. For some reason, such models are quite expensive and financially difficult to maintain.

Now let's talk about the merits. Unlike the hatch of the frontal car, the hatch of this model is not equipped with any special sealed materials, but is made much simpler, because leakage from the top of the device does not threaten. This means that if, for example, a rubber seal flies off at the front washer, you need to lay out a tidy sum to replace it, and in the case of a vertical, you do not have to.

Among the obvious advantages of this model is the ability to suspend washing and add a forgotten thing to the drum, for example.In the case of a frontal, this can’t be done in any way, since you have to drain the water and perform many other operations.