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Direct Drive Washer Reviews

direct drive washing machineOver the past seven years, advertisers have been actively promoting direct-drive washing machines, vying to praise the benefits of this technology against classic-belt-driven machines. So much has been said on this topic that it is now impossible for the ordinary consumer to figure out what is true and what is fiction in this array of information. To "separate the grain from the chaff," let's look at the reviews of consumers who actually used such washing machines, what are their impressions?

LG E1096SD3

Larisa Alekseeva

Acquisition Date: March 20, 2013

Pluses: low noise, weak vibration

LG E1096SD3Disadvantages: the powder does not pick up well

This is my second automatic washing machine, before it was Ardo, it worked properly for 10 years. At the mall, sellers praised LZ with direct drive, and decided to trust. For 2 years of use, almost no problems arose. The new car is clearly quieter than the old Ardo, although we put the False to the same place where Ardo stood. Only the finicky powder tray bothers, he refuses to “eat” some powder, the more granules, the worse it leaves the tray. I solved the problem by buying fine-grained powder, now everything is fine.

Marina Antonova

Acquisition Date: January 2014

Advantages: beautiful, she weighs the linen herself, does not make noise during washing and spinning.

Disadvantages: a nasty sound when water is poured.

I've never been lucky with washing machines, this is the third in the last six years. I bought the first typewriter at the sale of equipment from Indesit. A year later, she flew the engine and electronics, repairing expensive - threw it away. Then she bought an Atlant machine, there a board burned out after a year and a half, the master explained that the repair would cost 7 thousand, although the car cost me 10 thousand, so I had to give it up for spare parts. Now I’m using the LG E1096SD3 with direct drive, I'm afraid that it will break, but so far everything is fine.

Honestly, when I bought, I first drew attention to the appearance. The machine is beautiful, I liked it, and then I found out about direct drive and other bells and whistles. It erases quite qualitatively, but the nasty sound annoys when taking water. Only for this sound I shoot the typewriter one point, so my rating is 4.

LG F1495BDS

Lisa Popryadukhina

Acquisition Date: February 2, 2015

Advantages: huge loading, things are very cleanly washed, steaming.

Disadvantages: noisy at 1400 rpm, spends a lot of water, very expensive.

LG F1495BDSThe LG F1495BDS washing machine with direct drive I got from my parents (presented for my birthday). I recognized the price as I immediately scolded them for spending so much. No matter how wonderful the car was, I myself would not pay so much money for it. The load at the car is just a drop, after my old 4.5 kg Electrolux, you can at least get into the drum. I washed two black jackets at a time, so in principle it was still possible to stuff things, the drum was not completely filled.

I adapted to use the function "steam treatment", after it the substances are very easy to iron. By the way, I sometimes dry things, put them on the street and forget about them, then they become like a stake. I stuff it into the machine, put the steam treatment for 15 minutes and then under the iron - a sweet deal. Of the minuses, I can distinguish noise during the spin cycle and high water costs (now the water meter wraps significantly more). However, the washing machine gets a mark of 5, but with a long minus.

LG F12U2HDM1N

Albina Egoshina

Acquisition date October 28, 2015

Pluses: quiet, there is drying.

Disadvantages: there is no delicate washing habitual to me.

LG F12U2HDM1NI wanted a LG washing machine with direct drive, looked through many options. Then looked LG washing machine reviews and finally settled on the LG F12U2HDM1N model. I was attracted, first of all, by the fact that this model, in addition to direct drive and a bunch of functions, has a full-fledged, well-functioning dryer. And all this for 45,000 rubles. The washing machine works unusually quietly, I was even a little scared if it had not broken, but no, it cleaned everything out qualitatively.

The only thing I didn’t like about it was the lack of a “delicate wash” mode. I washed my shirts and blouses in this mode when I had an Indesit machine. The F12U2HDM1N has a “gentle wash” mode, but this is completely different, shirts are poorly washed, and there are no blouses at all. I'll try to experiment with other washing programs, maybe I can pick up something. I rate the model by five.

LG E10B8ND

Tatyana Puchenkina

Date of acquisition: October 2014.

Advantages: high-quality wringes, does not rattle during washing and spinning.

Disadvantages: a nasty tune to finish washing.

LG E10B8NDWe are not fans of the LG brand, but here we decided with my father to buy a car LG E10B8ND, as we liked the price and the filling. Now I advise all friends washing machines with direct drive, they are really quieter. I used the Electrolux, and Bosch, and Indesit, this turned out to be quieter than all. I was pleased with the spin, specially set the spin at eight hundred revolutions - the laundry was almost dry, although it was possible to set 1000. On other machines, at 800 it depresses much worse.

Strongly did not like the melody of the end of the wash, terribly annoying that it was impossible to write something neutral, but not this sticking figure? In general, I think that they spent the money not in vain, the car deserves a good rating.

Evgenia Malygina

Acquisition Date: February 18, 2015

Advantages: there is auto-weighing, countdown, it erases children's things well.

Disadvantages: the sound control is not muted.

I'll start with the cons, as there are not many of them. Essentially minus only one, but it’s significant - the machine flickers a lot when setting the program, starting and ending the wash. My baby is very scared of these sounds, but I can’t do anything, I can hear them all over the apartment. I studied the instructions, tried to find how to turn off the sound, found the procedure, but the sound still remained.

Now about the pros. The washing machine spends little water due to automatic weighing. I directly observed when there are few things in the drum, it pours little water, when there are a lot of things and more water is poured. And I usually put a minimum in the drum, since often I have to wash the baby’s things. Washes perfectly, shows on the display how much is left until the wash is completed. Rating - 5.

LG F10A8HDS

Elena Ivanovna

Date of purchase: September 1, 2015.

Advantages: roomy drum, you can add linen before the end of washing, squeezes very well.

Minuses: noisy works.

LG F10A8HDSI bought this model instead of a German car, which worked for 14 years. Specifically asked the seller to find me a quieter model, in the end I almost returned the machine back. She works quite loudly, went to the neighbor (her Ardo) and calmed down, her car rattles much louder. Otherwise, I'm happy with the car, a lot of washing programs, automatic weighing, a lot of linen is included, you can wash large and voluminous things.

Very happy with the quick wash program. Time for washing takes very little, and the quality of washing at an altitude. I also liked the sportswear mode, the tracksuit washes gently and washes perfectly. In general, I did not return the car, I will use it. I rate the model well.

In conclusion, we note that consumers have a generally good opinion about each of the presented models of washing machines. Direct drive technology really makes the car quieter, but not by much. Some consumers do not feel the difference, although in some successful models the noise level was reduced by a quarter.

   

1 reader comment

  1. Gravatar Vic Vic:

    I have an LG machine with direct drive for about 3 years. It works no worse than the previous one (Indesit). Noise less shakes less. More or less not expensive. While completely satisfied with her.

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