uncledave
Well-known member
You have cheap and premium versions of both types.
The premium 220V front loaders offer features the cheapies can't touch.
I never once put small items in a bag in my Miele 1215 to protect them from loss.
I have for DW's bras and other items I wanted to limit the movement of - but never to stop a problem with item migration to an unwanted area.
Last I looked I had 10,246 cycles on it and have not once had an item migrate out of the drum.
Top loaders and most front loaders don't control temps to begin with and depending completely on the water inlet temp. 110 machines that do have a heater take typically take a long time to complete a load thats actually gets hot enough to kill germs, whereas the 220 machines blast through the germ barrier in under an hour.
You can always use bleach in lesser machines but the your fabrics can become compromised in short order using it.
I grew up with top loaders like most Americans but after living with a great front loader for about 15 years now I can't imagine going back to a TL. Especially in California where water is liquid gold.
UD
The premium 220V front loaders offer features the cheapies can't touch.
I never once put small items in a bag in my Miele 1215 to protect them from loss.
I have for DW's bras and other items I wanted to limit the movement of - but never to stop a problem with item migration to an unwanted area.
Last I looked I had 10,246 cycles on it and have not once had an item migrate out of the drum.
Top loaders and most front loaders don't control temps to begin with and depending completely on the water inlet temp. 110 machines that do have a heater take typically take a long time to complete a load thats actually gets hot enough to kill germs, whereas the 220 machines blast through the germ barrier in under an hour.
You can always use bleach in lesser machines but the your fabrics can become compromised in short order using it.
I grew up with top loaders like most Americans but after living with a great front loader for about 15 years now I can't imagine going back to a TL. Especially in California where water is liquid gold.
UD
