ronhic
Well-known member
I actually think.....
...what Alexander was saying is that we never see American front load machines loaded in the same way we see European machines loaded...
This has absolutely nothing to do with the actual capacity of the machine, just the way it appears when we see pictures/video of them in that:
- American machines generally appear to be less than half full....
- European machines, on the other hand, generally appear to be at least 3/4 (or more) full....
I've wondered if some of the reasons why we don't see could be that the American machines are incapable of washing with a truly full tub given their short cycle times (particularly the wash component), 2 rinses and ridiculously low water consumption expectations given the size of them....
I'd love to see a truly full load (filled right to the top, hand space only) washed on a 'normal' warm cycle both to see what the true weight capacity is AND see what the wash performance was like in comparison to any European machine machine filled the same way and using the same 'cottons 40c' cycle.....
...what Alexander was saying is that we never see American front load machines loaded in the same way we see European machines loaded...
This has absolutely nothing to do with the actual capacity of the machine, just the way it appears when we see pictures/video of them in that:
- American machines generally appear to be less than half full....
- European machines, on the other hand, generally appear to be at least 3/4 (or more) full....
I've wondered if some of the reasons why we don't see could be that the American machines are incapable of washing with a truly full tub given their short cycle times (particularly the wash component), 2 rinses and ridiculously low water consumption expectations given the size of them....
I'd love to see a truly full load (filled right to the top, hand space only) washed on a 'normal' warm cycle both to see what the true weight capacity is AND see what the wash performance was like in comparison to any European machine machine filled the same way and using the same 'cottons 40c' cycle.....