Reviews of direct drive washing machines
For the last seven years, advertisers have been actively promoting direct drive washing machines, vying with each other to praise the advantages of such equipment over classic belt drive machines. So much has been said on this topic that it is now impossible for the average consumer to figure out what is true and what is fiction in this array of information. To “separate the wheat from the chaff,” let's look at reviews from consumers who actually used such washing machines, what were their impressions?
LG E1096SD3
Larisa Alekseeva
Date of acquisition: March 20, 2013
Advantages: low noise, low vibration
Disadvantages: does not pick up powder very well
This is my second automatic washing machine, before that I had an Ardo, it worked properly for 10 years. In the shopping center, the sellers praised the direct drive LZ, so I decided to trust it. For 2 years of use there were almost no problems. The new machine is clearly quieter than the old Ardo, although we placed the Lzh in the same place where the Ardo stood. The only thing that confuses me is the picky tray for the powder, it refuses to “eat” some powder, the more granules, the worse it comes out of the tray. I solved the problem by purchasing fine-grained powder, now everything is fine.
Marina Antonova
Date of acquisition: January 2014
Advantages: beautiful, weighs laundry itself, does not make noise when washing and spinning.
Disadvantages: nasty sound when pouring water.
I have never had any luck with washing machines; this is the third one in the last six years. I bought my first machine at a sale of equipment from the Indesit company. After a year, her engine and electronics failed, it was expensive to repair - she threw it away.Then I bought an Atlant machine, after a year and a half some circuit board burned out, the master explained that repairs would cost 7 thousand, although the washing machine cost me 10 thousand, so I had to give it away for spare parts. Now I’m using an LG E1096SD3 with direct drive, I’m afraid that it will break, but so far everything is fine.
To be honest, when I bought it, I first of all paid attention to the appearance. The washing machine is beautiful, I liked it, and then I learned about direct drive and other bells and whistles. It washes quite well, but the annoying sound when drawing water is annoying. I'm deducting one point from the machine just for this sound, so my rating is 4.
LG F1495BDS
Lisa Popryadukhina
Date of acquisition: February 2, 2015
Advantages: huge load, washes things very clean, steam treatment.
Disadvantages: a little noisy at 1400 rpm, wastes quite a lot of water, very expensive.
I got the LG F1495BDS direct drive washing machine from my parents (as a birthday present). When I found out the price, I immediately scolded them for spending so much. No matter how wonderful the washing machine was, I myself would not pay so much money for it. Loading the washing machine is simply a waste, after my old 4.5 kg Electrolux, you can at least climb into the drum yourself. I washed two black jackets at a time, so in principle it was still possible to cram things in, the drum was not completely full.
I adapted to using the “steam treatment” function, after which things are very easy to iron. By the way, sometimes I over-dry things, hang them outside and forget about them, then they become like stakes. I put it in the machine, set it to steam for 15 minutes and then put it under the iron - nice thing. Among the minuses, I can highlight the noise during spinning and high water consumption (now the water meter winds up noticeably more).However, the washing machine gets a 5, but with a long minus.
LG F12U2HDM1N
Albina Egoshina
Date of acquisition October 28, 2015
Advantages: quiet, drying.
Disadvantages: there is no delicate wash mode that I’m used to.
I wanted an LG washing machine with direct drive and looked through many options. Then I 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 $450. The washing machine works unusually quietly, I was even a little scared that it might be broken, but no, it washed everything efficiently.
The only thing I didn’t like about it was the lack of a “delicate wash” mode. I washed my shirts and blouses using this mode when I had an Indesit machine. The F12U2HDM1N has a “gentle wash” mode, but this is completely different, shirts don’t wash well, and blouses don’t wash at all. I'll try to experiment with other washing programs, maybe I can find something. I rate the model a five.
LG E10B8ND
Tatiana Puchenkina
Date of acquisition: October 2014.
Advantages: high-quality wringing, does not rattle during washing and spinning.
Disadvantages: nasty melody at the end of the wash cycle.
We are not fans of the LG brand, but then my father and I decided to buy the LG E10B8ND machine, as we liked the price and the filling. Now I recommend direct drive washing machines to all my friends, they are really quieter. I used Electrolux, Bosch, and Indesit, and this one turned out to be the quietest of all. I was also pleased with the spin cycle; I specially set the spin cycle at eight hundred rpm - the laundry was almost dry, although it could have been set at 1000.On other machines, at 800 it spins much worse.
I really didn’t like the melody of the end of the wash, it’s terribly annoying that you couldn’t record something neutral, and not this beeping figata? In general, I think that the money was not wasted, the washing machine deserves a good rating.
Evgenia Malygina
Date of acquisition: February 18, 2015
Advantages: has auto-weighing, countdown, washes children's clothes well.
Disadvantages: the control sound does not turn off.
I'll start with the cons, since there are few of them. Essentially there is only one minus, but it is significant - The machine beeps a lot when setting the program, starting and finishing the wash. My infant is very frightened by these sounds, but I can’t do anything, they can be heard throughout 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 positives. The washing machine wastes little water due to automatic weighing. I directly observed that when there are few things in the drum, she pours little water, when there are a lot of things and more water is poured. And I usually put the minimum in the drum, since I often have to wash the baby’s clothes. It washes perfectly and shows on the display how much time is left until the wash is completed. Rating – 5.
LG F10A8HDS
Elena Ivanovna
Date of purchase: September 1, 2015.
Advantages: spacious drum, you can add laundry before the end of the wash, wrings out very well.
Disadvantages: works a bit noisy.
I bought this model to replace a German machine that had worked for 14 years. I specifically asked the seller to find me a quieter model, and in the end I almost returned the machine. She works quite loudly, I went to my neighbor (she has Ardo) and calmed down, her machine rattles much louder.Otherwise I'm happy with the washing machine there are a lot of washing programs, automatic weighing, a lot of laundry is included, you can wash large and bulky items.
I am very pleased with the quick wash program. It takes very little time to wash, and the quality of the wash is excellent. I also liked the sportswear mode, the sports suit washes carefully and washes perfectly. In general, I did not return the car, I will use it. I rate the model as good.
In conclusion, we note that consumers have a generally good opinion about each of the presented washing machine models. Direct drive technology does make the washing machine quieter, but not by much. Some consumers do not feel the difference, although in some successful models the noise level has been reduced by a quarter.
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I have had an LG direct drive machine for about 3 years now. It works no worse than the previous one (Indesit). It makes less noise and shakes less. More or less not expensive. So far I'm completely happy with it.