Indesit My Time EWD81483WUKN 8Kg Washing Machine with 1400 rpm - White - D Rated

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The Mix 30 takes 30 minutes. If you are looking for a super fast programme, you should try Express 20, but you need to bear in mind it only takes 3kg of laundry. Using the same Cotton Eco program with 40% max/3.2kg of dry washing replicated a typical half-load, although the drum was still fairly full. Indesit’s load-sensing comes into play, reducing energy and water consumption – but not by much. The half-load used only 12% less energy than the full load, and water consumption was a fairly thirsty 59 litres. Cotton programmes are always very popular with households. The My Time has a good choice, but the problem is that they take a long time.

Half-loads usually show improved spin efficiency since it’s easier to spin the water out of less washing. Sadly, that improvement was only 2%, and our original load was carrying a soggy 45% of its original weight in water. That will have a significant impact on energy use and drying time if you’re using a tumble dryer after the wash.The spin speed of 1400RPM on most programmes also means the load comes out almost dry- which definitely saves time! Options are rather limited but Indesit has chosen a couple of our favourites. You get a delay start timer, Extra Wash – which extends the wash phase for heavily soiled loads – and Energy Saver. This uses cold water and, ideally, liquid detergent for lightly spoiled loads, giving the drum a little extra wash action to compensate. The EWD 81482 mixes some old-school knob controls with a neat, modern LCD display. Three main knobs select programme, temperature and maximum spin speed, while three buttons access the delay timer, Extra Wash and Energy Saver features – more on which later. If you are interested in buying the Indesit My Time EWD81483WUKN 8kg washing machine, make sure you don’t pay over the odds.

The washing machine has some handy features you’re probably hankering after even in a lower cost design, including a display that shows you the time remaining for a cycle in progress, and a delay timer button. It also has an inverter motor, which is both quieter and more efficient than an AC motor. Which probably has you asking: how much noise is this washing machine going to make when it’s spinning then? The answer is 78dB, which is around vacuum cleaner level or a tad higher and on a par with some of its rather more costly rivals. For comparison, normal conversation is 60dB. There’s no denying, though, that there are quieter machines out there (as well as noisier), including in the value part of the market as well as at the top end. Spin results really let the side down, however. After the spin, the load was carrying an extra 47% of its weight in water. This is below par, even for a budget 1,200 spin machine. Indesit may well need to do some work on its drum design considering this is a 1,400 spin model. This is a sensor washing machine with Indesit’s water balance technology, so there isn’t a half-load per se. It weighs the load as the cycle starts and reduces water and electricity consumption relative to the size of the load. Once running, the green LCD counts down the time to finish, while LED indicators on the right side of the fascia tell you what part of the cycle your wash is at.Something to mention is the control panel- if you like lots of buttons and options then you’ll love this machine, but if not, then you’ll need to take some time to read the manual on how to work the control panel. For the sporty family, the Gym Kit programme covers sports items and sweaty towels (…it says so in the manual), and on the same theme there’s a dedicated “smelly trainer” programme for two pairs of Sports Shoes.