Laundry is boring. It’s repetitive, it’s necessary, it doesn’t wait for you to be ready. The laundry pile grows ever larger with each passing day, until finally you relent and cart your laundry to your machine and remind yourself, as you’re cracking open the detergent bottle, that you used to be young and cool.
I’m here to tell you that laundry doesn’t have to be boring. It can be cool, it all depends on your washer and dryer. Here’s some fresh models with fresh features to look for in your next washer and dryer.
LG 14kg Top Load Washing Machine with TurboClean3D WTG1434WHF
This one is a true monolith of the laundry. It’s huge. There’s more to it than that, but I cannot overstate how much laundry you could wash in this goliath of a machine. This is the biggest top loader LG makes, and it’s capable of washing up to 73 items in one load. That’s a whole lot of baby socks.
The freshest moves we’ve ever seen
- 6 wash motions based on hand washing for a thorough clean while caring for your clothes.
- Allergy Care cycle reduces dust mites, bacteria and pollen so you can breathe deep.
- Tub clean cycle - connect to the ThinQ app and it will tell you when to run the Tub Clean. I wish my kids would politely send me notifications like that, so civilised.
- Stainless steel tub helps control growth of bacteria because debris doesn’t stick to it as easily as other materials, very hygienic and good for reduced odours. Also my magpie brain loves how shiny it is.
- Pre-Wash - this is especially useful if you use Modern Cloth Nappies (MCNs), helps to get rid of the solids and gives you that extra clean.
- Soft closing, wide glass lid is the best kind of bougie. You might be washing laundry but you’re still fancy.
- 4 Star WELS Water Rating
- 4 Star Energy Rating
- 2 years parts and labour warranty + 8 years on Inverter Direct-Drive Motor.
LG 9kg Black Steel Front Load Washing Machine WV91409B
Features, capacity and sleek styling, you can have the aesthetic washer and matching dryer (below) of your Instagram dreams.
Why do we love this? Let me count the ways
- AI Direct Drive technology weighs the load, assesses the fabric softness and selects the optimal wash motions for a superior clean with less wear on your clothes.
- Allergy Care and Steam give you outstanding washing results with reduced allergens (dust mites, bacteria, pollen).
- 6 motion direct drive uses a combination of 6 wash motions based on hand washing, for brilliantly clean clothes while caring for the fabric.
- Pause and Add Items. You can pause it and add an item! Previously only a benefit of the top loader, you can chuck that odd sock into this model up to the spin cycle.
- ThinQ app for civilised notifications because it’s actually the 21st century
- TurboClean for a fast clean cycle if needed.
- It’s more attractive than most people I know.
- 4.5 Star WELS Water Rating.
- 4.5 Star Energy Rating.
- 2 Years Manufacturer Warranty.
LG 9kg Heat Pump Dryer with Inverter Control in Black Steel DVH909B
Heat Pump dryers have that new technology cool factor, and this one is no exception. When chatting about your laundry at your mother’s group, smugly inform them you have a Heat Pump dryer and no it’s not bad for your clothes and they had to invent extra stars for its energy rating and ew who line dries their clothes anymore? This feeling could be yours.
What more could you want? Okay, here’s some details
- 9 Star Energy rating - yes, you read that correctly. Using a compressor instead of an electric heater to create hot air, LG heat pump dryers use less energy than a vented dryer.
- Select a time saving or energy saving setting to either dry your clothes fast or dry them more gently and efficiently.
- Select a low heat setting and not only do they use less energy, they’re way gentler on your clothes than a vented dryer would be.
- Auto Cleaning Condenser function helps maintain overall dryer performance
- Sensor Dry prevents over drying.
- Reversible door to suit your laundry, and no external vent requirement makes installation doubly easy.
- Matches the above washer for a seamless and stylish look.
- 9 Star Energy Rating.
- 2 years parts & labour warranty + 8 years on inverter compressor/motor.
Electrolux 9kg Front Load Washing Machine EWF9043BDWA
This one has smart little features that will unexpectedly surprise you. It’s got the programs you want, the energy ratings you need and the intelligence you expect from appliances in the space age.
You know there’s so much more:
- UltraMix feature mixes the detergent and water together before washing your clothes, for a gentler and more thorough wash.
- Smart sensors automatically detect the soil and detergent for optimal washing time to get your clothes clean efficiently without additional wear and tear.
- Extra-Large door opening for convenience.
- Add clothes feature: no sock left behind.
- Save your favourite program (convenient!).
- Superman fast 1400 RPM spin cycle.
- 4.5 Star WELS Water Rating.
- 5 Star Energy Rating.
- 2 Years Domestic Warranty.
Electrolux 8kg UltimateCare 800 Heat Pump Dryer EDH803BEWA
Careful and perfect clothes drying, every time. Even for silks and woollens. Sounds like sorcery, doesn’t it? Heat pump dryers are kinder to your clothes and your power bills with their ridiculously efficient use of electricity compared to the vented dryers of old, but the Electrolux 8kg UltimateCare 800 goes further. Featuring special drying programs like Cotton, Synthetic, Delicate, Mixed Load, Silk, Sports, Wool, Refresh, Favourite, Bedding, Energy Saver, Shirts and Drying Rack, you can be assured that your clothes are being dried and cared for at the same time.
But wait, there’s more:
- Inverter technology for quieter use.
- Woolmark Blue certification means you can be confident that this dryer will be kind on your woollens.
- Large reversible door - configure it to suit your laundry space.
- Advanced Sensor Dry: humidity sensors eliminate over drying.
- 7 Star Energy Rating.
- 2 Years Domestic Warranty.
Beko 10kg Front Load Washing Machine Autodose BFL103ADW
This front loader has a cool little feature called Autodose. Autodose is where you fill your machine with liquid detergent and fabric softener and it dispenses the right amount based on the wash programme you select. Just load + programme + wait for it to finish. Those are all of the steps. I like efficiency, and this washer has it in spades.
More cool bits:
- Fast+ function senses the type of fabric and the amount of clothes and optimizes the washing time. More efficient, I love to see it!
- Pet Hair Removal function utilises pre-wash and extra rinse cycles just in case your cat is a little too friendly.
- StainExpert Program effectively treats 24 types of stains. If you have a kid you could make this a fun challenge to see how many types you could get on you at once - my record is 13.
- Quick 14 program washes 2kg of laundry in 14 mins.
- CoolClean Programme to use 75% less energy.
- Daily Xpress Programme for a full capacity load in 28 mins - at a huge 10kg capacity this is very fast.
- 4.5 Stars WELS Water Rating.
- 4 Stars Energy Rating.
- 5 year manufacturer warranty + 10 year Prosmart Inverter Motor Warranty.
Beko 8kg Sensor Controlled Heat Pump Dryer BDP83HW
This dryer is a hybrid heat pump, which means it can do both the super efficient, gentle heat pump drying of the future and the super fast drying when you need it now.
That’s just the beginning:
- EcoGentle technology preserves the colour of clothes (no worrying about colour fade).
- BabyProtect+ Program deeply sterilises your laundry, eliminating dust mites and pollen.
- Wave-like drum is shaped to treat clothes gentler and improve drying performance.
- Night Mode allows for quieter drying .
- 8 Star Energy Rating.
- 5 year manufacturer warranty + 10 year Prosmart Inverter Motor Warranty.
This is just a small snippet of our selection - your local store will have the range and the advice to suit your unique laundry needs. Happy washing!
