LG have consistently impressed the market with its constant innovation of products. They have been marked one among the top brands and needless to say have won the hearts of many customers worldwide. It catagorises in different segments of which home appliance does make it more prominent. The following is the review of LG F1496AD5 6 Motion Direct Drive 8kg Washer Dryer which helps you to understand about the product better and in detail.

Overview:

This model is a domestic appliance which serves for medium to large family size. It is a freestanding and front loading appliance which works with the condenser technology. It works with the 6 motion direct drive technology which is capable of handling 8kg wash load and 4kg for drying. The product dimension is 600mm in width, 850mm in height and 550mm in depth. LG F1496AD5 6 Motion Direct Drive Silver Finish Washer Dryer is an appliance that weighs 62kg. It comes with adjustable feet which allows to install it in any place without the need of surface even ness.

Highlighted Features:

LG equips this model with a whole lot of features which keeps it functioning with better efficiency and better performance. They are discussed as follows.

This model works with the 6 motion technology which brings out amazing performance. The 6 motions are the tumble which is the standard turning. The scrub which is used for intensive cleaning which works in the shape of 8, the rolling function specialises in silent wash, the swing action is works in the heart shape motion, the stepping is a wrinkle care which helps to prevent wrinkles. It also has a filtration function which is a perfect spray that showers water and works more effective on the laundry.

The presence of direct drive motor gives a quieter and cleaner wash. It consists of no belt and pulley and hence it has low noise emission, less on energy conservation too. LG guarantees on its durability and it also offers a 10 year warranty on the motor and for the other parts it is a standard warranty.

LG F1496AD5 Grade ‘B’ Energy Rating Washer Dryer works with the condenser technology for drying system where it heats up and the hot air is condensed and the water is been flushed out and hence there is no requirement for venting the hose. It works best for washing and drying and it effectively handles 8kg laundry for wash and 4kg laundry for dryer.

Another improved feature is the smart diagnosis which is to help detecting the problem. It allows the user to solve automatically by dialing the just dial Smart Diagnosis which is present in the control panel and just wait for the phone call which guides you to solve the issue.

Programmes and Controls:

There are few interesting programmes to suit different types of laundry. They are Baby care, cotton, cotton-Eco, hand wash/wool, quick30, intensive60, rinse+spin, sportswear, synthetic, cupboard dry, iron dry, low temperature dry, time dry. The controls are with the electronic settings and the panel consists of LED screen, rotary knob and few control buttons. Along with the programme settings it also gives various other options that makes it convenient to bring in more detail in programming for the laundry and they are Beeper, child-lock, dry, intensive, no spin, prewash, rinse hold, medic rinse, time delay, tub clean.

The display screen also has few indicators which helps and assists in easy operation. The door lock indication, the error message indication, the running time read out, the start/pause indications are few of them which help to function flawless. It also allows functioning with the delay start with the time setting ranging from 3 hours to 19 hours.

Miscellaneous:

The performance is considered to be competitive and the energy efficiency is been rated as grade ‘B’ while the spin performance is rated with grade ‘A’ rating. The noise emission is 54 dBa in case of wash programme and 75 dBa in case of spin programme. The warranty provided by the manufacturer is for 10 years and it applies only for the motor.

Specifications

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