I stayed in the Somerset serviced apartment during a recent trip overseas and was glad that there was a Electrolux Washer-Dryer machine in the apartment itself.  When I have the first look at this washer-dryer machine, it look beautiful but at the same time rather intimidating to me. There were buttons and symbols on the display panel that looked very unfamiliar to me. I was afraid that I may not know how to use this machine. The washer which I have at home is a simple Samsung washer which has served me well.

There is a small instruction notice pasted on the Electrolux Washer-Dryer machine by the Somerset serviced apartment to help people like me to use this machine. The first instruction was to use low sud detergent powder or liquid detergent. If you use the normal detergent, there would be lots of bubbles forming and this would reduced the cleanliness of clothes during washing.  Anyway the Somerset apartment provided a box of low sud detergent and I poured it into the detergent compartment. There was also a compartment for adding liquid softener. After placing all the clothes into the washer drum and locking it, I simply turned on the washer. Then I select the timer to 1 hour 15 minutes and it was shown on the LCD display. There were also buttons for selecting things liked extra rinse and set the temperature.  The maximum temperature that I could set was 90 degrees and that was very hot and it is used for washing of very soiled clothes.  There was also the prewash, economy and quick selection; which I am not sure what it is all about. I selected the spin level to 1200 which is the highest and I expect the clothes to be moist but dry after the wash.

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There is a safety locked feature which prevents the child from operating the washer-dryer without supervision. This is good as it prevent damage to the washer and/or injury to the child. On the LCD display, there are a number of symbols being displayed when the machine is operating. I guessed it is displaying the functions that I have selected for this wash. Anyway, when the washer-dryer was running, I simply leave it alone to complete the task.  After the washing was completed, I opened the drum door and touch the clothes, it was dry and moist. The spin function of 1200 which I had selected have done a good job. Even my pair of jean was dry and my synthetic fibre sport singlet was as good as you can wear it straight away.

I locked the drum door and then select the dryer function. It is the same knob as the washer except that you now turn the knob to your left. I selected the cotton and set the time to 1 hour 5 minutes. I wasn’t too sure whether my pair of jean and bermudas shorts can be dry with this setting. Anyway I left it alone to do its work and came back when I heard the beep sound coming from the washer. The instruction stated that I was supposed to wait for 10 minutes after the drying was done. The drum door was quite warm to touch and I set back the knob back to neutral which is 0 symbol. When I touched the clothes, it was very warm and dry. I was surprised that even my pair of jean was completed bone dry. As the clothes were warm, I took them to the balcony simply to cool it down for 10 minutes before putting it into the walk in wardrobe.

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My view of the Electrolux Washer-Dryer machine is that it is a very good machine. I really loved having one at home as it does a good job in both washing and drying. During the operation, it was relatively quieter that my Samsung washer that I have in my home. It is beautiful and solid built and do not take up space in the kitchen. The only setback is that it may take time for me to learn and understand all the functions and capabilities of this machine.  Another setback is perhaps the price which definitely cost more than the Korean washer. Perhaps I should start saving up money to buy this Electrolux Washer Dryer to replace my current Samsung washer.