Firstly, the pure performance: The drum can hold up to 12 kilos of laundry and is still housed in a housing with standard dimensions, so that the machine does not need more space for more capacity than conventional washers.
The appearance is generally very futuristic. Before normal inwardly curved glass (opening to the left) door is another, slightly curved outward, blue disc which gives the dish an interesting touch. The whole exterior works by somehow more modern and less like a washing machine. Unfortunately, you can through the dark glass not just look inside the machine but must be based on the (in this case one has thought) access built-in light function returns that illuminates the inside of the drum for some time.
The machine offers a lot of different programs from mixed linen and easy-care through intensive washing up to the normal cotton programs. When you turn on the machine via the separate power button, is displayed on the color display, which program has been selected. The type of laundry is in the background against which the writing is to see displayed. In intensive so for example baby clothes in cotton cotton plants are shown in dark wash is exactly displayed. So you know then also always the same, what kind of laundry can be washed with the program. In addition, there are six special programs that specialize in particular types of stains such as of gardening or from the kitchen. This can select one by turning the program knob on special programs and from there navigate using the arrow keys to the desired program.
In addition, you can change the components at each selected program, that is the temperature, the number of rinses and the revolution of change during the spin cycle and thus adapt the program to your needs. In addition, there are basic options that you can choose: Extremely quiet, highly energy-efficient and very quick washing.
So you can pretty much adjust each cycle individually.
In the manual you will find a list, in which wash program which is recommended amount of laundry. The machine should not be quite at full load (this is basically recommended only for cotton).
Calibration of the integrated scale is carried out before the first wash. However, not every time is automatically balanced the laundry, most programs calculate the runtime based on the set parameters and then start simply. For example, cotton, however, the weight is first determined and then adjusted the duration before the machine starts.
At the end of the washing cycle, a melody is played and then the machine turns off.
Basically, I find especially the wide range of wash programs very helpful, you get really for each spot, each time slot and any noise the right attitude. If necessary, you can also specify a desired end time of the washing cycle and the machine will then start automatically with the preset program so that it is done on time.
The operation is a really very relieved by the large and bright display, as is a always displayed exactly what you been up to since and what options you have.
Unfortunately, I feel the buttons when not entirely thought out, that's for me somehow not all of a piece.
So the power button and the Start button are right buttons to push in, the buttons under the display react to simple placement of the finger and are silver, the buttons on the side of the screen (up, down, OK) are optically matched to the start button, respond well only positioning the finger.
This should have been able to implement really nice and uniform.
Next is to note that not every wash cycle allows each setting. While you can always make any setting, but not in every program. So if you want to wash at a certain temperature, you can not select for each program and since it has neither ever ready to guide, still all learn by heart, sometimes you have to try around a bit. How many rinses were quickly possible with delicates? How much I can let spin easy care?
And unfortunately, goes to the end of the wash cycle, the machine really and actually made.
That's just in conjunction with a very, very large door that swings open completely always the same, not cheap. For since that door really needs a lot of space, they will (recommendation or not) you probably do not have any permanently open. Can lean on you do not, because then the same goes for all (which in turn facilitates handling unload), so you do it someday too.
Washes the machine now and is ready, is a really nothing an indication that there is still wet laundry in the machine. And daily in the drum is as mentioned even, when turning on the light manually.
So when hiring a family member laundry and forget to let them know, it could happen that you do not notice the clothes in the drum only once a while.
As a warning LED or something useful might have been.
The washing result again is great, the laundry is clean and relatively dry in the machine, so will I need less drying time than with my previous (old) machine.
Also I feel the spin cycles and the washing noise generally as unobtrusive. Although you can hear through a closed door, that the machine is working, but it does not bother, it is not overly loud, even without activating the particularly-quiet option.
Thus, the machine delivers consistently good results and you can adjust everything so, you might like to think, the choices offer maximum flexibility.
Only the handling could be a little more mature, as well as the navigation menu using the buttons is a bit unusual at first.
Overall, however, a really great machine.