When switching on the washing machine you will already greeted by a melody. At the rotary switch will light up all the bulbs. It now turns on this switch is only on a small lamp and indicates which program you are currently in. The following washing programs are available:
Hot Wash Coloureds
Eco
Easy to clean
Mix
Baby Clothing
Night program
Skin-Care
Duvets
Sportswear
darks
Delicates
Wool
Short wash cycle
Intensive 60
On the control panel the fine adjustments can be made such. As the right temperature, pre-wash, rinse, Fanning, Max. Spin speed, delay start.
You can also set a favorite program. If you wash z. B. a lot with 40 ° C and 1400 spin speed, you can easily do this set as a favorite and then call this wash program by pressing a button. Nice extra feature, which I do not really need, since the operation of the machine is also not so difficult.
If everything is set correctly, the machine can be started. Now the drum a few times to rotate back and forth and weighs the laundry to determine the washing time. Washing balls with liquid detergents are here emptied unfortunately directly to the laundry. For liquid detergents, there is no extra-hopper on the detergent drawer. One can but fill directly into the main wash chamber, if the machine is then started directly.
Once the machine has finished washing, you will hear a melody again and the machine switches itself off.
The machine has a child lock, but can be removed easily.
It is recommended to make a drum cleaning regularly. For this, the machine has a special program.
Conclusion: We are more than satisfied with the result of LG washing F1494Q. The machine is very quiet in operation and the washing time is not excessively long. Only a small flaw, the machine, there is no 30 ° C wash cycle (see customer photo).
Nevertheless she gets from us deserved stars.