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LG washing machine - turbowash 30C vs Cottons 30C
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waqasahmed
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I have an LG F6V1110WTSA washing machine
Conventional wisdom = the longer the washing machine takes, the cheaper it is to run
I have however noticed that Turbowash shows me 1 lightning star vs Cottons, 30C which shows me 3 lightning stars
Might this be due to how turbo wash actually works? Ie:high pressure jets?
https://www.lg.com/uk/lg-experience/helpful-hints/energy-efficient-washing-machines/
This is specifically What LG say
Would Turbowash then be the better way to go? It's certainly be easier for TOU tariffs where I could put it on, wait 40 minutes and pop the laundry straight into the tumble dryer
Conventional wisdom = the longer the washing machine takes, the cheaper it is to run
I have however noticed that Turbowash shows me 1 lightning star vs Cottons, 30C which shows me 3 lightning stars
Might this be due to how turbo wash actually works? Ie:high pressure jets?
https://www.lg.com/uk/lg-experience/helpful-hints/energy-efficient-washing-machines/
This is specifically What LG say
Would Turbowash then be the better way to go? It's certainly be easier for TOU tariffs where I could put it on, wait 40 minutes and pop the laundry straight into the tumble dryer
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waqasahmed said:
Conventional wisdom = the longer the washing machine takes, the cheaper it is to run0 -
BarelySentientAI said:waqasahmed said:
Conventional wisdom = the longer the washing machine takes, the cheaper it is to run0 -
waqasahmed said:BarelySentientAI said:waqasahmed said:
Conventional wisdom = the longer the washing machine takes, the cheaper it is to run0 -
BarelySentientAI said:waqasahmed said:BarelySentientAI said:waqasahmed said:
Conventional wisdom = the longer the washing machine takes, the cheaper it is to run
Turbo washing is different to a quick wash given the high pressure jets
https://www.reddit.com/r/Appliances/comments/yd0n4c/comment/itqa0zw/
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waqasahmed said:BarelySentientAI said:waqasahmed said:BarelySentientAI said:waqasahmed said:
Conventional wisdom = the longer the washing machine takes, the cheaper it is to run
Turbo washing is different to a quick wash given the high pressure jets
So yes, the difference is that the Turbowash 39 cycle is a quick wash cycle.
Likely to use less electricity because it's shorter (although most of the energy savings of a cycle is reducing water heating), but doesn't seem to be listed in the water consumption table.0 -
On a warm wash most energy is used to heat the water,the length of the wash makes little difference.Eco 40-60 is an EU standardized wash that adapts to the load, and it adjusts the temperature and time accordingly. The displayed time is just a worst case scenario, in practice I find that my Bosch take the same time on the eco setting as an ordinary cotton wash.I find it's typically a cold wash using less than 0.2 kWh, but if I overload it, it can use about 0.7 kWh - probably a 30C wash. The common advice to put in as much as possible is counterproductive.I would recommend actually measuring the energy on different programmes over several loads - you can't trust what the manufactures say.2
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TBH the only way to find out is to monitor the power consumption either with a plug-in power monitor (like these ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/plug-power-monitor/s?k=plug+in+power+monitor ) or something like a Tapo power monitor plug like this ( https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1488315 )
I've got both but Tapo plug gives you the facility to log and graph consumption over a period, so that's what I use as you can see what is happening over time which makes it easier to compare the consumption when using different programmes like this https://www.tapo.com/en/faq/239/
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