- This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 19 years, 7 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Ok, so I’m new to the “washing clothes on my own” thing. I got this BEKO WM 3506 H and it’s worked well ever since I bought it (only about 5 months ago). Most of it’s cycles have a weight limit of 5 kg. The problem is that I have no idea about estimating weight and I don’t have something to measure it with. Therefore, when I start the washing machine I get all worried about possibly putting too much in. Do washing machines react in a certain way when overloaded? Or do they just brake down? They can’t catch fire, explode or anything like that, can they? I appologise for seeming a bit paranoid.
Re: machine’s reaction when overloaded?
As a general rule, you should be able to put a clenched fist or a hand vertically above the dry load in the drum.
The main problem with overloading is poor wash results due to the clothes having no room to tumble.
Jim.
If you overload it won’t wash correctly for a start, but there are other associated issues that can be caused as well.
The rulle of thumb is to leave 10cm approx, or a hand width, from the top of the clothes to the top of the opening to the drum.
You’ll never get 5Kg in the machine, or the full “quoted” load capacity in any machine without overloading that I’ve ever come across as they are packed to teh gunnels to get that figure.
K.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.