Samsung have announced the launch of the Samsung WW8500 AddWash, a new washing machine that makes it easy to add a piece of forgotten laundry to the wash in mid-cycle.
According to the research conducted by Samsung, about 90% of consumers in Europe say that they wanted to put more clothes in the washing machine after a wash cycle had started. With the most washing machines sold in the UK and EU, that’s not the easiest thing to do; the door is opened only when the water level inside the drum is low enough, and most people are unsure how to go about it. Indeed, more than half of the consumers surveyed were concerned that opening the washer door might cause a water spill or even cause the washing machine to break down.
Which it can do.
Samsung has come up with a unique solution that tackles this “problem”, their WW8500 AddWash.
The Samsung AddWash has an extra door located on the upper part of the main door; that makes it possible to add any missed or urgent piece of clothing – and even extra detergent or fabric softener – at any point during the wash cycle. It’s just another example of Samsung’s innovation that makes people’s lives easier says the PR blurb.
But it’s also something else to break and, from what we’ve heard back from field engineers SAmsung might be better to work on reliability before zany features like this.
“The new front-loader with the AddWash feature will make your laundry stress-free,” said BK Yoon, President and CEO at Samsung Electronics. “With its unique features, it is a perfect time-saving and convenient solution for busy families.”
Uh? How exactly?
In the new Samsung machine, all it takes is a push of the Pause button, and in a second the extra door opens, and it’s big enough to add a sweater or even a pair of jeans. Users can also put in hand-wash items or add extra amount of fabric softener at the start of the rinse cycle.
The Samsung WW8500 AddWash comes with smart functions as well, which work with both Android and iOS smartphones. That not only makes it easy to monitor the progress of the laundry program, but also offers the option to alert users on their smartphone just before the start of a new washing cycle, for example if they want to add a few delicate or hand-wash items towards the end of the wash cycle.
The price of all this convenience from Samsung, currently unknown but expect upwards of £800-£1000 at least. All that extra money buys you a lot of extra cycles or, you could just choose to buy a better machine instead.
