{"id":3147,"date":"2020-02-19T13:39:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T05:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mamatheexplorer.com\/?p=3147"},"modified":"2020-02-26T15:10:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T07:10:27","slug":"our-laundry-makeover-and-why-we-love-our-washer-and-dryer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mamatheexplorer.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/19\/our-laundry-makeover-and-why-we-love-our-washer-and-dryer\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR LAUNDRY MAKEOVER (AND WHY WE LOVE OUR WASHER AND DRYER)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Late last year, we finally bid goodbye to our washing\nmachine of 10 years (it was my husband’s even way before I got married to him)\nfor a couple of reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* It’s already an old model, and had been fixed a couple of\ntimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* We have been using a washing machine more because my son\nhas grown, explores a lot more, hence, changes clothes a lot more often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* I wanted these two features for a washing machine: front load,\nand energy efficient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted a front load washer not only because it saves more water (by up to 40%!)<\/em>, but\nsimply because I want our son to be able to partake in our daily life\nactivities. Our top load was on top of a metal stand because our water outlet\nwas high, so it was even higher than the regular top load. I had a challenging\ntime washing there, because I always had to use a stool — what more my son?\nThankfully, we did not have this challenge with our new washer, so we didn’t\nneed a stand anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband, on the other hand, wanted a front load machine because front loaders consistently outperform top loaders in terms of cleaning. Front load machines use an action that tumbles clothes in an up and down position (similar to hand washing), so in essence, front load machines do efficient and gentle cleaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, our rule of thumb whenever we replace an appliance is to get appliances that are energy-efficient, or help us save on our electric bill. So far, considering all our upgrades in the last year (refrigerator, electric fans, washer) and even an addition (the dryer), our bill is still lower than the previous years. Anyway, after asking online and doing our own research, we went for the Electrolux Ultimate Care<\/em><\/strong> line<\/strong><\/em> for both washer<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (inverter) and dryer<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dryer? In the Philippines?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be honest at first, we were thinking we would only use the dryer when really needed (ex: rainy season). But as our son is growing, and Daday is also getting older, we noticed that she has a hard time just hanging all our clothes (like I said, my son changes clothes quite often), most especially when it suddenly rains and she has to run to get all the sampay (hung clothes)<\/em>. So we decided to go with a dryer, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A real confession: I seriously hated our laundry area. I didn’t like hanging out there, but as Marie Kondo says, we must only keep things that “spark joy”, and, I totally get why — I seriously don’t mind hanging out here anymore, and get this: I get excited to actually do the laundry! In fact, I have made a new Family Schedule and put laundry under MY CHORE!!! Haha! Who am I and who have I become? Thank you, Electrolux, for making it easy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our laundry space – before and after! To be honest, the\nbefore photo looks decent compared to how it really looked with all the\ndetergents, and hangers, etc always “dumped” there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, before I show you our makeover, let me talk about why we chose (or why we love the Electrolux Ultimate Care line).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1) SPACE SAVER<\/strong> – Our previous washer was much wider than this, but could carry less load. This can wash up to 11 kg of load, so even our king-sized sheets can easily fit. And, because it’s slim but powerful, we didn’t have a problem adding the dryer beside it. If you want or need though, this combo is actually stackable! Yey for maximizing spaces! Sidenote: a front loader washer is really a space saver not only because you can stack, but because you can place a table on top of it for folding, hampers, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was when the washer and dryer first arrived. We tried stacking them to see how it would look, but decided to place them beside each other since we have space, and so we can put a table on top of the appliances.<\/em> Look at the door – it’s brown! I asked my husband to paint it white, too!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2) USER-FRIENDLY<\/strong>\n– This is one thing we love about Electrolux — the way they design it is\nreally friendly for the actual users. I mentioned that this combo is stackable,\nbut the cooler thing is that they can even move the controls of the dryer (dryer is on top when you do the stacked\nsetup<\/em>) to the bottom part of the dryer (instead of on top as seen on the\nphoto) so you can still easily reach and control it without needing a stool!\nThey’re so mindful in that sense — all our Electrolux products are easy to\nuse. It’s also very easy to operate the washer and the dryer in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) WEIGHING SCALE <\/strong>–\nFor each program of the washer, the machine will tell you the recommended limit\nof the load for that feature (so some features allow 11kg, some only 5kg), but\nhere’s the amazing thing — you don’t even need to guess or put the clothes in\na separate weighing scale, because the washer already reads and weighs your\nitems as soon as you place them in the machine! Amazing! By the way, this load\nsensor technology is there to make sure there is no overloading, no\nover-washing, hence, less wear and tear. Make sure your follow their\nrecommended weight per program!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) QUICK 15\/ FAST 40 PROGRAM<\/strong> – For those that need washing for next day’s event, have newly-bought clothes\/towels, etc, the machine can do light washing in just 15 minutes! And do light drying for only 40 minutes! The washer does the spin drying, and it does it well, so if you would rather sun dry than put it in a dryer, your items will dry quickly, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5) PRESET MODES <\/strong>– presets you can do to help your machine do the job needed. Mine would be the “prewash” or “stain”, where I add a little more soap on the prewash container, and it really takes out the stains on the clothes I put. The best for those with children! I’ve tested it HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. I also love the Vapour preset, where you can put in your clothes that just need refreshing, not necessarily washing (ex: nakulob na damit sa cabinet)<\/em>, and it will revive your garments without water or detergent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My husband’s polo straight from our dryer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

6) ANTI-WRINKLE FEATURE<\/strong> – We noticed that with this washer and even the dryer, there is less wrinkling on our clothes! The photo above is how my husband’s polo looks like after using the dryer, to think that’s already the type of fabric that gets really wrinkly! We don’t use irons as often anymore, especially when we choose delicate mode, wheee! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7) GENTLE <\/strong>– I\nlove that this line is made to be gentle on our garments! We noticed, after\nmore than month of use, that there’s NO shrinking (this is the usual complaint\nof people when it comes to dryers), and NO color fading even with our new\nclothes! When I asked their technician why the garments don’t shrink, he said\nit’s because of the sensor dry technology – this adjusts the heat depending on\nthe fabrics detected, so they receive the perfect amount of heat. So so happy\nwe chose this line! The BABY CARE program is supposed to even be gentler\n(though washing takes longer from our observation), and the WOOL program is\nmade to wash even garments that are normally for handwashing only (have yet to\ntry this because I haven’t worn that type of garment since using this)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8) QUIET<\/strong> –\nAnother thing we truly appreciate about these machines! They’re really quiet —\nI just realize there’s a machine on when it’s about to end!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9)  TUB CLEAN – <\/strong>This is probably one of my favorite features of the washer! You see, for our previous washer, we had to put vinegar, etc in our machine to clean it! With this one, all you need to do is press the TUB CLEAN program, and it will clean itself. We do this every 10-14 days, and I don’t have to worry about a dirty washing machine. So easy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10) BUILT-IN WATER HEATER<\/strong> – When I shared about our washer and how I can choose to just wash with cold water or set the temperature I want in my Instagram stories, I was pleasantly surprised to learn from others that not all washers have built-in water heater. Apparently, there are models where you have to install a mechanism to heat the water. All Electrolux washers come with a built-in water heater, so you don’t need to do anything special or extra. Just plug it and let it do the heating work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n