This variant is not available at my pincode. The one that is available is this one: LG 9 Kg 5 Star Wi-Fi Inverter AI Direct Drive Fully-Automatic Front Load Washing Machine with In-Built Heater (FHP1209Z5M, 6 Motion DD & Steam for Hygiene Wash, Middle Black)
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Oh so that's why you went with the 9kg. Did you see it in a store and was the door clear or tinted?
Is this the reason you went with a 10kg IFB as well?
If I am correct, the one you linked is an earlier model which goes upto to 1400RPM whereas the one I linked is from a few years ago and goes up to 1200RPM.
Not sure if there are any other major differences between the two.
Faster rpm means thicker gauge drum steel and stronger spider. But I think this will be more the case between 1,000 & 1,400 rpm
So do you reckon the LG one would be better than the IFB I ordered?
Better in terms of what and whether it matters to you is the question.
In terms of overall engineering, yes. The direct drive will be quieter. The spider will be stronger as well. Relatively speaking. I'm not saying IFB's spider is weak.
LG's touchscreen not so much. Your chosen IFB to my surprise doesn't use a touchscreen but has buttons so that's a plus point over the LG.
Wash quality with a registered patent for 6 motion over IFB's, 9 swirl? Yes, by a hair.
Both have steam.
Tinted door on the IFB over the clear glass of the LG. But
older executive models (just 8 months back) came with a clear door. Note how it has a touchscreen and not buttons like yours. Quite maddening how quickly ifb turns over their models with important fascia changes. No AI with this model and the Cottons cycle defaults to 2h48 (!) instead of 1h50 like yours. Maybe this is the AI in action.
The IFB has wifi and can be voice controlled and remotely monitored. If that matters. LG also has wifi enabled machines. I didn't see the use of it so the recommended LG doesn't have it.
IFB has this pullout tray in the detergent drawer that is explicitly designed for liquid detergent use since IFB also sells liquid detergent. I don't think this tray is there on the LG. With tray and liquid detergent you can use the prewash and/or soak options without the liquid detergent running into the machine as would happen with the LG. This means if you want to use prewash on the LG you have to stick to powder. Not a biggie for me.
The IFB offers a warm soak option which isn't there in the LG. Prewash is faster and uses motion which is how LG does it. The IFB has prewash too. I don't know why you need prewash and soak but it's there and can be set consecutively. On top loaders soak is practical as you can't dump out the larger amount of water used. So maybe it's a legacy thing carried over to front loaders.
The cottons program defaults to 1h50 on empty. He then adds prewash, warm soak, an extra rinse and the estimated time reaches 3h. Then he engages the time saver option and total time drops to 1h47 with all options still engaged. That's quite a reduction. IFB says the option is there for lightly soiled clothes. Here's the thing. Lightly soiled means clothes sat in your cupboard for many months. Once clothes contact the skin they are classed as medium soil. So the time saver option is redundant if you want your used clothes to be properly cleaned. But for marketing reasons its there because some will complain it's taking too long otherwise especially those coming from a top loader or those facing multiple power cuts.
This option to cut time isn't there on the LG and I don't see it as an advantage to have. I want the clothes clean and generally not in a hurry. On empty it shows 1h10 whereas a full load is 2h30 on the LG with loads in between using intermediate times between those two limits.
The clincher for you is the larger size of the IFB drum isn't it? If that's what you want then go with the IFB. If the slightly smaller drum on the LG isn't a problem then that's also an option.
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