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But as you've found it isn't possible to put more than 4kg in the machine. That is four pairs of jeans and you would be overloading. The ISO thing I find unintuitive.I think the stated weight capacity is dry.
A belt-driven machine will be slightly bigger as there is no space lost with the direct drive.It might be true for LG, but my 7kg Samsung machine drum has diameter of 50cm. Outer tub diameter will be 55cm. That leave only 2.5 cm of wiggle room on either side. Meaning the drum is already as big as it could possibly get within the limit of 60cm machine width.
It is not. There is a bigger size available with depth of 60 cm. It used to be the 8kg models 5 years back. Now they've increased it to 10kg. The difference is 10L more volume. The volume gain is bigger going from 45 to 55cm depth than it is adding 5cm more.My point was that, upto 10kg capacity, the same drum will be used. And this drum has the volumetric capacity of 4kg only.
I've always recommended plain jane white machines as I thought they were good enough for most. But if you want more features you will find these on the bigger models. They have to offer something to justify the price. Something like LG's Turbo 360 that claims to reduce wash time through better stain removal. I'll have to find one of Eugene's videos where he tests this. These new features take a while to appear in the Indian market. With other brands, there isn't that much to offer at the higher end.Machines higher than 10-11 kg are fatter too. They can have bigger drums and maybe these are used at commercial level. But machines between 7 to 11 kg are pure money grab products without any bigger tangible benefits.
The bedding program is limited to 2 KG only regardless of the total capacity of the machine.
If someone wanted the best top loader, the recommendation would be an LG with 6 motion. Starts at 35k.
You will get the best wash action with that machine compared to any other brand top loader in the market. So it's not a money grab by LG there.