Italian washing machines - brands, pros and cons

Italian washing machines have long established themselves in the household appliances market due to the combination of relatively low cost and good build quality. These units are only slightly inferior in quality to similar products of German brands, but have more pleasant price tags.

Washing machines of Italian brands are not necessarily of Italian assembly, like most manufacturers, Italian companies increasingly resort to assembly in the countries where they plan to sell their products. In this regard, in stores you can find both a native "Italian" and a "Belarusian" or "Russian" under an Italian name.

 

Usually, serious companies carefully control the quality of assembly at third-party enterprises, but there are supporters of the opinion that the assembly should be native, here you can both argue and agree.

Among Italian washing machines, the following brands are the most famous and in demand on the Russian market:

• Indesit
• Hotpoint-Ariston
• Ardo
• Сandy
• Zanussi
• Electrolux

Let's consider the pros and cons of each separately.

Indesit and Hotpoint-Ariston

Despite the difference in the names of these two washing machines, they are the brainchild of the same company.

Indesit

Indesit washing machines entered the Russian market back in the 90s of the last century. In 2000, the company acquired the Stinol plant in Lipetsk and began assembling its machines on its production premises.

On the Russian market, washing machine models under the Indesit and Ariston brands will most likely be assembled in Lipetsk, and if European quality is important to the buyer, this nuance should be clarified before purchasing.

Indesit washing machines are easy to operate, last a long time, have a wide range of functions, some models can remember the washing mode and play it at the right time.

The machine offers a separate mode for washing sports shoes, outerwear, an additional rinse, a delicate wash mode, a quick wash mode and other necessary programs that make the life of housewives easier.

Ariston

As already mentioned, the Ariston brand is the same Indesit, only with a different wrapper. Initially, Ariston was engaged in the production of water heaters for bathrooms, and even earlier, in the production of scales. In 1987, the company, impressed by the sales of household appliances under the Indesit brand, decided to acquire this enterprise. Since the merger of the two companies, sales have increased sharply, and representative offices have appeared in almost all European countries.

The advantages of washing machines of this brand include:

1. ease of operation;
2. efficiency;
3. the ability to select the temperature and washing mode depending on the wishes of the housewife;
4. variety of models, sizes and designs;
5. vertical and front loading of the drum;
6. long service life.

Like any equipment, washing machines of this brand also have their disadvantages. One of the most significant disadvantages of this brand is considered to be its noise during operation and motor activity during spinning, although, most likely, excessive mobility of the equipment in the “centrifuge” mode largely depends on the correct installation.

Ardo

Ardo washing machines are functional, easy to use and interesting in design.Washing machines of this brand have many functions, including a clothes drying mode; this mode has both its supporters and opponents; not everyone likes that the clothes dried in the drum are too wrinkled when taken out. However, everything has both pros and cons, and everyone will appreciate what they wanted to get. In a small apartment where there is no place to dry clothes, the drying function will come in handy.

 

Vertical-loading machines of this brand have also proven themselves well; such machines significantly save space in a small bathroom or kitchen, and allow you to pause the wash if you need to add laundry, or if the wrong washing mode is selected. The manufacturer has provided that the drum always stops with the hole facing up.

This model has the lowest cost and has proven itself well on the Russian market.

The disadvantages of this company include:

– persistent smell of plastic, this aspect is noted by many users of washing mashines of this brand;

– not always accurate sizing during assembly; this can cause extraneous noise and difficulty when pressing buttons.

– lack of child protection function.

In general, given the price-quality ratio, this model is very good and is in demand on the market.

Sandy

The Candy company appeared in Russia back in 2005, starting assembling its own products at a plant in the city of Kirov.

One of the advantages of this brand is its good loading capacity; with its compact size, a small machine can be placed even under the sink, or squeezed into a narrow space in the corner of the bathroom.

The machines are inexpensive, however, according to consumer reviews, the machines tend to break down immediately after the warranty period expires.Non-Italian-made devices are especially famous for this. If you want to purchase a device of this brand, it is better to choose an Italian assembly!

In terms of functionality, machines from this manufacturer have a complete set of necessary programs. You can set a timer, delaying the start of washing for a certain time, so that when you return home you will receive already washed clothes. Manual and automatic adjustment of spin speed. About 20 different washing programs. There is protection against leaks and adjustment of the balance in case of uneven loading of laundry.

Zanussi

The history of the Zanussi company dates back to 1916, it began with the production of wood-burning stoves, gradually the company developed, expanded the scope and volume of production and launched the production of refrigerators and washing machines under its own name.

In 1984, the economic crisis led to the merger of Zanussi and Electrolux, from which point the company launched mass production of washing machines with a given consumption of electricity and water, depending on the amount of laundry placed in the machine.

Washing machines of the Zanussi brand are budget options, but they often have the functions of expensive models, without unnecessary overpayments. Zanussi machines are considered one of the quietest laundry machines. The noise during operation of the centrifuge is minimal.

A large selection of models of varying loading in direction, vertical or frontal, and in the amount of loaded dry laundry from 3 to 9 kg.

According to consumer estimates, the machine is considered very economical, silent, rarely breaks down, and performs its functional duties well.

Electrolux

The Electrolux brand is a Swedish brand, and washing machines of this brand are Swedish machines assembled in Italy.Not all Electrolux washing machines are assembled in Italy, however, due to the fact that back in 1984 it merged with the Italian brand Zanussi, which allowed this brand to be partially considered Italian.

Machines of this brand have a very useful function - hot steam treatment. This function makes it easy to smooth things out and destroy bacteria; it can be used both during washing and separately if you need to refresh and disinfect things.

Electrolux devices allow you to set a time interval starting from 14 minutes, for example when washing a small amount of lightly soiled clothes. Not many washing machines have this function and have already been appreciated by users who do not like to wait a long time for the wash to finish.

The functions of economical washing and auto-parking at vertical drums also please consumers. A large number of washing programs, for clothes, pillows, delicate mode. In terms of washing mashine care, the place where the device is assembled is of great importance; if the place of assembly is Europe, then spare parts for repairs will cost more than spare parts for washing mashines assembled in Russia and Belarus.

As we see, Italian washing machines are widely represented on the Russian market; the abundance of manufacturers of different price categories, designs, as well as different quality allows you to choose the best assistant for a housewife.

Reviews for all types of equipment are most often contradictory, and often only through personal interaction with a particular brand can one make the final choice in favor of one model or another.Quite often, with equal technical characteristics, the buyer makes a choice with his heart and most often this becomes the right choice; in this case, the machine lasts a long time and pleases users.