Updated 9 Aug 2017
Snapshot: The Panasonic NA-140VG4WAU front loader has a 10kg capacity and a cold connection. How well does it clean your clothes?
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Our test is based on the standard AS/NZS 2040:1998, and was completed using machines filled with 3.5kg loads.
Overall score includes:
Dirt removal (50%): Calculated according to a formula in the standard, which reduces the score in proportion to the variability of dirt removal over a range of test swatches in the wash load.
Water efficiency (10%): Based on the amount of water used in the whole cycle, per kg of clothes.
Rinse performance (20%): Based on the amount of detergent residues after rinsing.
Spin efficiency (10%): Calculated from the amount of water remaining (per kg) in the damp clothes.
Gentleness (10%): Calculated from the amount of wear on easily frayed squares of cloth.
02 Apr 2018, Tom H.
Product use: 6 months or more
Pros:
Range of washes
Cons:
This has developed a serious vibration in the 1200 spin. Two visits from warranty engineers plus a customer service phone conversation have got us nowhere. Latest is that we should put the machine on a concrete floor. Not mentioned in the manual or by salespeople, by the way. All other (4) machines (different brands) we have had in the last 16 years on same floor have been fine. It's just this machine. Don't buy!
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
21 Oct 2015, greg d.
Product use: 6 months or more
Pros:
Large drum , takes lots of clothes
Cons:
has broken down twice in 2 years , wouldn't recommend
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
31 Aug 2015, Rachel P.
Product use: 6 months or more
Pros:
Can wash bedding - easily fits a queen or king sized duvet.
Has a 50 minute wash cycle so relatively quick compared with other front loaders.
We are a family of 6 and with a 10kg capacity, I can easily keep up with all the washing the kids go through.
Clothes are really clean.
Can put in a load of woollens that you would normally handwash.
Cons:
Initially found it difficult to empty the drain at the bottom when I wanted to clear out the lint trap. However, subsequently learnt that you can just lean the machine back on a 45 degree angle to drain out the excess water so you can clear the trap. Now it is much easier.
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
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