LG F2Y1TYP6JP 8 KG Washer, AI DD, Steam, ThinQ, Silver

The LG F2Y1TYP6JP is an 8kg front load washing machine. Clothes go in through the large round door at the front, and the drum is turned directly by a 6 Motion Direct Drive motor rather than through a belt. The control panel sits along the top: one dial for choosing the programme, an LED display showing the time, and separate buttons for spin, temperature and delay.

• Washes a full family load in one go. The drum takes 8kg, which covers bedding, towels and a week of clothes without splitting the wash into two runs.
• A small load done in half an hour. Quick 30 is one of the settings on the dial, next to Cotton and Eco 40-60.
• Delicate things get their own setting. The dial includes Hand/Wool, Delicates, Easy Care, Mixed Fabric and Activewear, so you are not washing everything on a cotton cycle.
• The drum turns straight off the motor. LG fits a 6 Motion Direct Drive inverter motor, badged on the front of the machine.
• Keeps the machine itself clean. A Tub Clean cycle runs the drum out empty, and there is an access flap low on the front right.
• Finish the wash when it suits you. Delay End lets you set the hour the cycle ends, so laundry is not sitting wet while you are out.