Published on February 24th, 2020 | by Manish Gehlot

Quick Tips to Buy the Best Budget Washing Machine

Selecting a budget product is always a bit difficult because you want the dominant features of the product under a specific price range. This same thing is applicable when you are planning to buy a budget washing machine.

Well, there is nothing wrong to have a fixed budget to purchase a washing machine; but, you may struggle to get one. To reduce your struggle and to make your purchase successful, we have listed a few tips here. Just, go through these and make a successful purchase.

Fix Your Budget

Yes, you have to determine your budget first when you want a budget purchase. So, right after planning to buy a washing machine, determine how much you can spend on it.

Fixing the budget beforehand will help you to develop a mindset that you cannot get all the modern technologies and features in it. Rather, you will understand that the washing machine will wash your clothes quickly and easily.

Get a Washing Machine with a Small Capacity

Washing machines with smaller capacity are available at an affordable price. In case, you generally don’t have so many clothes to wash, get a washing machine with a smaller capacity to wash all those satisfactorily.

However, if you have a lot of clothes to wash every day, a washing machine with a smaller capacity may not work. It is because you have to put the clothes twice or thrice which will consume more power.

Do Not Search For a Noise-Free Washing Machine

The noise-free washing machines are costly, but the noisy ones (which make low and tolerable noise) are comparatively cheap. If you want some other cool features in your washing machine, you have to tolerate this noise for the time being.

Approximately, it takes 1-2 hours to wash the clothes of an entire week. We don’t think that tolerating the low noise for this duration will be very problematic, especially when you are cutting the budget. So, don’t search for a quiet washing machine under a low budget.

Get a Top Load One

The top load washing machines are cheaper compared to the front load ones, but here you don’t even need to compromise the features. Also, the top load ones are the best for home use.

We cannot deny that the front load washing machines look pretty decent and in terms of features, you can wash different fabrics in different modes, that too, very quietly.

However, you can enjoy nearly all these features in the top load washing machine at a half price. That is why our recommendation for you is to purchase a top load washing machine by compromising only with its looks. A top load washing machine is always a budget pick.

Understand the Automation Facility

In case you don’t want to compromise the aforesaid factors, the last option is to cut a few features of the washing machine. With an extremely tight budget, it will be difficult to get a fully automatic washing machine in which washing and drying are done automatically in different wash modes.

Never mind! You can get a semi-automatic washing machine where washing will be done automatically. But, you need to put the washed clothes manually in the spin tub. As you are not compromising its capacity or style, this effort has to be alright for you.

In case, you can increase the budget, we recommend you to get the fully automatic top load ones. But, if it seems problematic, you can enjoy the service of the semi-automatic washing machine.

Our Recommendation

Yes, the selection of a budget washing machine is difficult. So, making a note of the features you want in your washing machine beforehand is mandatory. We assume that getting a small capacity top load washing machine will reduce the budget to a great extent.

It is true that the top load washing machines make a mild noise, but, the front load ones are mostly noise-free. As you are reducing the budget to half, you have to tolerate this noise. Compromising its looks and lessening its capacity can also help you to reduce the budget.

Because of manual handling, a semi-automatic washing machine will be a big NO.

That’s all! We hope these tips can help you to get a budget washing machine without any struggle. We advise you to take your time to understand the features, before the purchase to make sure that you have invested in the correct product.

About the Author

Manish Gehlot I am a privacy, security, encryption and software freedom enthusiast. I am into VPNs, TLS security. Recently I also got into technical writings. I am working as a VPN support and consultant at some nordic VPN providers.