When choosing a washing machine, it is important to consider what kind of stains
you are mostly concerned about and other problems you want to solve.
Choose a model with functions and courses that effectively and efficiently meet your needs.
What Are You Concerned About?
Removal of Odour and Bacteria from Laundry
Choose a model with hygiene and hot water washing functions.
Hot water soaking at 50°C or higher or warm air drying are commonly used to remove odours and bacteria from laundry.
Panasonic Advantages
Blue Ag+ is the world’s first cold water hygiene washing option to remove*¹ bacteria using Ag ion and UV light while preventing fabric damage.
The hot water washing option, StainMaster+ can remove bacteria that cause odours in laundry.
> See details of StainMaster+
> See a model with StainMaster+
To Remove Solid Mud Stains
Choose a top-loader that can scrub laundry thoroughly.
Generally top-loaders that can soak laundry in the tub and scrub them thoroughly are better for removal of stubborn mud.
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Models with the StainMaster and StainMaster+ functions remove mud thoroughly by scrubbing clothes with a strong water flow with the Active Foam System that creates a fine foam to remove dirt and grime.
> See a top-loader with StainMaster
> See a front-loader with StainMaster+
To Remove Yellowing and Darkening Around the Collars and Sleeves
Choose a model with hot water washing function
Yellowing and darkening around the collar are caused by oxidised sebum, which only dissolves with warm water soaking.
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Panasonic’s washers are also equipped with a built-in heater for hot water washing. Models with StainMaster+ come with a Thoub/Arabi course or a Collar/Sleeve course that use hot water at 40°C to remove yellowing and darkening on collars and sleeves that you could not remove before without pre-washing.
To Minimise Fabric Damage
Choose a model with a delicate course
You need to wash delicate clothes, such as Abaya, as indicated on the washing labels. Since they should be washed with a gentle water flow, we recommend choosing a model with a course for delicates or with an inverter with fine control of the strength of water flow.
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Choose a model with the Abaya/Delicates or Gentle Hand Wash course*² *³ that uses gentle water flow. For top-loaders, use the supplied special net to prevent damage to clothes. Front-loaders agitate the water by rocking the tub gently from side to side, like a cradle, to minimise damage.
> See a front-loader with Gentle Hand Wash
> See a top-loader with Abaya/Delicates
Models with Gentle Dry Mode can also dry clothes efficiently while minimising fabric damage.
To Minimise Your Laundry Efforts
Choose a model with smart functions and easy maintenance that is best suited to your needs.
Most people don’t want to spend extra time and effort on doing their laundry. Most people also want their clothes and washing machine to last for a long time.
Panasonic Advantages
Panasonic’s AI ECONAVI can automatically detect the amount of laundry and adjust for the optimum amount of water and washing time.*⁴ *⁵
There are also maintenance-friendly models equipped with AutoTubCare, which can prevent mould growth and detergent residue in the tub.
Quick Guide for Model Selection Based on Your Concerns
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Your Concern |
How to Choose |
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Odour and bacteria |
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Solid mud stains |
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Yellowing from sebum and oil |
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Fabric damage |
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Efforts for laundry and cleaning the washer |
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*1 In case of materials such as linen and cotton
*2 Use liquid detergents for delicate clothes
*3 Do not use bleach
*4 Panasonic Corporation Internal Testing /*Test Conditions: Daily wash with ECONAVI program. Comparison between cotton fabric (8.5kg load/water temperature: <17°C), and synthetic fabric (1.5kg load/water temperature: >35°C). Test conducted based on IEC 60456 with the exception of water temperature.
*5 Panasonic Corporation Internal Testing/*Test Conditions: Cotton 40°C with and without 3D sensor (5kg load)
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