Select Your Washing Machine by Your Washing Needs

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 meets your needs.

What Are You Concerned About?

Odour and bacteria

Solid mud stains

Yellowing from sebum and oil

Fabric damage to delicate clothes

Efforts for laundry and cleaning the washer

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.

> See details of Blue Ag+ and supported models

The hot water washing option, StainMaster+ can remove bacteria that cause odours in laundry.

> See details of StainMaster+ and supported models

Removal of Odour and Bacteria from Laundry

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.

Panasonic Advantages

Models with the StainMaster and StainMaster+ functions remove mud throughly by scrubbing clothes with a strong water flow with the Active Foam System that creates a fine foam to remove dirt and grime.

> See top-loaders with StainMaster+
> See top-loaders with StainMaster
> See front-loaders with StainMaster+

Choose the Right Capacity To Fit Your Lifestyle

To Remove Yellowing and Darkening Around the Collars and Sleeves

Choose models with hot water washing function.

Yellowing and darkening around the collar are caused by oxidised sebum, which only dissolves with warm water soaking.

Panasonic Advantages

Panasonic’s washers are also equipped with a built-in heater for hot water washing. Models with StainMaster+ also come with a Collar/Sleeve course that uses hot water at 40°C to remove yellowing and darkening on collars and sleeves that you could not remove before without pre-washing.

> See details of StainMaster+ and supported models

To Remove Yellowing and Darkening Around the Collars and Sleeves

To Minimise Fabric Damage

Choose a model with an inverter that offers Delicates course

You need to wash delicate clothes, such as satin, lace, synthetic fibres, etc., 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.

Panasonic Advantages

Models with the Delicates course*² *³ gently rock the wash tank from side to side like a cradle. This minimises damage, as the drum’s characteristic tapping is not used.

Models with the Hybrid Dry function equipped with a heat pump for low temperature drying can also dry clothes efficiently while minimising fabric damage.

> See details of Hybrid Dry and supported models

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 Smart Wash can automatically detect the amount of laundry and adjust for the optimum amount of water and washing time.*⁴ *⁵ Some models can use Auto Dose to automatically detect the amount of detergent and fabric softener that need to be added.

> See models with AI Smart Wash

There are also maintenance-friendly models equipped with the Auto Tub Clean and Auto Gasket Clean that can clean themselves while washing.

Quick Guide for Model Selection Based on Your Concerns

Your Concern	How to Choose
Odour and bacteria	See details of Blue Ag+ and supported models
Odour and bacteria	See details of StainMaster+ and supported models
Solid mud stains	See top-loader models with StainMaster+
	See top-loader models with StainMaster
	See front-loader models with StainMaster+
Yellowing from sebum and oil	See details of StainMaster+ and supported models
Fabric damage	See details of Hybrid Dry and supported models
Efforts for laundry and cleaning the washer	See models with AI Smart Wash

*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)