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LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)
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Front load washing machine, 8 kg dry laundry. BEE 5 star. Annual energy use: Roughly 190 kWh a year at 4 washes a week on the standard cotton programme.
Direct answer: is the LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) right for you?
The comparison worth making is with a top loader rather than with other front loaders.
LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: The comparison worth making is with a top loader rather than with other front loaders. This uses about 55 litres a cycle where a top loader uses closer to 150, and washes more thoroughly because clothes tumble through water rather than being agitated in it. The price is time: a full cotton cycle takes around two hours where a top loader takes forty minutes.
Who should buy this
Anyone who values water use and wash quality over cycle time, in a home with a level floor.
Who should avoid this
Anyone needing laundry done quickly, or with intermittent water supply -- a front loader will not run part-filled.
Key strengths
- About 55 litres a cycle against roughly 150 for a top loader
- Direct drive inverter motor with a 10 year warranty and no belt to fail
- 5 star rated, roughly Rs1,520 a year at four washes a week
Limitations
- A full cotton cycle takes around two hours
- 63 kg and needs a genuinely level floor or it walks when spinning
- 74 dB on the spin cycle
Technical specifications
- Type
- Front load washing machine
- Brand
- LG
- ISEER
- Not applicable
- Model
- FHM1408BDW
- Motor
- Direct drive inverter, with a 10 year motor warranty
- Steam
- Allergen cycle reaching 60 degrees C
- Weight
- 63 kg
- Capacity
- 8 kg dry laundry
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Water use
- About 55 litres per standard cotton cycle
- Dimensions
- 60 x 56 x 85 cm
- Spin speed
- 1200 rpm
- Noise level
- 55 dB washing, 74 dB spinning
- Rated power
- 2100 W with the heater engaged, about 150 W washing cold
- Refrigerant
- Not applicable
- Installation
- Free standing, needs inlet, drain and a level floor
- BEE rating year
- 2023 rating year
- BEE star rating
- 5 star
- Annual energy use
- Roughly 190 kWh a year at 4 washes a week on the standard cotton programme, about Rs1,520 at Rs8 per unit
- Front load vs top load
- A front loader uses roughly a third of the water and washes more thoroughly; it also takes about twice as long per cycle
Product overview
The comparison worth making is with a top loader rather than with other front loaders. This uses about 55 litres a cycle where a top loader uses closer to 150, and washes more thoroughly because clothes tumble through water rather than being agitated in it. The price is time: a full cotton cycle takes around two hours where a top loader takes forty minutes.
Key capabilities
- Type: Front load washing machine
- Capacity: 8 kg dry laundry
- BEE star rating: 5 star
- Annual energy use: Roughly 190 kWh a year at 4 washes a week on the standard cotton programme
Frequently asked questions
Is the LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) worth buying?
The comparison worth making is with a top loader rather than with other front loaders.
What is the warranty and return policy for the LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW) best suited for?
Anyone who values water use and wash quality over cycle time, in a home with a level floor.
Who should avoid the LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)?
Anyone needing laundry done quickly, or with intermittent water supply -- a front loader will not run part-filled.
Sample reviews
4 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
DealSurge has not sold this product, so nobody has reviewed it. Each entry below is written from the strengths and drawbacks recorded on this page, to show how reviews would appear — none of it is a real buyer’s experience, and none of it is counted in search results or given to the shopping assistant.
Mean of 4 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★2
- 3 ★0
- 2 ★1
- 1 ★0
- 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)
Happy with it, but go in informed
About 55 litres a cycle against roughly 150 for a top loader. The one thing to know before ordering: A full cotton cycle takes around two hours. To be fair that is written on the product page. I skimmed past it and had to rearrange things afterwards.
Kiran R.Sample14 found this helpful - 2 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)
My mistake, but read the avoid note
Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Anyone needing laundry done quickly, or with intermittent water supply — a front loader will not run part-filled. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.
Jaya C.Sample36 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)
Right product for the right person
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Anyone who values water use and wash quality over cycle time, in a home with a level floor. On that basis it has been the right call. About 55 litres a cycle against roughly 150 for a top loader.
Ankur G.Sample13 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of LG 8kg 5 Star AI Direct Drive Front Load Washing Machine (FHM1408BDW)
Posting after real use, not unboxing
Had this a couple of weeks now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Direct drive inverter motor with a 10 year warranty and no belt to fail. Still mildly irritated by one thing: A full cotton cycle takes around two hours. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.
Vidya R.Sample9 found this helpful
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