The two washing machines that looked at about the same size, one nominally 4.5 kilograms, but one nominally six kilograms, which laundry capacity is bigger? Which two different brands, the same size and type of washing machine, which washing is cleaner?
Not long ago, the newly revised national standard for washing machine products GB/T 4288-2018 “Household and Similar Electric Washing Machines” was published. Knowing it, it will have a preliminary understanding of the above issues.
Which items have been revised by the standard?
The national standard GB/T4288-2018 for washing machine products will be implemented starting from October 1, 2018. This time mainly focuses on the rinsing performance, the low accuracy of wear test results, and the problem of vacuity of rated washing capacity.
Lu Jianguo, deputy chief engineer of the China Household Electrical Appliances Research Institute, said that the new standard has improved product performance on the one hand, and has opened up product grades through the optimization of graded classification. On the other hand, it uses more intuitive and easy-to-understand logos to facilitate consumer understanding and selection. Purchase products.
According to reports, the new standard mainly has the following three changes:
The first is the capacity of the drum (tube), which is changed from the original nominal washing load (in kilograms, kg) to the rated washing drum (tube) volume (in liters, L).
The second is to modify the rinsing performance and wear performance test method, so that the accuracy of the test effect is greatly improved, can effectively reflect the overall quality level of the washing machine, so that the washing machine develops from 'clean' to 'wash healthy and care', the washing machine Performance quality will be further improved.
Thirdly, adopting the 'grading and grading' approach, the highest level of quantitative assessment has been upgraded from the original A-level to the A+-level, which is conducive to the promotion of high-end upgrading of washing machine products. The international advanced level of A+ is based on the original A-level technical requirements. Another 5% to 20% increase, such as a trouble-free operation time, the highest level from the original 5000 (set by 10 years) adjustment to 6,000 times (set by 12 years). The introduction of A + grade, making the performance of cleaning, Rinse performance, wear performance, water consumption, noise, life expectancy and other technical requirements have reached the international advanced level, leading to product quality upgrades.
In addition, some high-end washing machines join the wifi function, washing machine new national standard is also on the stand-by, shut down power assessment. 'Washing machine to introduce wifi is power consumption, the new national standard requires the washing machine treatment / shutdown power also marked.'
In general, the implementation of the new standard will further curb the phenomenon of false labeling by washing machine manufacturers, which will help guide the healthy development of the washing machine industry. The new standard will further facilitate ordinary consumers to intuitively purchase washing machine products that meet their own needs.
Leading industry technology upgrade
At the 2018AWE recently held, many companies exhibited new washing machine products, including Casa Di Gemini washing machine, Beverly 'big' washing machine, LGTwinWash washing machine, Hisense 'Master' washing machine, Haier' fast ' Direct drive washing machine, TCL 'free from pollution +' washing machine and so on.
The release of the new national standard for washing machines will continue to encourage manufacturers to develop more products targeting market segments and different scenes. Yue Jingsong, director of the Laboratory of Washing Performance of the China Household Electrical Appliances Research Institute, stated that the revision of the new national standard for washing machines revised the method of consideration. , For example, the number of kilograms was revised to liters. This method is more scientific and eliminates the use of capacity indicators. In addition, new test methods have been added to make product testing more comprehensive and more life-like. In addition, regarding the adjustment of energy efficiency standards, This has made our country's standards significantly upgraded, catching even higher than international standards, and pointing out the development path for the future development of China's washing machine industry.
The new national standard for washing machines sets the assessment indicators more clearly and simply, allowing each consumer to understand the standards and understand the standards, so as to participate in the supervision of the quality of washing machines, effectively promote the quality upgrade of washing machines, and promote the health of the industry. Order development. ' Yue Jingsong said.
At present, the washing machine industry has entered a mature stage, such as the kilogram segment, product type, etc. The upgrade path in the general direction is limited, because white electricity is a relatively stable technology industry. The future development of washing machines will be 'and different, all flourishing'. It is the common law of most consumer products after they have matured. For example, double-wall drum washing machines currently launched on the market, mother-infant washing machines, etc. are all excavations for market segments, and the innovation of late-stage washing machine products will be targeted at specific groups of people. To subdivide.
The 2017 home network purchase analysis report pointed out that the washing machine online market continued to grow steadily and rapidly in 2017, with retail sales and retail sales up 32% and 47% year-on-year, reaching 15.49 million units and 25.7 billion yuan respectively. The washing machine market will remain in 2018 High-growth trend? Washing machine is a large household appliances rely on replacement products, which determines the size of the washing machine market will not rise ups and downs, but the steady development, the current size of the washing machine market has not yet reached the top, with the release of the previous period of home appliances to the countryside update the scale of release The scale of washing machine products needs to be further improved. This growth rate will be larger than in previous years. Late washing machine products will enter the micro-innovation era. Major manufacturers will seize market segments. In the future, personalized products will also become increasingly prominent. Such as TCL pollution-free washing machine, Haier self-cleaning washing machine, Little Swan wall-mounted washing machine, etc., all highlight the future of personalized development trends, the future 'district wash' and 'healthy wash' will be the future direction of development.
Good products will also be used
With the continuous improvement of the quality of life of consumers, the functional requirements of washing machines are also increasing. In addition to being washed clean, they should be washed well. For example, not only the bacteria, worms, etc., of the clothes themselves, but also the washing machines. Secondary pollution of clothing, and cross-contamination between clothing.
For this reason, various mainstream brands can be described as having a long-term health-care laundry. Haier's pioneering “wisdom ball” technology developed by No-Cleaning Washing Machine can realize the 'washing and washing barrel' at the same time through physical cleaning; TCL Washing Machine was the first to be launched in the industry. Contamination-free washing machine, pollution-free drum washing machine, pollution-free barrel bucket washing machine.
Ovid data shows that in the fastest-growing online market, the penetration rate of healthy washing machines was 19.5% in 2015 and rose rapidly to 36.7% in 2016. By 2017, the penetration rate has reached 61.4%. Ove Cloud Forecast, 2018 Washing machine market healthy washing products has become a new engine in the market, the replacement of demand for replacement will bring a quality upgrade.
So, in addition to purchasing a healthy washing machine, is there a good way to achieve healthy laundry for existing washing machines? Insiders say that the secondary pollution of washing machines has been plaguing many families, so it is very important to use washing machines properly. .
Cross-washing is an artifact that causes secondary pollution. For example, washing underwear with a washing machine is considered to be one of the six worst cleaning habits. If the underwear is stained with about 0.1 grams of dirt, it can cause 100 million more E. coli in the water. , It is easy to cause cross-contamination of clothing and germs to stay in the washing machine, causing circulation infection.
In addition to the inside, the coat should not be shuffled. Adults, children's clothing should also avoid mixing and washing. Use two or more washing machines to solve the problem, or use small pieces of hand wash, large machine washing method, the first small pieces Put it into a special cotton pocket and spin it dry, which can reduce the degree of cross-contamination to some extent.
Dry the laundry as soon as possible after washing; when the washing machine is used up, do not cover it with a cover and cover it with a plastic cover, allow it to air dry and then cover it; timely clean the filter, filter tank, drain hole, etc. Healthy washing plays a big role.
In addition, special cleaning agents for inner barrels of the washing machine can also effectively complete the internal cleaning of the washing machine. At the same time, many high-end washing machines are equipped with a self-cleaning function similar to that of the barrels. Regular use can also provide a certain cleaning effect.