If you or your loved ones prefer the hands-on approach to cleaning and are in the market for a new washing machine for your laundry, the twin washer is the right choice for you. After all, they are designed to turn the tiresome nature of washing items into something more efficient, and in a way, future-ready. In the following paragraphs, we outline exactly what they are and why you should use one.

What Is A Twin Washer?

These machines, like the name implies, are a type of semi-automatic washing machine equipped with two tubs: one for washing, rinsing, or soaking, and the other for spin-drying — dividing and conquering has never been easier. You are manually able to either move the items from the washing tub to the next for the spin cycle once the washing cycle is finished or stash your bulky items in the bigger tubs and smaller, more delicate items, in the smaller tub with less time wasted (i.e., a simultaneous twin wash). And due to their nature, they can have separate water hookups, so the water that is cleaning your brightly coloured t-shirts will not mix with the water that is cleaning your white undies.

Though twin washers are less common than their top and front loaders counterparts — however, they were, reportedly, very popular in the 60’s — they are still available from some appliance retailers.

Advantages Of Using A Twin Washer

Not only are they usually more budget-friendly than some of the industry’s biggest front and top loaders brands, but they are more water and energy-efficient. Many twin washers are manual-fill only, making it easy to choose how much water to use for each wash. You can even reuse the rinse water for the next load of washing, which is quite handy in drought-affected areas and other water-restricted homes (Bristow, 2015). Also, you will save on electricity costs, as it uses less energy. That is, it can be stopped and started at any time during the cycle.

A twin washer is easy to store because it can be placed anywhere in a household since you don’t need to plumb it in. Instead, you will need to manually attach a hose to it and have it situated near a water point.

Compared to a fully automatic washing machine or other standard models in the industry, they are far easier to maintain because of a twin washer’s simple design.

For those in a more mature age bracket, they are great for the back and knees. Some models have the larger main machine raised higher on top of the mini, and this can mean less launching, crouching, or kneeling to load up the wash.

To add to that, the spin tub in the machine is truly remarkable as it can outperform many other standard machines and spin the items much drier. Removing much of the excess water means less drying time, whether you are hanging them on a clotheshorse indoors or a clothesline outdoors (Fitzgerald, 2018).

Examples Of Twin Washers

The three examples and their brief descriptions are written below.

1. TLG TWINWash TWIN171216T (washer/dryer combo): This model comes with the option to choose your preferred cycle options or choose from the pre-selected cycles, which includes general (i.e., cotton, speed wash, rinse + spin, etc.), caring (i.e., allergy care, baby care, bedding care, etc.), and finally, special (i.e., sportswear, lightly soiled, duvet, etc.). It even has a steam-clean option.
2. LG’s WM5000HVA Twin-Wash-compatible front-load washing machine: According to CNET, this is a solid premium laundry system with a ton of advanced features, intuitive display, designs, and settings, including an optional coordinating ‘sidekick’ unit (a second, smaller washer often built into the pedestal below).
3. Samsung Washing Machine WT60H2500HP/NQ Twin Tub 6 Kg: This twin tub washer comes with some amazing technological features that enable items to be washed cleaner, faster, and spin until they are dry and excess water is removed. Here are some of its features- it is a 6 kg top loading washing machine, 700 rpm, active dual wash function, water jet function, wobble technology, magic detergent dispenser, smart service check, automatic restart function, diamond drum, 2 water inlets, 10 water level options, digital display panel,  delay end function, child lock (to protect your kids from operating it while you are away from home), softener dispenser, and a rat-proof base is provided to prevent rats and other small rodents from turning your washing machine into their home.

All models mentioned above are available locally for sale at retail stores.

Conclusion

Although the twin washer is not a perfect washing machine and takes a lot of extra effort to get your washing done, it is uniquely suited for certain households. That is, it can handle most laundry needs. For example, the LG TWINWASH stands over a metre tall and is approximately 70cm deep. With its 13kg total wash capacity, for large families, it means they only need to do two to three loads of laundry a week, or even less.

However, if you still need further clarification as to why you should use a twin washer, feel free to contact your local appliance retailer.