Before fronting up to your local appliances store, or punching in your credit card details online, it’s important to consider some of the bigger aspects of buying a washing machine. You’ll need to consider three main aspects: This guide, then, will explain those things - and other things you might not have thought of. Read on to find out what you should factor into your choice....

There are no easy, concise, answers and one technology is not necessarily better than the other. Once you have completed your homework, the decision for an AC or DC motor system is dependent on application and cost. In the end, markets exist for both AC and DC, and there are clearly advantages and disadvantages to both. General comparisons DC motors have the advantage of: higher starting...