Another very important factor to keep in mind is Spinning!

How fast your Whirlpool Washing Maschine can spin will effect how fast your clothes dry - basis rule of thumb the quicker your spinning the more quickly your washing will dry!

Now the slowest spinner that I have found that Whirlpool produce is the Whirlpool GSC 9400, with a spin speed of 650 rpm (revolutions per minute) spin efficiency class D. This is a top loading model with a maximum load of 8kg, a Energy efficiency class of only G and costing around £500. A slightly older model but with the benefits of taking up less space.

An average or good speed that you will find on a lot of models is 1000 rpm, for example the Whirlpool AWOD 4305. Using this model as an average up-to-date model you can expect the following technical details: Spin efficiency class  A,  Capacity 5kg,  Energy effiiency class A+ and costing aound the £200 mark. This is a good level of washing machine and I would recomend not buying anything with a slower spin rate.

The top spinning Whirlpool machines nowadays have a spin rate of 1400rpm, using the Whirlpool AWO/D AS148 as our example. Your clothes will be dryed at the fastest rate and I have yet to find a commercial machine that spins faster. The down point of having such a fast spinning machine is that the efficiency of the machine is effected - the faster the machine spins the more energy it needs to get there. I am sure this will be improved in the future.

Finally one point to remember always when spin drying your clothes is that delicates should always be sparred as much spinning abuse as possible!