Few have heard about Brandt washing machine - such a brand is not well-known to our buyer, but in vain, because under this logo a quite adequate company is produced, the products of which we will tell you in this review. Under the word “Brandt” you can see both ordinary models and top-loading options - their characteristics and features, as well as user opinions about the pros and cons of technology, you will learn further.
About the company: interesting facts in favor of Brandt
The first thing you need to know about this company is that it is French. Another question is where is the equipment produced Brandt? Unlike many shifter firms whose brand can be registered, for example, in the United States, and products are collected in China, Brandt launches its products directly in the country of registration of the brand: in France. Of course, the French quality is different from German, and perhaps the company does not produce such reliable and durable products, but it is clearly not China and the price category of goods is also far from German - the cheapest models cost less than 20,000 rubles.
A few facts:
- Brandt is not an independent brand. The trademark belongs to the larger Fagor Group corporation, which also includes Polish and Spanish companies.
- The Fagor group of companies, to which Brandt belongs, is one of the five largest European manufacturers of household appliances.
- Fagor-Brandt is a French market leader.
- The Fagor-Brandt group owns nearly 2 dozen plants, most of which are located directly on the territory of the European Union.
- In addition to washing machines under the Brandt logo, tumble dryers and dishwashers, refrigerators and freezers, wine racks and some built-in appliances are also available - many of these can be easily found on the Russian market.
Features of Brandt washing machines
It is easy to find out about products of more famous brands, such as Bosch or Siemens, on the websites of manufacturers. Alas, there is no such Russian-language site at the moment, so there is no place to get information from. But we decided to alleviate your fate and ourselves gathered everything that could be found on the network about these SMA (SMA - automatic washing machine).
Brandt Surfliss Technology
Thanks to this technology, laundry is not wrinkled during washing and spinning, and if it requires ironing, this process will be noticeably easier, and sometimes (depending on the type of fabric) you do not need to iron at all.
Inteaxio
The function facilitates the use of technology - it allows you to memorize the modes that you use to run them when you need it.
Posistop
In the brochures of other brands, this feature is called "drum parking" - the option is available for machines with vertical loading. What is the essence: the machine itself stops the drum with the hatch up and you do not need to scroll it manually, as, for example, in old Whirlpool.
Sesam
The Sesam option complements the convenience of the previous function - it gradually opens the drum flaps. With Sesame, you just need to open the hatch and get almost dry laundry out of the drum.
Drying in a vertical SMA - why not YES ?!
Recently, the company began to produce devices with drying, both front-loading and vertical, and this is a rather rare phenomenon in the modern market.
Other options and features
- Loading. In the domestic market you will come across options with a load of 6-8 kg of laundry.
- Spin. There are several types of SM with different spin speeds: up to 1000 revolutions per minute, up to 1200 and up to 1400, which is a very impressive indicator - some “backward” companies still stamp SMA with a drum rotation speed of 800 revolutions per minute - but this is not about Brandt.
- Display. Today, the display is even on vertical machines, which many buyers consider "dinosaurs."But these "dinosaurs" can no longer be distinguished in functionality from conventional frontal counterparts, and the only difference now is in the loading method, and all other modern functions are available, regardless of the type of case.
- Protection. In French cars you will find the classic types of protection: from leaks, from imbalance in the drum, blocking from children.
- Energy saving. As for the energy consumption class, the indicators are excellent - cars with a high energy efficiency class - A ++ and A +++ - go on sale (there are options that are weaker, but not lower than B).
- Design. The lines are restrained, the design is modern, the color schemes are classic. Although there are unexpected options - for example, SMA in a black case.
6 best Brandt washing machines
Before choosing a suitable car, read our review - it will be useful. You are waiting for: parameters and characteristics, as well as the pros and cons, which are based on user reviews - you do not even have to look for customer comments on the network, we did everything for you. It remains only to make a choice. Go!
WTD 6384 K
Vertical machine with loading up to 6 kg of linen.
The parameters are as follows:
- Spin speed: up to 1300 rpm (there is a choice of spin speed).
- Water consumption: 48 liters.
- Drying: yes.
- Drying load: up to 4 kg.
- Display: provided, digital.
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 45x60x80 cm.
- Energy Efficiency Class: B.
- Wash Class: A.
- Spin Class: B.
- Protection: against leakage (partial, housing only), unbalance control, child lock.
- Timer: yes, up to 24 hours.
- Tank material: plastic.
- Programs: Wool, Delicate, Anti-crease, Super Rinse, Fast, Preliminary, etc.
- Optional: choice of washing temperature.
An expensive washer, but also reviews gathered about itself almost all positive.
Pros:
- Washes well and dries well. Almost the only vertical modification with drying.
- Brakes with a full tank - relevant for delicate items that need to be taken directly from the water.
- Convenient, simple and intuitive interface (control).
- Compact.
- Memorizes programs for each type of washing - Cotton, Wool, etc.
- You can dry separately from washing.
- Itself turns off the power after the end of the program.
- Roomy and stable.
- The display shows the remaining time until the end of the wash.
- Very detailed instructions with recommendations for washing and removing stains, even with decoding of badges on the products.
- Rinses the powder well.
- Convenient rollers for transportation.
- There is a drying filter, etc.
Minuses:
- You cannot reduce the drying time of a program with washing.
- Glare on the screen in bright light.
- There is no normal branded service.
- It smells of plastic for a long time after the purchase.
- It works loudly (although there are opposite opinions - the installation is probably affected).
- Limited selection of programs and options.
- Spoils clothes from delicate fabrics - puffs remain.
- Not the most convenient hole for detergents.
- After drying, it collects the condensate in the tank - you need to quickly get the laundry.
- High price.
A very controversial machine, but for those who need an AGR with drying and it’s vertical, there’s nothing more to choose from.
BWF 182TB
The “dark horse” of our review is a frontal design in a black case.
Parameters:
- Spin speed: up to 1200 rpm (there is a choice of spin speed).
- Loading: up to 8 kg.
- Drying: no.
- Management: electronics.
- Display: provided, digital.
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 59x59x85 cm.
- Energy Efficiency Class: A ++.
- Water consumption: 50 liters.
- Wash Class: A.
- Spin Class: B.
- Protection: against leakage (partial, body only), control of imbalance and foaming, blocking from children.
- Timer: yes, up to 24 hours.
- Tank material: plastic.
- Programs: Wool, Delicate, Super Rinse, Preliminary, etc. (15 pieces).
- In addition: the choice of temperature of washing, a removable cover for installation under a table-top.
- Noise (washing / spin): 57/77 dB.
- Weight: 77 kg.
A relatively new washing machine, there are no bright reviews, like to the previous model, on the network, so you can be one of the first who decides to purchase this model and makes its own comment about its functionality, advantages and disadvantages. We believe that a stylish case, good roominess, a large selection of programs and the possibility of partial installation at this cost is a good option.
BWW 1SY 85
Powerful, "fast", but not the cheapest machine from Brandt.
Characteristics:
- Spin speed: up to 1400 rpm (there is a choice of spin speed, cancellation of the spin is available).
- Loading: up to 8 kg.
- Drying: yes.
- Drying load: up to 5 kg.
- Management: electronics.
- Display: provided, digital.
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 59x59x85 cm.
- Energy Efficiency Class: A ++.
- Wash Class: A.
- Spin Class: A.
- Protection: against leakage (partial, body only), control of imbalance and foaming, blocking from children.
- Timer: yes, up to 24 hours.
- Tank material: plastic.
- Programs: Wool, Delicate, Super Rinse, Stain Removal, Mixed, Shirts, etc. (15 pieces).
- In addition: the choice of temperature of washing, a removable cover for installation under a table-top.
- Noise (wash / spin): 57/78 dB.
The parameters are quite good SMA, it confuses several points in cars of this price category: partial leakage protection and a tank made of plastic. But given that 90% of such machines on the market, both for 10,000 rubles and 5 times more expensive, are not decisive criteria.
BWT 6310E
Another vertical.
Parameters:
- Spin speed: up to 1000 rpm (there is a choice of spin speed, cancellation of the spin is available).
- Loading: up to 6 kg.
- Drying: no.
- Management: electronics.
- Display: provided, digital.
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 40x60x85 cm.
- Energy Efficiency Class: A ++.
- Wash Class: A.
- Spin Class: B.
- Protection: against leakage (partial, body only), control of imbalance and foaming.
- Timer: up to 19 hours.
- Tank material: plastic.
- Programs: Wool, Delicate, Preliminary (17 pieces).
- Optional: selection of washing temperature, wheels (rollers) on the body, SESAM (smooth opening of the wings).
- Weight: 53 kg.
The BWT 6310E was included in the review because it is for sale and we cannot but mention it, but there is not a single positive review on the Internet about it - only negative, and quite justified. So cons:
- Tank made of polypropylene (still weak argument).
- Bad spin even at maximum rpm (and this is something).
- It makes noise and jumps, the drum itself opens during the spin cycle, things get clogged between the drum and the tank (awful).
Add a comment: about the tank - stainless steel can be found only in the Premium price segment, from 50,000 and above, and in cheap cars it is always plastic or composite material. As for noise and jumps, installation is often to blame here, you need to put the SMA on a flat surface, in level, and not in any way. But bad spin is really a serious reason to refuse to purchase, and if you have high requirements for it, look for a spin class A car - no less.
In our review, only 2 models deserve attention - the first of them is truly exclusive, because it combined a vertical design and drying. And the second is in a black case, but it's not uncommon - you can easily find a black washer with other brands: Electrolux (PerfectCare 600 EW6S4R06BX), Gorenje (Simplicity WA 72SY2B, Simplicity WS 62SY2B, Color W 65Z03B / S), Beko (WSRE 7512 XAAI), Schaub Lorenz (SLW MG5132), Hotpoint-Ariston (RZ 1047 B), Eurosoba (1000 Black and White or Black and Silver), etc.
We wish you a successful purchase and a balanced, thoughtful choice!