Large Capacity Machines

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Advice on washing a king size duvet in a standard-width washing machine

The problem

The poster wanted a washing machine that fits a normal 600mm space but can wash a king size duvet regularly.

Likely cause

This was a buying advice query rather than a fault report. The discussion indicates that a 7kg machine is more suitable than a 6kg machine for washing a king size quilt/duvet, although actual usable drum space can vary between machines with the same claimed capacity.

What fixed it

The accepted advice was to look at 7kg capacity machines, noting that drum capacity claims do not always reflect the same internal space across different models. After researching, the poster chose a 7kg load Zanussi.

Checks to try

• Considered whether a 6kg drum would take a king size duvet
• Compared stated drum capacities and noted that internal space can vary between machines with the same claimed capacity
• Confirmed need for a machine to fit a 600mm space