Sharp Front Load Washing Machine, 11 kg, 1400 RPM, Inverter, Steam, Dark Grey, ES-FS114KLE-G

The Sharp ES-FS114KLE-G is the big family machine in the K-PRO line, built in Egypt by El Araby Group with an 11 kg drum and a 1400 RPM spin. That combination is what makes it worth the money: eleven kilos swallows a week of laundry for a household of five or six, or a double duvet and its cover in one go, and 1400 RPM leaves it dry enough to hang up without dripping. Driving it is the J-Tech inverter motor, which carries a 10 year motor warranty in Egypt and runs quietly enough that you can start a load late at night. The steam function deep cleans and cuts creasing, water saving technology keeps consumption sensible for a drum this size, and the digital touch panel handles the 10 Programmes without any fuss. On the safety side it has foam control, overflow protection, overheat protection, automatic load balancing, automatic restart after a power cut, automatic door locking at the end of a cycle and on board fault diagnosis. At 68 cm deep it needs a proper space, so measure before you buy. Radio Talaat stocks it in dark grey with the full agent warranty.