Door closer
The door auto-closer is responsible for “pulling” the door when closing, and in some models also when opening. The idea is that the user does not need to close/open the door completely: pull it to the right place, and then the door will be "picked up" by the auto-closer and smoothly brought to a fully open or closed state. Such a system performs two functions. Firstly, it reduces the risk of leaving the dishwasher not closed. Secondly, such a device provides a very smooth opening and closing without shock. Thus it has a positive impact on the life span of the entire device.
Child lock
It is a safety system designed for homes where there are small children. Various locks can be provided in the design, To prevent a curious child from injuring himself and ruining the machine — usually for the door, sometimes also for the control panel.
Child lock is disabled in a way that is easily accessible to an adult, but inaccessible to a child.
Energy class
The energy efficiency class characterizes the efficiency of the dishwasher's energy consumption. Initially, the classes were designated in Latin letters from
A(high degree of economy) to G (high consumption). However, later, with the development of energy saving technologies, more advanced classes appeared than A (
A+,
A++, A+++). The more benefits, the higher the savings. Most modern dishwashers comply with energy classes from A to
A+++(the latter is 30% more economical than the original class A).
Other things being equal, more efficient models cost more, but the difference can be recouped in energy savings. Note that the energy consumption class does not describe efficiency in general but in comparison with other similar models; therefore, the actual consumption of a small class A machine may be lower than that of a large class A++ model.
Country of origin
The country in which, according to the manufacturer, a model is manufactured. Despite the fact that most of the factories are concentrated in China, European factories (
Germany,
Italy,
Spain,
Turkey, Poland) for the production of household appliances have not gone away. And some models can be produced there. In general, such a division into a Chinese or European factory should not particularly affect the quality of products, but the stereotype of a reliable European assembly is present in us. However, it is possible that the model may have a country of manufacture, for example,
Poland, and in the store under the same article you will meet
China.
