The Hotpoint is a major brand of the Indesit Company (formerly known as Merloni). In 1911, the Hotpoint Electric Heating Company was established in the United Kingdom. In 1920, the Hot Point and the General Electric Company, USA together floated Hot Point Electric Appliance Company Limited, to produce and market refrigerators, dryers, washing machines and small appliances of GE brand in the UK. Later, Hot Point Electric Appliance Company became one of the group companies of General Electric Company and continued to be a subsidiary of GEC. They subsequently merged into a single company, General Domestic Appliances. The products of Hot Point are very elegant in looks, as well as sensational in the markets. Their designs are meticulous and user friendly. Hotpoint products are favoured by many around the globe. Hot point WD 645 Fully Automatic Washing Machine is a fully automatic all in one washing machine. It is free standing and front loading washing machine with drying function. This model was launched on 01/02/2005. The machine is available in satin aluminium metallic finish. The dimensions of this washing machine are 820mm (H) X 595mm (W) X 580mm (D). The washing capacity is 6kg and the spin speed is 1400 rpm. The average consumption of water per cycle is 54 litres. Hot point WD 645 Frontloading Washing Machine comes with a wash capacity of 6kg and a drying capacity of 5kg. It is a front loading device. The efficiency rating for the wash, spin and energy are respectively, ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘B’. The rating is done on a scale ‘A’ to ‘G’, ‘A’ being the maximum and ‘G’, the minimum. The energy consumption is 4.90 kwh at 60 degree C. It takes about 150 minutes to complete a drying cycle. The features include variable temperature, infinite temperature level, electronic touch & dial controls, 24hours delay start timer, audio warning to signify the end of the programme, child door lock, time remaining indicator, 2 heat settings for low and high hest, wool mark gold care for viewing the status of programme through LED Display, super wash option to wash clothes at higher speed, set & forget drying for omitting dryer function and super silent option for a quiet operation Preset wash programmes like delicate wash, wool wash, cotton wash, hand wash , quick wash, etc are included. Warranty: 1 year warranty for parts and labour is offered. Features Free standing Fully automatic Front loading Drying function 6Kg washing capacity 5Kg drying capacity Energy efficiency B Wash efficiency A Spin efficiency B Energy consumption per cycle-4.9kwh at 60 C 24 hours Start delay option Child door lock Display of remaining time 1400 rpm spin speed Wool wash Mini programme(Quick wash ) Electronic touch controls and dial controls Tumble dryer system 850mmX 595mmX580mm (HXWXD) Satin aluminium metallic finish Preset programmes Hand wash, quick wash, mini load, wool, Cotton, delicates Infinite temperature level Average water consumption per cycle 54 litres Super wash option Super silent option 2 heat settings- low & High