New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Living in a large family means having a large piles of laundry to wash almost everyday. This can easily turn into a never-ending chore, especially when you have a washing machine of wrong capacity. Between everyday clothes, school uniforms, towels, bedsheets and more, a smaller washing machine can leave you running two or three cycles just to get through the pile. This is where a higher capacity washing machine can make a noticeable difference.

For a family of five, a washing machine of 9Kg or more capacity can offer the extra drum space that is essential for washing larger laundry loads in fewer cycles. That said, larger capacity isn't the only factor worth considering while buying a washing machine for a family of...