Igumbi elibandayo lokushisa okuphindwe kabili, elaziwa nangokuthi igumbi elibandayo le-duplex, lifakwe izindawo zokugcina ezibandayo ezimbili, ezivame ukusetshenziselwa ukugcinwa okuxubile kwezithelo, imifino, inyama nokudla kwasolwandle.Isebenzisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okufanayo ngaphansi kwendawo efanayo, ingahlangabezana nemisebenzi ehlukahlukene njengokugcina izimpahla, izimpahla eziqandisiwe, nezimpahla ezigcina zihlanzekile.