The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Bionic on April 09, 2014, 05:15:26 pm
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Mine is on it's last legs.
What's a good buy?
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Miele every time. Might cost more but worth it IMHO
or if you want to do some research try this
http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/washing-machines-category/ (http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/washing-machines-category/)
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we have a good extended warranty for ours, thank god, as the only thing that hasn't been replaced is the outer shell. it was breaking down every month for years but touch wood its ok atm. pennies well spent with 4 kids, dogs, cats and ponies ::) ::)
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I'd second Miele
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beware miele will phone for monthly for about 2 years if you get a quote from them. ::)
we nearly got one for the horse rugs, very pricey, i think it was about £4k for what we wanted :relief:
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miele, or the german made bosch's (they now make some in spain and they suck)
but long term value miele every time
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Look up ISE.
We'd never heard of it, expensive but comes with ten year warranty, life expectancy of 20years and has parts that are way cheaper than Miele and other brand leaders as the company policy is to make quality that can be fixed rather than throw away culture.
My husband also liked that it uses the bearing from a Volvo lorry! I like that it works and isn't loud.
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Come on sally….whats wrong with the stream… a good hand wash beats any machine :-J ;D and think of all that electric your saving ;D
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Bosch WAQ28461GB Currently £429 with £50 CashBack from ao.com. It was a which? Best Buy when I got it 2 years ago
It's rated A+++ and estimated cost of running a full 8kg cotton wash 4 times a week for a year were £31 in June 2012. It's supposed to have a noisy spin but I think it's fine. Just make sure whoever connects it reads the instructions - I left OH to it and he didn't bother so hadn't removed the safety bolts they put in to protect the drum during transportation (which every new machine has, that I have connected in the last 40 years !). I was then blamed for it pogo-ing round the floor on its first wash. However Bosch engineering withstood even that. Mind you if it hadn't he would have been in the spare room and saving his beer money for a replacement. I was sooo angry I had to leave the room or permanently damage something. So far it has moved house and been the best machine I have ever had.
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Bosch. ... got 2 here .... though mine is playing up ...... has done at least one wash everyday for the last 6+ years .... but think it's suffering from the supply of metal it gets from Ian's pockets!
Can replace Bosch once or twice for price of the M word!
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Bosch too. I have a Classixx. Not only has it taken abuse for years, but when I had to finally replace the pump (it was, unaccountably, upset at being packed full of grit from washing dog mats every week), I was able to do it myself with a video online - the machine is well designed and the job was very straightforward.
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Another vote for Bosch from me - I have the same model as jaykay. It's an excellent machine.
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Another for Bosch :thumbsup:
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I believe that Bosch, Siemens and Neff are all part of the same company.
We bought a Siemens dishwasher for the reasons outlined above (way cheaper than a Miele). However, went for the Miele washing machine as got it on offer (Leekes in Crosshands - Bionic) when there was also an offer on for the free extended guarantee - there was little price difference then to the Bosch/Siemens.
P.S. Also worth looking in at Jones Electrical near Pontargothi (literally up the road from me) for Siemens, they are old fashioned company but they will do their best to match online shops if you ask them and they will deliver when they say they will etc.
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Thanks everyone. Lots of food for thought here. I notice no one mentions Hoover. My current machine is a Hoover. I have had it for nearly 14 years.
Henchard, I know where Jones is and also Leekes. I will have a look at both places.
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Get one over the internet - way cheaper than from any high street shop and they deliver to your house normally next day. We have a Bosch Maxx, the older version - bought in 2000, and other than having it'd brushes replaced a few times it'd been working great. Only problem - no half-load option. But great for a family load!
OH replaces the brushes so no maintenance cost really... :thumbsup:
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Ours is a mere Beko (A+ 7kg load capacity), but we've had it for a few years now and I can't fault it. I even risked the handwash cycle which I'd not used before recently for once of OHs big wool jumpers - it's so big, thick and heavy (and that's when it's dry!) that I can barely lift it when it's wet and he wouldn't do it. Perfect - it didn't shrink one bit, though he'd only have had himself to blame if it had! ;)
Try Appliances Online - we just treated ourselves to a dishwasher at last; best prices I found on the net and great customer service. We could have had next day delivery, but I opted for a few days later when they were delivering something else in the area (not seen that before, how sensible!) so could also feel smug about not adding much to the company's carbon footprint for our delivery.
http://ao.com/ (http://ao.com/)
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Bosch. We're on our second one now. The old one was so good that everyone in our family ended up with one. When we moved here the previous owners had left their machine behind as part of the sale. We used it for a week, and then had to switch to our much loved Bosch.
Beth
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We've just bought a Bosch Avantixx 7. Very quiet and very economical, A+++ rated. Only a maximum 7Kg unit, which is plenty for two, but it senses the amount of water required for the actual load. We run it at night on the built in timer and it has never woken us up, or our pet cockerel (which is pretty important as he is noisy).
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Don't know anything about kinds of washing machines but I suppose you will be wanting one that takes bionic washing powder. :thumbsup:
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I agree with Steph Hen - ISE is the way to go. Brilliant company, fantastic products. It doesn't have to be German to be good... ;)
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Don't know anything about kinds of washing machines but I suppose you will be wanting one that takes bionic washing powder. :thumbsup:
Very good Bigchicken :roflanim:
Well, despite all the recommendations I went with my trusted Hotpoint again. The one I wanted, also with a weight sensor so that it can measure the amount of water required, is currently on offer. I could buy it 4 times over for the price of a Miele.
It's being delivered on Tuesday :thumbsup:
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I agree with Steph Hen - ISE is the way to go. Brilliant company, fantastic products. It doesn't have to be German to be good... ;)
You're the first person who's even heard of them! :)
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I agree with Steph Hen - ISE is the way to go. Brilliant company, fantastic products. It doesn't have to be German to be good... ;)
You're the first person who's even heard of them! :)
Have had mine for about 8 years now - still working great! All the others I had before break down after about 3-5 years, usually something in the electronics, and it would cost a fortune (i.e. not worth it) to get repaired. I like their philosophy - they tell you not to buy one of theirs if your old one is still working fine, because that is more economical and better for the environment. But when at last your old one does die - well, then it should be one of theirs. I fully agree.
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Thanks everyone. Lots of food for thought here. I notice no one mentions Hoover. My current machine is a Hoover. I have had it for nearly 14 years.
I too was a Hoover devotee and had one for donkeys years but when at last it finally gave up the ghost after OH left a six inch nail in his trousers which went thro the drum ::) the man in the shop said that Hoover as such no longer existed it name had been bought by another firm so they weren't really Hoover's anymore and were in his opinion total rubbish. I too now have a Bosch and can't fault it. Now tumble dryers.............on average i get a new one every 3yrs... >:( , cheaper to buy a new one than get them repaired, you name the make i've had it! On my second Hotpoint but only because the lcoal lec shop (Pearson in Stokesley)did me a deal, lets see how long it lasts!
Mandy :pig:
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You should have gone for 'stream and brush' , they never go wrong , are easy to use , very quiet and the brush lasts about 10 years and costs £2 , the stream is free and so far has lasted 20 years + !
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Ah but what's its spin speed?
We like Hotpoint but, due to OH being blind, have to go for one that he can operate. So many of them (and other electrical appliances) are touch pad nowadays and he needs a knob that he can turn and feel it click onto each setting. I know I could set it but that takes his independence away. Our current machine is a Curry's cheapo and it does a good job. We didn't even pay Curry's prices as we bought it from a market stall that sells shop soiled electrical goods. This one has a tiny scratch on the side where it doesn't even show. Our dishwasher came from the same place.