Howdens and Lamona white goods - identify?

[David]

White goods from Howdens own brand of Lamona are (presumably) manufactured by one or more major suppliers and then badged for Howdens.

They may, of course, be a completely different design but I suspect that they are probably re-badged models from a well known range.

The issue then is how to identify the matching manufacturer and model.

We have a Lamona dishwasher, which is made in Turkey.

It would be good to be able to read reviews but a Google search for the dishwasher just turns up an old thread from Mumsnet which suggests that Beko might be the manufacturer.

Any information?

Cheers

Dave R

[Tim Streater]

Tried giggling for the model number or serial number etc etc?

[David]

And then.....?

[Andy Burns]

It seems some Lamona appliances are re-badged Candy, both Beko and Candy have Turkish factories, so it might be worth doing an image search for dishwashers manufactured by either to spot similarities ...

[Tim Streater]

Reading. Y'know, setting a line of text in front of you, aiming your eyes at the left hand end, and slowly swivelling them to the right.

[Bob Minchin]

Another tack might be to look for spare parts and then search on that part number for other makes/models the part might fit?

[Theo]

Google 'Lamona element' came up with

Google '92217223' came up with Candy Oven Fan Oven Heater Element. Genuine Part Number 92217223

Google 'Lamona pump' came up with

Google '1740300300' came up with Beko Drain Pump Group 1740300300 *THIS IS A GENUINE BEKO SPARE*

Google 'Lamona thermostat' came up with

Google '4852150285' came up with Beko Lec Fridge Freezer Thermostat. Genuine part number 4852150285

... so I think the answer is 'Beko and Candy'.

Theo

[Richard]

If you're looking for spares, try here:

[Brian Gaff]

I was going to suggest the same maker. They are after all bit suppliers of badge engineered things these days, and only relatively recently launched their own brand. I guess you would need to talk to somebody in the repair trade to see if they know. Brian

[David]

And after that, perhaps posting a question to a news group because of all the intelligent helpful people there?

Or would I be wasting my time?

[David]

Thanks - hadn't considered going that deep then backtracking.

Looks like others have already been down that route.

Just for clarity, I don't need any spares; I was just wondering who the real manufacturers might be.

Cheers

Dave R

[Peter Parry]

"From what we can gather products are largely sourced from Beko, Candy, Fagor Brandt, Glen Dimplex and the other usual rebranding specialists around the globe."

"Integrated dishwashers from the usual Chinese suspects of Haier and Midea among others."

[David]

Thanks - exactly what I was looking for :-)

Cheers

Dave R