I need a new washing machine. I'm considering a Bosch or an AEG, but does anyone have a recommendation concerning either of these or any other makes.
John Lewis are doing their own brand of machines. Am I right in thinking that these are rebadged versions of one of these makes?
They look Zanussified
We have one of each:
If we had to choose one it would be the AEG. You get what you pay for. Easy decision.
David
The AEG washer drier is an Zanussi in different dress.
Don't know about the washing m/c but John Lewis 'fridges are identical to the Zanusi they have on show in the same place. Look carefully at the details of the functioal bits (things like the inside of the soup tray) and the position of the controls, then cmpare with the other brands on display. The serial number/electrical rating plate can also be a clue.
Hugo,
If you want a good quality product with good backup, solid engineering and no messing around then don't piss about; just buy a Miele.
There are 5 and 10 year warranties, excellent service from the manufacturer which will be seldom needed.
The question is then simply to find the cheapest deal. You pay your money and the manufacturer delivers directly in most cases (except perhaps JL).
I have three Miele white goods appliances with in excess of 25 machine years of operation. The washer, which is the oldest continues to perform as faultlessly as it did on day one. So do the others.
If you want to tit around with brushes, belts, drums, gaskets and all the rest of it, then buy any of the products at a price point of 60% of Miele.
One caveat is that the washers are heavy and are a two person move. Almost at the point where you might need to submit a building notice to your local authority to get floor loading checked :-)
AEG is part of the electrolux group FWIW
In article , Hugo Nebula writes
After putting up with cheaper machines for years we bought an AEG and haven't regretted it
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My previous machine, a cheapish Ariston washer-drier, lasted 13-14 years and was still going strong when I gave it away when I moved house. My mother's Hotpoint, which was a 'free gift' with a car, lasted about twenty years. Either we've been very lucky, or a longevity of 25 years isn't that exceptional.
I suspect my lifespan may not be long enough to make it economically viable.
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Is this necessarily a bad thing?
... and as we all know, nothing sucks like an Electrolux.
In article , powerstation writes
Are you saying its the same machine? or just made by the Zanussi "group"
Electrolux own AEG and Tricity-Bendix. And Zannussi I think.
No. The Electrolux group have a lot of experience of making washing machines. The fact that parts are common across a lot of their range means parts are cheaper than they otherwise would be.
sponix
Given I took our Electrolux vacuum cleaner out in the garden and burned it, quite possibly.
I bought a McCulloch chain saw a couple of weeks ago, only to discer they're part of Electrosux, too.
Hi,
Anyone know what country AEG WMs are made in?
cheers, Pete.
it wasn't then..it is today.
You are lucky if a modern Hotpoint does 3 years.,.,.Ive got two..one is
1983...is on its second set of seals and its third set of brushes. The other is about 1999, has its weights body-fillered to the plastic tub (the plastic mounts sheared) on its second motor (the first one developed an internal short) has a gap wide enough between door and drum to eat a sock every wash...and regularly floods the room its in (provabably too much sock in the drain pipe).
Its the same machine with maybe a few minor changes, possibly a stainless tub instead of a plastic one.
!983? Get a new one. The washing quality is a mile away from those old clunkers.
In article , powerstation writes
I suggest you try owning the two of them and then come back and say they are the same machine, just because jaguar are owned by ford doesn't mean they are all fords under the skin (X type excepted).
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