| > | I know this may be an 'each to their own' type question, but is there any | > | particular makes of washing machine that are generally accepted as being | > | better than others. (When I say better I mean more reliable) | > | | > | Cheers | > | | > | Jim | > | | > | | > | | > | -- | > | Remove BRAIN before replying | > | | > don't never, ever buy a Hoover. | >
| > rpm | | I think with the cheaper machines you may be lucky and get a good one, | but you may be unlucky and get something that breaks down regularly. | Most manufacturers only offer 1 year guarantee, and you try getting | SoGA invoked on a 2 year old cheapy. Bosch offer a 2 year warranty, | but the purchase price is also higher. Hoover's 5 year parts warranty | seems ok until you realise they charge £80 call out...that's where | they make the money. | A handful of manufacturers make most of the cheapy machines, and seem | to cut costs where they can. | Miele on the other hand charge a large initial amount, but have an | inherently higher quality machine...read the brochures and see. | We had a Hoover, and got fed up of it having one or two faults a year, | and the repair guys not having correct parts etc etc etc | As for £1000 Dysons...does anyone buy them at all? | | As an example, just bought a White Knight dryer. The old version model | has a handle to open the drum door latch. The new model doesn't have a | handle, you just pull the door to force the latch open. Perhaps this | saves the manufacturer 50p per machine, but it makes that part an | obvious one to fail quickly due to wear and tear. Even the sales | person in the shop couldn't believe they had been so cheap as to | remove the handle.
aamoi (as a matter of interest...is that a commonly used ab.?), i have a white knight dryer in a care home used atleast 4 times a day...a little less in the summer. it is over 5 years old and has had no faults. i am well impressed by it! it has a auto shut off when clothes are dry rather than a timer so i suppose this reduces the amount of mechanical things that cud break i suppose. how ever i am expecting its demise at some stage so am seriously thinking about getting a gas version.
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