Does a £229 washing machine wash as good as a £599 one?

Rebob

My last one was an Indesit which broke and was not worth repairing when it was 18months old. It had been good to use and cleaned well. Went online and found a preloved zanussi with a large drum for £50. Had this 2 years now and find it brilliant at cleaning and I use cheapy netto own brand powder.

Gigervamp

The first washer I bought was a Hoover. That lasted about 10 years of baby and toddler washing, so when that died, I bought a new Hoover as it had been so reliable.

The new one however, had to be repaired on a number of occasions. So, the next one I bought was a Zanussi because it had a bigger drum and I thought that Zanussi was a good make.

That one recently died after about 6 years and now we're using an old Hoover one that the In-Laws had stored. It's got a smaller drum, so I have to use it more often and it has a leak after the washing has finished, so I have to remember to turn off the taps to the machine once the washing has finished (and remember to turn them on when I put some washing on!).

I'm glad this thread has been bumped up. I think we need to save up for a Miele.

zarazara

another vote for LG here. Had it for years,a month ago it started leaking, we Googled for a spare parts shop,found one and bought the part for just over £16,it arrived promptly and DH fixed the machine.

hermum

My first machine was a Bendix lasted about 20 years with never anything going wrong, I only replaced it because it had been used in the cellar for years & so was looking tired & I moved to a house where it would be in the kitchen.
I've recently bought a Hoover 7kg load, got it from Amazon for around £250,with free delivery comet & currys both recommended my model but were charging £400.
About 6 years ago I had a new kitchen & bought new Indesit appliances, integrated washer, fridge & cooker. All a load of carp, the cooker got ditched after about 6 months, the fridge was given away for a beer fridge after a year & the washer died at about 15 months after paying I think £130 call out charge for something to be fixed, it had a 5 year parts warranty but the part couldn't be sourced & Indesit wouldn't sell it. It also had to have some update to the software, a couple of weeks later something else went on it & they wanted another call out charge.
So a waste of over £2k, I wouldn't touch them with someone else's bargepole. Or Hotpoint as they're the same company.

cyclingyorkie

floyd wrote: »

I am with you on this one, Miele products are built to last which is why they carry a hefty price tag. If anyone ever asks on UK Whitegoods forums Miele are always recommended by the engineers as being the brand that have the least problems. Apparently Liebherr are made in the same factory as Miele so are also very good but not as expensive.

We bought a £299 Indesit and it is utter pap, the door rusted, the powder drawer doesn't empty properly and the capacity is rubbish so when we replace it I will definately get a Miele. Its too much of a lottery buying Hotpoint, Hoover, Zanussi et al because they are all owned by the same parent companys. John Lewis/AEG/Zanussi are all rebadged Electrolux products just as Hoover is rebadged Candy (my last WM was Candy and lasted less than 3 years) so they are all pretty similar components.

I think we have just been unlucky but every time we buy something cheap it fails prematurely

Bought a miele 6 years ago - the best washing machine I've had in 24 years of marriage.

Made to last - it does several loads a day - and much lighter than the hotpoint it replaced - the delivery men assured me that this was because there were fewer things in it that could go wrong- I don't think it has a belt or Carbon fibre brushes....both of which had gone on a 4 year old Hotpoint..

mcjordi

ive paid nothing for either of my washing machines in the 7 years ive lived in my own place.. i brought the hotopoint/zanussi it was something like that anyway which was my mam's before she passed away.. only thing ever spent on it was about £45 for a new pump.. lasted about 20 years iirc before needing a door seal and pump again. was offered a fridigaire washer off my grandma when she moved to a sheltered housing scheme which does all their washing for free so i snapped that up.. spent £2 on a piece of pipe thats all it cost.. still going strong from when i got it 2 years back..

i agree 299 is too dear for a washer.. they all do the same job be it a free one or 1000 quid dyson one..