Kitchen appliances needed

aliasojo

Got a bit of a dilemma in that the rental place we are in, doesn't have a working washing machine, an adequate fridge, no freezer or tumble dryer at all.

The fridge is a very small thing that's fine for a single person or working couple but no use at all for a family. Especially since where we live has one shop and we need to travel miles to the nearest supermarket, so not exactly a cost effective way of living if you need to shop every day as there is just no room to store food. The washing machine is old and LL would repair but it's a low spin speed and a small machine so again, not very family friendly.

So, we need to buy these items and I'm constantly swaying between buying cheap and cheerful or decent and probably longer lasting. :undecided This place is just a stop gap but I have no idea how long for, it could be 6 months it could be 2 years, I just don't know yet. So I'm really on the fence as to what kind of money to be thinking of spending.

I want a high spin speed washing machine 1400 min pref 1600, with a min 8kg load and a B rated tumble dryer. We have apparently moved to an area with a high rainfall (something to do with the neighbouring hills I'm told - no idea how accurate that is but certainly it's rained almost constantly since we arrived) and I need washing done quickly so want efficient machines.

I also want a separate larder fridge and freezer, it quickly became obvious that the fridge/freezer I thought I was going to buy, just wasn't going to fit. The fridge needs to be 170cm or less in height and 55cm wide. I saw a cheapo thing in Currys, their 'essentials' range but the branding worries me tbh. The qulaity seems pretty poor.

Beko seems to be reasonably priced but I'm not sure if I'm buying myself a whole heap of problems because of the make? I'm a firm believer in 'buy cheap buy twice' but don't know if I'm being too fussy right now.

All the 'better' makes seem to be a lot more expensive for the same kind of spec and it would cost nearly £2k just for those 4 appliances. Can't really justify that right now, in this situation.

Has anyone got any suggestions?

phill99

try freecycle / freegle.

You will be surprised what people give away.

aliasojo

Thanks phill but I've got neither the time or the inclination to get involved with freecycle tbh. I prefer just to buy new as cost effectively (but also with appliances suited to my needs) and as quickly as possible.

santer_2

Some options

If not this particular machine, the shop in general is competitive with pricing

http://www.electrical123.com/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=HOT-WSH-WMD962G-G&source=aw&utm_source=Affiliates&utm_medium=Links&utm_campaign=AW

http://www.appliancedeals.co.uk/product/WTS84501GB-Bosch-Condenser-Tumble-Dryer-White-23080.aspx?cm_mmc=AffiliateWindow-_-60612-_-Bosch-_-WTS84501GB_WH

http://www.electricshop.com/freestanding-fridges/beko-tlda521w-260-litre-upright-larder-fridge-in-white/invt/tlda521w/?adnetwork=af&utm_source=webgains&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=3167&lot=wg

laurel7172

I may have been lucky, but in the main, I have not found more expensive appliances to be longer lasting. I would stay away from a cheap sensor dryer, but other than that I'd say that if you're buying four appliances then it's a form of self-insurance. If one is a disaster then you have significant savings from three others to replace it.

I_luv_cats

You could sign up to 'Which' for £1 trial (cancel within 30 days) to get some opinions.

Once buying you have Internet price checkers, cashback sites and discount codes to look out for.

I have a Beko Fridge Freezer and Beko Double Oven with fan cooker and they are sturdy and reliable thus far.

PeggyAnn_2

If you find it hard to justify spending £2000 I'd be inclined to spend less what with a move in 6 months to 2 years. It may well be you'd want different types of appliances in your new home, and anyway you may find that this contains suitable built-in ones or that you can buy any freestanding ones from the owners.

Most of all though if you're planning to buy your next home I'd suggest keeping as much cash in hand as you can. You'd kick yourself if you were just short of getting the property you wanted. We've just been in that situation ourselves and thank goodness we took that route otherwise we may have missed our dream cottage.

We bought a basic Bosch washing machine with a 2 year guarantee but with only a 1200 spin speed. However we also bought an excellent and very inexpensive Whirlpool awz3303 tumble dryer that was a Which? best buy. It may not suit you as it takes just a 6kg load, but is fine for just the two of us. It dries a lot better than most more expensive machines and best of all with this machine almost nothing needs ironing!

aliasojo

andrew-b wrote: »

With tumble drier i'd go for a vented one...cheaper and dry quicker though perhaps less energy efficient remember your paying for the convenience.

Has to be condensing. Only one suitable place for siting it and vented isn't an option because of this.

Thanks all. 'Tis a bit of a nightmare trying to work out the best way to go but I need things ordered 'yesterday' so may well end up blindfolded with a pin in my hand.

aliasojo

andrew-b wrote: »

If you've got a room with a window or near the back door vented will do ..ours used to be vented out a 5th floor bedroom window (overlooking north sea so got a bit chilly in winter!!).

Just a suggestion which might save a few quid ....

Got rooms with windows, just not got space for a dryer in them. Hence the requirement to be condensing.

I doubt I'd save much if I'm having to whack the heating up to compensate for the gale blowing in through the back door.

Nope, has to be condensing.

pavlovs_dog

i used kitchenscience for my washing machine (we needed a shallow depth due to some clever clogs builder putting pipes at the back of the WM recess).

Fab service from start to finish, competitive prices and quidco cashback too.

keep your eyes peeled over the bank holiday, as then was when we got our bargain discount to boot :j

pavlovs_dog

with regards to the spin argument, in the end we settled for a 1400, when i wanted 1600. what didn't occur to me at the time was to check that the fast wash programme (the only one we ever use) actually spins at 1400. ours doesn't - it will only spin at 800, so double check if you use the fast wash programme.

that said, when i put it on a spin cycle at 1400 after the fast wash has finished, the clothes come out virtually bone dry. I figure that the extra spin cycle has to be cheaper than running a tumble dryer if we need to dry clothes indoors on the airers. Not that we have space for a tumble dryer, even if we wanted one