Ladies, can we talk washing machines please?

Savvy_Sue

jackieb wrote: »

Savvy_Sue, I thought Dyson stopped making washing machines?

You may very well be right. DH is drooling over their fans whenever we see them, but we haven't been near washing machines lately.

jackieb

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

You may very well be right. DH is drooling over their fans whenever we see them, but we haven't been near washing machines lately.

I like their fans too - but £200!

mildred1978

I have the 11kg LG machine (in black ). Hotpoint one died after about 14 years of service while I was preggers last year. Wanted the biggest machine possible. OH works away during the week, and bubba is cloth bummed. I do 1 dark and 1 light load per weekend, 2 nappy loads, 1 bedding and 1 towel load during the week. Superking duvet gets washed about once a month. I love it. Don't have a tumble dryer, but have a rotaire on my rotary line, so everything gets dried outside most of the time

jackieb

mildred1978 wrote: »

I have the 11kg LG machine (in black ). Hotpoint one died after about 14 years of service while I was preggers last year. Wanted the biggest machine possible. OH works away during the week, and bubba is cloth bummed. I do 1 dark and 1 light load per weekend, 2 nappy loads, 1 bedding and 1 towel load during the week. Superking duvet gets washed about once a month. I love it. Don't have a tumble dryer, but have a rotaire on my rotary line, so everything gets dried outside most of the time

What's a rotaire? I have a dryer but it's in the garage and i've only used it half a dozen times in the 3 years since it's been out there (too much creepy crawlies out there for my liking!) Told my OH to throw it out as I won't miss it.

Savvy_Sue

jackieb wrote: »

What's a rotaire?

I think it's the whirligig cover I mentioned earlier. Take a look here.

jackieb

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I think it's the whirligig cover I mentioned earlier. Take a look here.

A really good idea, but my rotary dryer is a different shape to all those. Those are all upside down umbrella shapes. Mine isn't, so I don't know if it would fit.

Just had a look at the FAQ's and it wouldn't.

9. Does it work on straight lines?

No, because of structural and design problems, a straight dryline hasn't been invented yet.

pigpen

jackieb wrote: »

I'll add you to my hate list when you get your black one. They didn't have black in that model when we got it - they do now though.

Why do you need 2? :eek:

washing for 12 people..or 14 depending on whose I get .. inc a bedwetter.. I NEED my kitchen free of laundry baskets!

jackieb

pigpen wrote: »

washing for 12 people..or 14 depending on whose I get .. inc a bedwetter.. I NEED my kitchen free of laundry baskets!

I can imagine! I'm bad enough with 5. I could have everything washed tomorrow. It's the getting dry that holds me up, not the washing, and I wouldn't want stuff getting sour if I couldn't get them dry.

aliasojo

jackieb wrote: »

I have one of these, and I love it. My one is the steam version. I've had it a year and would recommend it.

I might want that one. (What model number is that please?)

Happy to hear you have bouncy floors. Well, not happy exactly, just somewhat reassured.

SS...no whirlygig, just an old style (rusty) post and line affair.

jackieb

aliasojo wrote: »

I might want that one. (What model number is that please?)

Happy to hear you have bouncy floors. Well, not happy exactly, just somewhat reassured.

SS...no whirlygig, just an old style (rusty) post and line affair.

I managed to get £24 back using Quidco.

Here are some reviews. My one is there too. And there's a video to watch as well. Oh, and if you want the steam version, make sure it has an S at the end of the model number. There's another 11kg one but no S at the end. My one is a F1443KDS - same version without steam is F1443KD.

http://www.appliancesonline.co.uk/product/f1443kds-lg-11kg-steam-direct-drive-washing-machine-white-22349.aspx