washer dryer

kez1234

i needed a washer dryer and asked where i could get one cheap, well i found it well my hubby did i got the hotpoint wd865 ultima for £220.00 massive bargain and it come with a years warranty, this is the cheapest ad best deal i could get pm me if you need one and you live in the birmingham area!!!
i got the aluminium one too:j :j


http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/home-appliances/washingmachines/387567/details

RightRevBod

If you have never had a washer dryer before, then I would think again before buying one. When our last washer died, we decided to replace it with a washer dryer. Big mistake. The first time we tried to dry some clothes, it got so hot that it melted some synthetics and did not dry the rest.

We reported this and were told that only some things are suitable - much less than we could dry in our stand-alone tumble dryer.

When the engineer came out to another problem, we told him and he checked it out. The machine was working as it was designed. They dry using more heat and less airflow than a stand-alone tumble dryer. This makes the clothes get very hot and they are still damp when they come out.

We occasionally let ours dry towels, but I would not trust it with anything else.

Ours is an Ariston/Hotpoint/Indesit but the engineer said that all brands were pretty much the same. He said that he would never buy one himself, and he knows of very few people who buy one a second time. They buy the first because they know no better, but do not make the same mistake again.

Of course, if you have found one that works for you, then that is great and good luck to you.

adsk

I have had the WD865 for 2 years. Live by myself so it gets fairly light use (2-3 wash loads per week on average & 1 drying load per week).

It broke down 2 weeks ago. Cost £90 to repair. (paid £399 for the machine when new)

This machine replaced a Zanussi that only went wrong after 11 years service.

Won't buy a Hotpoint again.

If you've not parted with your money yet read this...

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Hotpoint_WD865_FS__6320571

and

http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/p_rupr/Hotpoint-WD865A-Front-Load-All-in-One-Washer--Dryer-Reviews/22499633.html

or

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Hotpoint_WD860P__Review_5618225 (same machine, just a different colour)

ahenry

I bought an AEG L16830 washer dryer about 6 months ago. I paid about £460 with various vouchers and cashbacks from https://www.dixons.co.uk, but its £479 at John Lewis.

http://www.johnlewis.com/Shopping/Product.aspx?Type=SKU&ID=230212884

It got a decent review in Which? magazine a few months ago.

So far I'm really pleased with it because:

1. Its quiet

2. It has a big drum. It takes 7kg of washing and 3.5kg for drying. Having a big drum helps the efficiency of the dryer.

3. There is a display of the time left before the cycle finishes

4. It does a reasonable job at a 1 hour 40C wash, finishing with a 1600rpm spin.

5. If you forget to put something in the washer, you can pause the cycle and usually open the door within a couple of seconds, without causing a flood.

6. The controls are a good compromise between ease of use and flexibility.

7. Best of all, once the final spin has finished, the drum stops and you can open the door within a second. My old washing machine would make you sit there looking at your washing for what seemed like half an hour before it would let you get it out.

Some downsides:

Washing machines tend to be built on a standard chassis. If you buy the premium model from a mid-range manufacturer, then you get the same basic design as a basic model that would cost half the price. An AEG is basically an Electrolux, and is a notch down from the likes of Miele and perhaps the best Bosch machines for reliability. https://www.washerhelp.co.uk has more on this sort of stuff

Reliability of washer dryers is always worse than for the individual machines, but my house doesn't have space for both, and it has been really nice to be able to dry stuff properly on wet days without having washing hanging around the house, or having a trip to a launderette.

It might not work as well as a dryer as a dedicated dryer, but its OK, and its a lot better than a radiator. We use it for drying stuff every so often. If you need to be able to wash and dry a load of stuff quickly, then you're better off with separate machines.

The Which? report didn't rate the rinsing particularly highly. For most washes, when the stuff isn't that dirty, I cut down the amount of detergent, so that it doesn't take so much to rinse it away.