Best sub £500 washing machine?

daveyjp

AEG, John Lewis, Siemens or Bosch.

Our previous machine was an AEG and did us for about 13 years.  It had a door seal at some point, it was when the main bearings failed cuasing the concrete weight to smash to'pieces it had to go!

Current Siemens is 5 years old and no issues.

shiraz99

Obviously you can't compare machines we bought, 15, 20 years ago with machines made today but I have a Bosch which is around 22 years old and still running strong and being used on a weekly basis. The only "repair" I've had to make is replace the carbon brushes on the motor once. I know Bosch aren't what they used to be as a lot are no longer manufactured in Germany but even with modern machines I hear more problems with the likes of Samsung, LG etc than I do with Bosch.

orangecrush

Don’t get a Samsung ww90ta046tt - it is total garbage. Barely gets anything clean and everything smaller than a kids tshirt gets stuck in the door seal 🙄

We had a Beko in our last house that was fabulous, we do a load 2/3 times a day most days (kids in cloth nappies, parents do lots of sport) and it never put a foot wrong. This Samsung gives me the rage though. And we can’t afford to replace it. Grumble.

warwick2001

We bought a Haier 'Hatrium' HW100-B14636 a couple years ago. It has something called 'Direct-Motion', which basically means there are no belts in the machine. Not sure if this good or bad, but it works a treat and has never had any issues (so far).

I can say without a doubt that it is the quietest machine I have ever owned. We have an open kitchen/dinner, and we can run the machine during mealtimes. Its very rare we even hear it, despite the fact we are sat about 10ft away from it (only on the 1200rpm spin cycle does it make any noticeable sound). 

Can't remember how much we paid for it, I think it was about £400. Previous to this we had a Bosch, which was also superb, but was abit more expensive (was £550 in 2007).

FaceHead

Unpopular opinion, but if you don't have a dryer I'd recommend getting a washer dryer. The washing part is just as good as any washer.

The drying part has a small capacity - typically half of the washing load, but now you essentially have a washer and half a dryer.  Yes, more money that just a washer, but the one I have is perfectly good and is £550 on eBay. Assume that you want a freestander, rather than integrated though. 

juliedee4663

warwick2001 said:

We bought a Haier 'Hatrium' HW100-B14636 a couple years ago. It has something called 'Direct-Motion', which basically means there are no belts in the machine. Not sure if this good or bad, but it works a treat and has never had any issues (so far).

I can say without a doubt that it is the quietest machine I have ever owned. We have an open kitchen/dinner, and we can run the machine during mealtimes. Its very rare we even hear it, despite the fact we are sat about 10ft away from it (only on the 1200rpm spin cycle does it make any noticeable sound). 

Can't remember how much we paid for it, I think it was about £400. Previous to this we had a Bosch, which was also superb, but was abit more expensive (was £550 in 2007).

We also bought a Haier through AO when we moved house last year after always having Hotpoint.  With a family of 4 adults it is on at least once and sometimes twice every day. It is really quiet and the best washer I have ever had. Love the tune it plays at the end of the cycle too LOL.

ic

I'm happy with my current LG machine.  My previous expensive AEG machine failed within warranty, and then again just after the warranty finished.  I also had trouble with an Ikea branded dishwasher, made by Electrolux... who also own AEG and send the same repair people and weren't interested in fixing it. 

So don't buy AEG/Electrolux/Zanussi.

shiraz99

ic said:

I'm happy with my current LG machine.  My previous expensive AEG machine failed within warranty, and then again just after the warranty finished.  I also had trouble with an Ikea branded dishwasher, made by Electrolux... who also own AEG and send the same repair people and weren't interested in fixing it. 

So don't buy AEG/Electrolux/Zanussi.

Which all are part of the same manufacturing group.

kdot1983

I'd give another vote to Haier, hadn't heard of the brand before I bought my machine but it's very good. Really quiet and my one has a steam and quick refresh function which are useful. 

zagubov

FaceHead said:

Unpopular opinion, but if you don't have a dryer I'd recommend getting a washer dryer. The washing part is just as good as any washer.

The drying part has a small capacity - typically half of the washing load, but now you essentially have a washer and half a dryer.  Yes, more money that just a washer, but the one I have is perfectly good and is £550 on eBay. Assume that you want a freestander, rather than integrated though. 

We moved into a 3-storey townhouse that had a tiny kitchen with a washer-dryer and we realised it was for people that were time-rich but space-poor. And we were the opposite.