Econ 7 washing machine and noise

QrizB

lilac_dawn said:

... I don't want one that will calculate the load as I need to be sure that it finishes within the Econ 7 time.

Even with some sort of load weight compensation, I wouldn't expect a wash cycle to take more than 2 hours or so. It should comfortably fit into the 7 hours you get with E7, unless you're lucky enough to have split E7 times.

DullGreyGuy

lilac_dawn said:

This might be one for another thread but I am looking to replace the washing machine, mainly as it is very noisy and the floor shakes when it's on. Being on the top floor, and only using the machine overnight on Econ 7 times, this is a big deal. At the same time, I don't want one that will calculate the load as I need to be sure that it finishes within the Econ 7 time. That said, I expect the current machine - age unknown as was inherited - is not so energy-saving as new ones. What should I be looking for then, in terms of noise and electrcity usage? Thanks for any pointers. 

Assuming it's a washer rather than a washer dryer I'd be surprised if any programme is over 2.5 hours. 

Ours uses an average of 0.5Kw on a standard programme, less on the specialist programmes for wools etc and more on the rapid programmes. We do a couple of washes a week and not sure the 7p a wash difference between economy 7 and normal day rate would be worth the faff. 

As long as its level the normal wash cycle should be fairly quiet, we certainly can't hear ours in the next room even with the door open. It's the spin cycle at the end that generates the noise in the last 5 minutes. Ours is a 1,600 spin speed so it's noisier than our prior 1,200 but clothes come out so much drier. We can turn off the spin so it doesn't run at night. It also comes with an "extra quiet" mode but the main thing that does is reduce the spin speed at the end. 

Getting it absolutely level and secure is the key. The spin will cause some noise as inevitably the clothes will never be absolutely uniformly distributed around the drum so will cause some vibration. You can get pads to sit them on that are supposed to help but never been bad enough to justify getting one and seeing how they are. 

Lorian

The drum will be strung on a set of shock absorbers inside and after a lot of use they can wear and leak causing excess noise and movement. They are a bit awkward to replace (need machine out and upside down) but you need someone good at DIY to do it.  Paying someone professional to do it often makes the repair prohibitive even though parts are only about £20 maybe a bit more.

lilac_dawn

bob2302 said:

lilac_dawn said:

Unfortunately, there's no option to do that. It's a very basic Indesit machine. I often do a second spin in the morning to get as much water out as possible but the initial spin is pre-progammed. 

I'd still be surprized if it doesn't support delayed spin. Read the manual - it's not always obvious. 

It really doesn’t. Not sure how old it is but to have no spin would mean washing on a delicates cycle which is longer and a lower temp. 

lilac_dawn

Lorian said:

The drum will be strung on a set of shock absorbers inside and after a lot of use they can wear and leak causing excess noise and movement. They are a bit awkward to replace (need machine out and upside down) but you need someone good at DIY to do it.  Paying someone professional to do it often makes the repair prohibitive even though parts are only about £20 maybe a bit more.

Yes, I agree and think this is exactly the problem. 

Bendo

Can't stand washing that has been left in a machine for hours. I'm on Agile and I don't bother even looking at the unit price,I just shove everything on the Eco 40 cycle, provided it isn't too full it takes about 2 hours and uses less that 0.3 kWh.

lilac_dawn

Bendo said:

Can't stand washing that has been left in a machine for hours. I'm on Agile and I don't bother even looking at the unit price,I just shove everything on the Eco 40 cycle, provided it isn't too full it takes about 2 hours and uses less that 0.3 kWh.

Is your home all electric? It isn’t ever left for hours in the machine as I time it so that it ends close to 6:30, via the delay time. 

lilac_dawn

DullGreyGuy said:

lilac_dawn said:

This might be one for another thread but I am looking to replace the washing machine, mainly as it is very noisy and the floor shakes when it's on. Being on the top floor, and only using the machine overnight on Econ 7 times, this is a big deal. At the same time, I don't want one that will calculate the load as I need to be sure that it finishes within the Econ 7 time. That said, I expect the current machine - age unknown as was inherited - is not so energy-saving as new ones. What should I be looking for then, in terms of noise and electrcity usage? Thanks for any pointers. 

Assuming it's a washer rather than a washer dryer I'd be surprised if any programme is over 2.5 hours. 

Ours uses an average of 0.5Kw on a standard programme, less on the specialist programmes for wools etc and more on the rapid programmes. We do a couple of washes a week and not sure the 7p a wash difference between economy 7 and normal day rate would be worth the faff. 

As long as its level the normal wash cycle should be fairly quiet, we certainly can't hear ours in the next room even with the door open. It's the spin cycle at the end that generates the noise in the last 5 minutes. Ours is a 1,600 spin speed so it's noisier than our prior 1,200 but clothes come out so much drier. We can turn off the spin so it doesn't run at night. It also comes with an "extra quiet" mode but the main thing that does is reduce the spin speed at the end. 

Getting it absolutely level and secure is the key. The spin will cause some noise as inevitably the clothes will never be absolutely uniformly distributed around the drum so will cause some vibration. You can get pads to sit them on that are supposed to help but never been bad enough to justify getting one and seeing how they are. 

It is a washer-dryer actually but the dryer part is useless so is never used. I meant more that, from what I can see, on more modern machines you can set the time to start but it calculates the end time automatically. I’d need to know exactly when it would be due to finish to know it would be finished at around 6:30, to avoid it sitting in the drum. 

bob2302

lilac_dawn said:

bob2302 said:

lilac_dawn said:

Unfortunately, there's no option to do that. It's a very basic Indesit machine. I often do a second spin in the morning to get as much water out as possible but the initial spin is pre-progammed. 

I'd still be surprized if it doesn't support delayed spin. Read the manual - it's not always obvious. 

It really doesn’t. Not sure how old it is but to have no spin would mean washing on a delicates cycle which is longer and a lower temp. 

If you have it, it wont be a separate cycle, it's something that can apply to any cycle. On mine I have to cycle though the spin speeds until it displays "--:--".

lilac_dawn

bob2302 said:

lilac_dawn said:

bob2302 said:

lilac_dawn said:

Unfortunately, there's no option to do that. It's a very basic Indesit machine. I often do a second spin in the morning to get as much water out as possible but the initial spin is pre-progammed. 

I'd still be surprized if it doesn't support delayed spin. Read the manual - it's not always obvious. 

It really doesn’t. Not sure how old it is but to have no spin would mean washing on a delicates cycle which is longer and a lower temp. 

If you have it, it wont be a separate cycle, it's something that can apply to any cycle. On mine I have to cycle though the spin speeds until it displays "--:--".

It's old: there is no digital display - dials only!