FOAK: Washing Machines

It appears the bearings in the drum / motor have given up the ghost on
our 8 year old Zanussi (it has been good whilst it lasted, but I recall
Zanussi are no longer Zanussi these days)....

So, I need a new machine.

Any recommendations for brands or places to buy? - I'd love a Miele, but
at nearly 600 quid for a basic one, I think that's probably not going to
happen - I've bought cheaper cars, ffs.

Kind of thinking Bosch, then - but are they as good as they're meant to
be?

 

We have one, faultless & not silly money. In fact, we swapped all outr
kitchen appliances apart from the fridge to Bosch through natural
wastage over a three year period. Five years later, not a single issue.

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'I'll be back......'

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Discovery II
BMW GS1200 2007
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa

 

We got a Bosch last year to replace the POS Hotpoint we had. So far it's
been faultless.

 

We have a Bosch dryer which has been great - any opinions on Siemens? -
they come with a 5 year guarantee at the moment and don't look silly
money.

 

I've had this current Bosch um... 4 years now. Not a problem with it,
which is good going for a w/m here, with the amount of shit getting
thrown into it and the useage pattern it gets.

 

We've got a Bosch "ClassicXX" and it's never caused a moment of grief in all
the time we've had it and that's a few years now (about 5 IIRC)


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Stay away from the Dyson washing machines. We've had one here for
years and something has gone wrong in an expensive way at least every
4 months. Extended warantee is up now. To fix a broken drawer they
charged us £96

 

They are usually easy to replace and standard ball races available at most
bearing stockists. 6203-2rs in our Zanussi IIRC.
Take the back orf and check them out as they are usually under a tenner why
not replace them?

 

(SteveH) wrote in message

Along with all the other posts, I've no complaints with the Bosch stuff
I've bought; including a washing machine which has performed faultlessly
over about four years.

 

What's a washing machine?

 

**** me, did we just agree on something?

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'I'll be back......'

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Discovery II
BMW GS1200 2007
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa

 

Here you go.

http://www.fashion-era.com/images/Photosfam/sylvbeach500.jpg




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Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Discovery II
BMW GS1200 2007
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa

 

We held the same view- I wouldn't say we necessarily agreed on
something.

 

hehehehe - somehow I thought you would say that. Miserable get.

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Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Discovery II
BMW GS1200 2007
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa

 

Hoover or Indesit are good IME.

 

Bosch and Siemens kit are both, afaik, made by BSH (Bosch & Siemens
Household) [1], so it's basically the same kit. Certainly both used to
turn up on the employee discount lists at SBS, which made me wonder.

A 5 year warranty's hard to argue with, but won't JLP offer that as
standard on just about everything?

[1] http://www.bosch.co.uk/content/language2/html/1293.htm

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ogden
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I believe in your house it'd be known as "The Doctor"

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Hoover, **** me, they are dire. Last one we had melted down in a big
way. the last Hoover 'Hoover' did the same, pile of fucking shite it
was....

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'I'll be back......'

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Discovery II
BMW GS1200 2007
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa

 

Had serious problems with *every* Hoover appliance I have owned. Zanussi
washing machines don't have the premium reputation of Bosch etc, but have
lasted us years and been bulletproof. The last one lasted about 12 years
and gave no trouble until it died of old age. Bosch dishwasher lasted 10
and has been replaced with another Bosch.

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Rich
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2001 Disco II ES auto
1971 S2a 88" petrol
2006 Bandit 1200S

Take out the obvious to email me.

 

Silly thought, but Haynes does BoLs for washing machines now. If all
that's gone are the bearings, it might be worth having a go at a DIY
fix. Certainly cheaper, and if you can't fix it, you're not down a load
of cash.

And think how impressed Katie would be. You'd get a shag, for certain.