Got to buy a new washing machine the engineer who has been out to out to our useless servis at least 15 times?

Question

says buy zanusi any ideas ?

Answer 1

charlieb is right but it will depend on your budget, they are very expensive

We have also had a cheap machine which has given no trouble at all for 10 years

Answer 2

I recommend a Miele washing machine.

They are quite expensive, however they are completely reliable (design life of twenty years), economical to run, virtually silent even on a spin cycle, you get a free five year warranty and the build quality is unrivalled.

Answer 3

Our Bosch is excellent but I had one Zanussi that lasted for at least 10 years but the next was only about 4 years or so.

Answer 4

I got an LG direct drive after my servis and its been good for last 4 years, combi washer drier used every day.

Answer 5

Buy the cheapest.... there all about the same.

Answer 6

Buy a washer with the least buttons, that way there is the least to go wrong. I've had two Aristons and they've been great. They used to say in the Advertisement "Ariston goes on and on and on" and they're right.

Answer 7

Buy German! Although washing machines are not as big an investment as they used to be the hassle involved in getting one delivered fitted or even repaired I definitely would not take a throw a way attitude.

I have had a cheap Candy (before Hoover was bought by Candy) that I had for about 16 years and then passed it on to some one else fully working. Yes it worked and did the job but it is only once you have a better quality of machine you realise how much better a wash you can get.

I  bought a high spec AEG and it is superb and I would be happy to have it for more than 20 years and I dont see any reason why it wont last.

My mother had a thing for Hoover brand and had everything including the toaster, kettle, iron, freezer Hoover as well as washer, dryer and dishwasher. I have just passed on her 24year old Hoover dryer to someone fully working. Hoover washers were traditional well built and lasted but were criticsed for high water consumption, but this was probably was why they washed well. But Candy bought out Hoover and so a hoover machine could just be a cheap candy now a days so I would not buy one now. At work I had a hoover then a whirlpool then finally a miele. Miele is the best and gives the best wash, the whirlpool didnt give as good a wash and kept blocking the fluff filter. Avoid the whirlpool.

Hotpoint machines used to be Britains favourite washer but are notorious for needing the brushes on the motor replaced regularly (especially high speed models) I just would not buy a machine that would likely need to get an engineer out to at all in its life.

I leased a flat for a year and had a Zanussi Jetstream which was good but as it washes by saturating the clothes spining the wash solution out then showers the fabric again with solution then spins out , showers again etc it gives a good wash but I did not like the way highly dyed items seemed to come out with a subtle tie dyeing effect discovered this could be avoided by using the delicate cycles as this used more traditional washing method, also not too sure if all that spinning could have longterm effects i.e. would the machine develop vibtration problems once older.

However Zanussi, Electrolux and AEG are now all under one brand now this maybe no longer apply.

My advice was to buy either a Miele or AEG (though I think AEG look better than Miele)  whatever you buy expect the wash to take longer but this is the case for all efficent modern machines (unless you go for an american toploader but this is another minefield and are only really good for special situations)