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My 1600 RPM (1551 RPM in reality) Zanussi Washer Dryer (ZWD71663W) will be 10 years old in December and seems to be fine, despite me being a heavy user of the dryer. I live in a soft/medium water area, but still descale it about every 6 months, avoid pods/liquid detergent and never wash below 40...

Asko seems to have it's ups and downs, from the Antonio Merloni era (when they slapped the Asko brand on a generic AM Washer Dryer, and perversely put the Servis brand on a Swedish Asko machine) to Gorenje (which incorporated the tail end of the ISE [Independent Service Engineer] appliance brand...

RPMs are part of the considerations of drum design and spinning profile are also an influence, the European tests consider water extraction (1400-1600 is the sweet spot) – probably the most scientific measure is the residual moisture in a load after the final spin. The less moisture === the less...

I am surprised Electrolux have not had a go of introducing combos in the USA. Their 120V 24" US Washing Machine (ELFW4222AW) features a 1400 RPM spin which does not seem so common over there. Plus in Europe they offer a load of 24" hydro-condenser washer dryers with spin speeds of either 1400 or...

Midea might be looking to divest in their white goods division with their tie up with Hisense: https://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/appliance-industry-news/4521-an-evergrande-moment and https://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/appliance-industry-news/4561-midea-unveils-humanoid-robot The first article also...

Too add to the possible confusion, in the UK there is this Indesit Washer Dryer that IMO looks like it might be from a Chinese OEM: https://ao.com/product/idma75624mytimeuk-indesit-my-time-washer-dryer-white-105485-2.aspx

Now that Whirlpool has more or less sold off their Europe, Middle East and Africa division to Beko (Arcelik), it is likely that the Indesit machine designs will be retired or merged into the Beko designs. At that stage it will be interesting to see if Splendide will adopt the eventual Beko...

IIRC those types of machines were sold commercially in the UK for the likes of care homes etc. I remember seeing a white one (I don't know if it was a Frigidaire or another brand) in a laundry room in a care home next to a local hospital I was visiting back in 2011.

Seeing the few seconds of the video I was getting a Billy Mays vibe!

While not an AEG branded machine, I have had my Zanussi ZWD71663NW Washer Dryer for 6 years now. The drum bearings sound fine though I think there PCB is starting to glitch out occasionally. Sometimes it will make multiple clicking sounds before it starts a cycle, and on one occasion when I was...

@washerguy02 Absolutely, I wasn't expecting that. According to the specs on ao.com it also includes a pre-wash option, which I'm glad to see :-) A point of note is that it is made in China unlike previous Hotpoint models. @miele4life Yes the drum lifters look identical to the non Indesit...

Hi all, it looks like there are a few new (I presume) entirely Whirlpool designed washing machines being sold under the Bauknecht and Hotpoint brands. Example is the H7W945WBUK which is available from ao.com. Looking at the Hotpoint parts website, the exploded part diagrams (link below) show...

My circa late 2015 Zanussi/Electrolux Lindo 1000 ZWD71663NW Washer Dryer takes around 6 hours for a full cotton 60 degree C wash, loaded to the drying capacity of 4 Kg and dry cycle, which includes a 1600 RPM spin and the drying sensor set to extra dry. Though it will often cut the tine down...

Hmm might have an interesting leniage! Looking at the position of the pump access flap, I wonder if it is derived from the earlier Haier XQG50-11 which in turn is based on the 1990s Indesit Omega line (from the former Italian Merloni Elettrodomestici/Indesit Company which is now part of Whirlpool).

IMHO the whole craze for connected appliances is a disaster waiting to happen. I've had some support/programming experience with some of the dreaded IoT (Internet of things) devices and even if they are new and/or "supported" they still have plenty of bugs, and there are plenty of cases of...