electron1100
Well-known member
Asian machines
Yes I am afraid my opinion of Asian made machines was tainted by working at the re-cycling centre.
An example would be every LG that came in had knackered bearings, the build quality was nothing special, the bearing housings were fairly small so I can only assume so were the bearings fitted, or of course was the seals that were failing, I mean your mums only lasted 7 years which to me is a very short time for a tub seal to last.
Then there was the guy on here who stripped that LG direct Drive washer to repair it and gave us plenty of pictures and descriptions of its failings the list goes on though LG are not the only company churning out this sort of equipment on an unsuspecting public
Then of course there were all the other budget Asian machines, much the same but even more under engineered and cheaply made only a few years old if that, then of course all the electrical failures, control boards etc etc, so from my viewpoint Asian machines have nothing to offer other than glitzy front panels.
And of course my Bosch was a German built one not that did it any good as I only kept it a year so I cannot comment on its longevity.
As regards saying nothing I do try and be constructive in my criticisms of machines that I think do not make the grade and my opinions on LG machines have been talked about openly on here before
If you now own an Asian machine and are happy with it then good for you, enjoy it.
But I think to write off Italian machines in such a negative way is not called for, remember Italy was one the premier washing machine producing countries, it is only cheap crap coming from other countries that have forced them and other countries to downgrade their own products to compete with cheap labour countries, so we all end up in this situation.
Gary
Yes I am afraid my opinion of Asian made machines was tainted by working at the re-cycling centre.
An example would be every LG that came in had knackered bearings, the build quality was nothing special, the bearing housings were fairly small so I can only assume so were the bearings fitted, or of course was the seals that were failing, I mean your mums only lasted 7 years which to me is a very short time for a tub seal to last.
Then there was the guy on here who stripped that LG direct Drive washer to repair it and gave us plenty of pictures and descriptions of its failings the list goes on though LG are not the only company churning out this sort of equipment on an unsuspecting public
Then of course there were all the other budget Asian machines, much the same but even more under engineered and cheaply made only a few years old if that, then of course all the electrical failures, control boards etc etc, so from my viewpoint Asian machines have nothing to offer other than glitzy front panels.
And of course my Bosch was a German built one not that did it any good as I only kept it a year so I cannot comment on its longevity.
As regards saying nothing I do try and be constructive in my criticisms of machines that I think do not make the grade and my opinions on LG machines have been talked about openly on here before
If you now own an Asian machine and are happy with it then good for you, enjoy it.
But I think to write off Italian machines in such a negative way is not called for, remember Italy was one the premier washing machine producing countries, it is only cheap crap coming from other countries that have forced them and other countries to downgrade their own products to compete with cheap labour countries, so we all end up in this situation.
Gary
