HEC washing machines in the new Argos catalogue

[electron800]

Hi all
Just been flicking through the new Argos catalogue and noticed their new brand of entry level machines, HEC. Can anyone tell me anything about them? Who makes them? I can't seem to find a website dedicated to them, they're only on the Argos site. Any idea about their reliability? I can't imagine it's too great since they're the cheapest washers on the market. Also they only get a B wash rating. I can't say I've seen a machine with less than A on sale for a while now.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4798033/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CKitchen+and+laundry%7C10198386/c_2/2%7Ccat_10198386%7CWashers+and+dryers%7C10198544/c_3/3%7Ccat_10198544%7CWashing+machines%7C10198549.htm

 

[hooverkeymatic]

HEC

I wondered that aswell.They only have a 1000rpm spin .Most nowadays haveat least 1200rpm.They look alright.

 

[newwave1]

They look to be haier's with a new door handle and dials.

Darren

 

[rolls_rapide]

They will be cheap, made in China crap. Spare parts will be difficult to get, and the reliability is likely to be very poor.

 

[jameseyboy]

HEC washing machines

a friend of mine had one delivered the other day she seemed quite impressed with it she said it is very quiet and the cycles are very quick much better than the candy it replaced

J

 

[MrX]

The price of these things is getting laughably cheap. How the heck can they produce them at that kind of price!
£159
or
€202
or
US$301

 

[hotpoint9534]

This will no doubt cause other manufacturers to cut their costs even further. I'd say for Indesit or Servis to lower their prices any lower they'd have to switch production to the Far East, no doubt closing their remaining British factories in the process.

You can say I'm stuck in the past if you like, but I'd much rather have my machine repaired rather than chucking it out and buying a new 'HEC' everytime it goes wrong. It's certainly not a good time to be in the independent repair trade...

There's the argument that many appliances are recycled anyway nowadays. However, this does not take into account the environmental cost of producing and transporting the things in the first place.

Machines may be AAA rated but quite often they've been produced in a careless DDD rated factory by a DDD rated company i.e. one that churns out rubbish that'll last 18 months if you're lucky, after having been transported halfway around the globe!

Tom

 

[electron1100]

Quicj wash!!!!

This machine takes 2 hours 25 minutes to do a 30 degree wash???????????

Will the motor last that long ;-)

All electrical gear that is taken to recycling centres is taken off to a massive machine in Newport that manages to extract the non ferrous metal parts and dumps the rest.

Though there is a bit of recycling in that engineers with PAT testing certificate can still buy electrical items so there is some recyling going on

As regards spin speeds.......more speed more creasing....and unless the machine is really well built, more failure of the main bearings etc etc

My bosch spins at 1400 max and my old Hoovers at 1100 in terms of drying time it is about 10 minutes ......sod all really........i think a lot of it is misplaced specmanship purely for selling

arghh i dont know i just dont know