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Hi guys,

Some of you might know me as turbo500 over on vacuumland and Chris on Hooverland UK. I need a bit of help about my washer. I'm not a total novice when it comes to washers and dryers. I know the basics - avoid Indesit, stick with Miele etc. But at the moment, I'm on a budget.

My apartment came with a washing machine already in it - a Beko WM5100W and it's not particulaly good. It's loud, takes a lifetime to do 1 wash, doesn't fill up via the fabric conditioner compartment AT ALL and so the softner compartment just clogs up and it doesn't always spin. So we're replacing it. I just was curious as to which washing machine I can get that's fairly decent and under £250. I don't expect it to last me 20 odd years like my Mum's old Zanussi, but at least something a bit quieter that washes well and does everything it's meant to. I've read a few reviews online and I'm stearing well clear of Beko, Haier and Indesit but everything else seems to be a bit too expensive. Any ideas?

many thanks,
Chris
 
Well if its under £250 its always going to include haier, beko and indesit- but indesits also go to 300+.

Theres a whirlpool which is for £240, 1200 spin and 5kg. I'm pretty sure it'll be better than beko. its been rated 4.8 out of 5 which is really good on comets site by buyers.

heres pic:

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How strange. I live about 30 seconds walk from the interchange - down the street from the Great Victoria Hotel if you know it. Where abouts are you? Many thanks for the advice. I will deffo be looking into that Whirlpool.
 
oh wow! Near ikea? I know it well. My friend lives in Batley. I work in Leeds city centre so I know a lot of people from around Leeds and a few from Huddersfield.
 
No not near IKEA thats more towards Birstall. I'm very close to Batley Bulldogs rugby field.

And i love going city centre leeds, went there yesterday. lol :D
 
Ahhh ok. Is that near the huge PPG HQ?
I work directly behind corn exchange - in between Kirkgate Market and the bus station. You can't beat Leeds for shopping. Shame there's no vac or washer shop tho :(
 
Powder Coaters? No idea.
My company books all there travel and so I know them well. They're called PPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd and are based on Huddersfield Rd. I'll be online when I get home.
 
Don't buy whirlpool!

I have the exactly same machine except for the slower spin speed and it had 2 service calls in 6 months!
First was for bearing failure and the second because it started filling too much!!!
For the bearing all the machine's insides had to be changed! The tub is welded and you can't do anything! If I were to repair it out of warranty it would have been a 285€ bill! And also for the overfilling problem the PCB/wire harness were changed, again under warranty, if it was out of warranty, the bill would have been of 180€!!!

Get something from a European producer!

Even Indesit is better than Whirlpool! Get a nice Hotpoint (indesit) machine or anything from Electrolux and why not something from Candy/Hoover or Brandt? Do they (Brandt) sell anything in the UK?
 
Thanks for the heads-up. I will look into Hoover and Zanussi (electrolux). I might just get a second hand one - by the sounds of it, I'd have more luck.
 
Beko

New Beko's are pretty good machines from a wash perspective, but Which? has pointed out that they have all have long 'normal' cycles and can have a tendency to be noisier on spin. This is something that many machines they test have suffered from and all of them in your price range. Beko's top end machines though, are much much quieter.

From the sound of it, it could be an inlet solinoid that is causing the issue with the fabric softener dispenser if it is not filling via there OR if water is just flowing over the top, a clogged siphon....

As for the spin, well that I can't help you with unless the OOB sensor is stuffed.

On a personal note, my mother bought a Fisher & Paykel version of the WMXD760 and it had a control board replaced in the first week as it wouldn't pump out before spin....that was nearly 12m ago and it has proved since then to wash brilliantly, spin quietly and rinse far better than most...it is certainly much quieter than the ASEA it replaced.

Any brand can make a bum model and any machine within a range can have 'issues' that the rest of the models within that brand don't suffer...check out Argos. They have customer ratings next to the machines and Beko has an average of 4/5 with a couple of models in your price range hitting over 4.5/5

When spending the sort of money you are discussing, you are unlikely to get a quiet machine (compared to spending GBP350+), but from what I can read at the Argos site, you can get one that other people have been pleased with.
 
Help With My Hotpoint Aqualtis

I have a Hotpoint Aqualtis model AQXXF149PM. Yesterday the machine finished its programme, showed end, but door locked light was on and unable to open door. I put the machine onto a drain only cycle, it also showed end, and door locked light on and unable to open the door.

I then put it on a spin, and as soon as the machine finished and showed end it made 3 clicking noises, as it was doing this I pulled on the door and was able to open it.

Normaly as the machine shows end, it always makes these clicking noises.

Has anyone any idea what the fault could be.

Regards

Paul
 
Best Buy Washers

Morning Chris

One of the best range of washers for price , performance, reliability & 2yr guarantee is Gorenje...have a look at the latest models and give me a call or email me for a "Club price"!! or for any other model as well.

Paul, I wonder if the door alignment is faulty after the accident, or as the board is also in the Aqualtis door, I wonder if it has been cracked etc..how old is it now?? you might be able to do a deal with the service department as it still has the 4yr parts, but had suffered damage etc..



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Hi.
Beko get alot of stick but they are not bad machines for the price . Avoid Indeshit and Haier !
Bradford city centre- have they built the new shopping mall yet.
I used to live in Baildon and moved to South Yorks some time ago.
I was there last year and Forster Square was flattened !
Prestigious old city ,left in a right mess.
Regards Louis.
 
Hi Louis,

Baildon is my home town. My Mum and Dad still live there.
No - Westfield is an on-going nightmare unfortunatley. Thanks for all the advise everyone. I will deffo look into this

Chris
 
Hi Chris,

Do yourself and a favour and don't buy Hoover or zanussi, Hoover/ candy are currently the worst machines on the market. Electrolux and Indesit machines are not much better.

If your on a budget what about thinking about buying a second hand Bosch, they are still the best machine sout there for the money.

(I am a service engineer, I looked at 11 machines today! so I probably know more than most about modern appliance repair than most).

anyway good luck.
 
Chris,

You just cant go wrong with modern Zanussi machines, have heard nothing but fab things about them.
I rue the day I left my ZWF1440W with my ex - bet the silly cow has trashed it.

Have friends with modern Lux machines who say they are totally happy with them and that even includes one who was so greatful to scrap her £1200 Dyson "Contraro trash ator" for a normal £220 1200rpm Zanussi Aquacycle.

I grew up with a 1992 Electrolux EWF1130W which got hammered for 8 years. Fab machine that was!

Cant go wrong with a Tricity Bendix/Bendix either as you already know from experience.

Steer clear of Bosch, even the TOL models are just as problematic as the cheap end with their whiny motors that screech and cheap feeling designs.
One friend of ours has a 16/1400rpm (I forget which is its not directly in my interest path) Bosch Maxx thing and is regularly changing the brushes on it which is one b*tch of a job to do.

Have heard that spin once whilst we had a coffee there and vowed I would never ever have a modern Bosch in the collection.

On the other hand, rare as they are why not go for a vintage Hotpoint?

Anything made before July 2000 will serve you very well and be a breeze to repair.

Our first Hotpoint in the collection came from Bradford, the 1985 95620.

Rob

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