aquacycle
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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.
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ronhic
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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.
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.
paulinroyton
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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
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..
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..
ronhic
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Mike...
I've just read the V-Zug manual...
...oh, how I want one of these...
PLEASE!
I've just read the V-Zug manual...
...oh, how I want one of these...
PLEASE!
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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.
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.
aquacycle
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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
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.
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.
aquarius1984
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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
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
aquarius1984
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From that style to the last decent built Hotpoint,
WM64
WM64
aquarius1984
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Now if you come across on of these snap it up! lol,..
aquarius1984
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and if you do go vintage then be sure to have the neccessary matching vac from the same period lol.....
aquacycle
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oh god no! Not the dreaded Hotpoint uprights!!
My grandma has a very similar Hotpoint washer to the one you got from Bradders and she's had it since new with no problems. I looked at one of these in Comet today. Any opinions?
My grandma has a very similar Hotpoint washer to the one you got from Bradders and she's had it since new with no problems. I looked at one of these in Comet today. Any opinions?
aquarius1984
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Snap up that Zanussi Chris, you wont regret it!
Absolute bargain and incredibly well made.
As for the Hotpoint uprights, fab vacs! I love the 2 we have as they clean superbly and the hose suction is wonderful for a dirty fan system.
Absolute bargain and incredibly well made.
As for the Hotpoint uprights, fab vacs! I love the 2 we have as they clean superbly and the hose suction is wonderful for a dirty fan system.
aquacycle
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I never liked them. I thought they were horrible performers and horribly made.
I'm gonna nag my flatmate now to get a new washer lol.
I'm gonna nag my flatmate now to get a new washer lol.
ronhic
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Which?
Tested that model in their last test.
'...cotton wash is average and the spin is noisy'
Pros: Excellent 40ºC easy-care cleaning, low water and energy use on cotton program
Cons: Noisy spin, no extra rinse option
They rated
cottons - ***
Easy care - *****
Now having said that, I have 2 Zanussi based machines and really like them, though one is starting to get a little noisy in the suspension, it has done a lot of work in 3yrs (upwards of 20 loads a week sometimes)
Neither has given any trouble and given that one is in a rental property, that is a good thing too...
Tested that model in their last test.
'...cotton wash is average and the spin is noisy'
Pros: Excellent 40ºC easy-care cleaning, low water and energy use on cotton program
Cons: Noisy spin, no extra rinse option
They rated
cottons - ***
Easy care - *****
Now having said that, I have 2 Zanussi based machines and really like them, though one is starting to get a little noisy in the suspension, it has done a lot of work in 3yrs (upwards of 20 loads a week sometimes)
Neither has given any trouble and given that one is in a rental property, that is a good thing too...
Quote fron aquarius1984 :
"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."
and
"On the other hand, rare as they are why not go for a vintage Hotpoint?"
ha ha ha I dont think I need to tell anyone here which motor is famous for getting through those brushes quick. . .
"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."
and
"On the other hand, rare as they are why not go for a vintage Hotpoint?"
ha ha ha I dont think I need to tell anyone here which motor is famous for getting through those brushes quick. . .
aquarius1984
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and to quote myself further Bertrum I also said....
"Anything made before July 2000 will serve you very well and be a breeze to repair."
£4 Hotpoint brushes vs £25 for Bosch brushes not to mention the time needed to fit said Bosch brushes puts me right off if the darn thing goes wrong.
You say you looked 11 machines today?
What kinds of machines and what faults did you come across,
Your certainly quick at repairing and even quicker at looking, perhaps you have some trade secrets your willing to share?
Maybe set up a thread and let us in on some secrets so we can all learn how to do it like the pros?
That would be just fabulous and im sure others will agree.
"Anything made before July 2000 will serve you very well and be a breeze to repair."
£4 Hotpoint brushes vs £25 for Bosch brushes not to mention the time needed to fit said Bosch brushes puts me right off if the darn thing goes wrong.
You say you looked 11 machines today?
What kinds of machines and what faults did you come across,
Your certainly quick at repairing and even quicker at looking, perhaps you have some trade secrets your willing to share?
Maybe set up a thread and let us in on some secrets so we can all learn how to do it like the pros?
That would be just fabulous and im sure others will agree.
Get that Zanussi. My sister has (well, had, long story involving a split up) that Zanussi, she got it for about £230 in the sale and it's a great machine from what I've seen of it, and better than anything else she could have got for the price.
The Hotpoints, well I can't say ours was reliable, but in the amount of repairs it had it probably cost less than it would to do one repair on the Bosch. That was the real character of those Hotpoint's. Our Bosch needed a PCB replacing after 3 years (not the machine's fault, dumb arse builders kept it outside for 2 weeks without our knowledge in November weather), and whilst it was a reliable machine the PCB board alone cost something stupid to replace, whereas the timer when it was replaced on the Hotpoint cost something stupidly cheap.
Our WM64 certainly wasn't as reliable or well performing as older Hotpoints (nana's WM25 was much much better), but it did the job for 4 years and whilst it did break down quite a bit (usually was brushes), and nowhere near as good as our Bosch was (which wasn't as good as the Zanussi and Miele mum's had after), nothing less than a tenner and an hour of our own time without calling out engineers that got it back up and running again. That was the real charm with the GEC Hotpoints.
On the same basis, for the price I think that Electrolux based machines are better than equivalent spec Bosch machines out there on the market - for the fact that Electrolux machines are more servicable and parts are cheaper, and they generally perform better.
Jon
The Hotpoints, well I can't say ours was reliable, but in the amount of repairs it had it probably cost less than it would to do one repair on the Bosch. That was the real character of those Hotpoint's. Our Bosch needed a PCB replacing after 3 years (not the machine's fault, dumb arse builders kept it outside for 2 weeks without our knowledge in November weather), and whilst it was a reliable machine the PCB board alone cost something stupid to replace, whereas the timer when it was replaced on the Hotpoint cost something stupidly cheap.
Our WM64 certainly wasn't as reliable or well performing as older Hotpoints (nana's WM25 was much much better), but it did the job for 4 years and whilst it did break down quite a bit (usually was brushes), and nowhere near as good as our Bosch was (which wasn't as good as the Zanussi and Miele mum's had after), nothing less than a tenner and an hour of our own time without calling out engineers that got it back up and running again. That was the real charm with the GEC Hotpoints.
On the same basis, for the price I think that Electrolux based machines are better than equivalent spec Bosch machines out there on the market - for the fact that Electrolux machines are more servicable and parts are cheaper, and they generally perform better.
Jon
paulinroyton
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Door On Aqualtis
Hi Mike.
Thanks for advice. I can not find the receipt for my machine. If I think correct it must be nearly 4-5 years old, maybe more on the 5 year old side. To buy a new door would be £114, but have no idea how to fit it.
At this moment in time it is working ok, but knowing my luck it wont work again next time I use it.
Paul
Hi Mike.
Thanks for advice. I can not find the receipt for my machine. If I think correct it must be nearly 4-5 years old, maybe more on the 5 year old side. To buy a new door would be £114, but have no idea how to fit it.
At this moment in time it is working ok, but knowing my luck it wont work again next time I use it.
Paul
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