aeg03
Well-known member
Hi all,
I used an Antonio Merloni product for the first time this week in Dubai. When I went into my apartment I was a little disappointed to find this Ardo machine there instead of a nice swanky Samsung which I had last time,
I fiddled with the machine and discovered straight away that the drier didn't work, no matter what way I tried, it didn't work - reminded me of my Indesit which I had from 1996 to 2000 which did the same thing, the drier knob didn't do anything anymore (it seems that the electronics are not insulated enough from the heat so go wrong).
Anyway, I did my first load in the machine and noticed how quiet and smooth it was on the wash, It has an induction motor with maximum spin of 800RPM.
The drum has the awful shallow 4 paddle design, I remember first seeing these in the Servis (same company) I saw in Comet and wondered how it could clean clothes and I can see how appauling it is on low loads - the clothes just go around and around in a bundle, not really doing anything - I can see why it was used on the Dyson adverts.
The machine has a mix of traditional dial and electronic control which is why when you manually click the dial, it doesn't always do a change straight away.
The machine is very stable on the spin cycle UNLIKE my AEG OKO Lavamat which thumps about near enough on every spin cycle, this Ardo machine didn't shake once. The only problem with this machine is that it seems that the bearings are on their way out (Common in Antonio Merloni) the machine was horribly noisy on spin cycle as the bearings rummbled so loud. For an 800RPM spin, the machine did very well and I just hanged up the items in the kitchen and they were dry by the next day, sometimes a few hours later the items would be dry.
The pump is VERY noisy and slightly annoying but hey. The programme symbols leave a lot to be desired and you have to guess what they mean.
The dial I noticed was in the same programme sequence as my old Servis from 1983, perhaps Antonio Merloni copied the programmes for their machines. The Servis Slimline Electronic ---- I cant remember the number, it had square door and SpinCare drum and looked very much like a Quartz 610 I think but mine had a dial on it - it gave us a lot of problems and had to have 3 x new motors and the bearings always rattled on unbalanced loads, the machine used to shake violently out of its spot in the kitchen sometimes - this was a Pre Antonio Merloni machine and was just as horrendous, I hear though that others loved their Servis from the 70s 80s so maybe we were unlucky with ours.
I can't say that I am disappointed with this machine, it has been ok but of course I have used better. I like how quiet and stable it is on the spin but low loads are not that good due to the paddle design.
I used an Antonio Merloni product for the first time this week in Dubai. When I went into my apartment I was a little disappointed to find this Ardo machine there instead of a nice swanky Samsung which I had last time,
I fiddled with the machine and discovered straight away that the drier didn't work, no matter what way I tried, it didn't work - reminded me of my Indesit which I had from 1996 to 2000 which did the same thing, the drier knob didn't do anything anymore (it seems that the electronics are not insulated enough from the heat so go wrong).
Anyway, I did my first load in the machine and noticed how quiet and smooth it was on the wash, It has an induction motor with maximum spin of 800RPM.
The drum has the awful shallow 4 paddle design, I remember first seeing these in the Servis (same company) I saw in Comet and wondered how it could clean clothes and I can see how appauling it is on low loads - the clothes just go around and around in a bundle, not really doing anything - I can see why it was used on the Dyson adverts.
The machine has a mix of traditional dial and electronic control which is why when you manually click the dial, it doesn't always do a change straight away.
The machine is very stable on the spin cycle UNLIKE my AEG OKO Lavamat which thumps about near enough on every spin cycle, this Ardo machine didn't shake once. The only problem with this machine is that it seems that the bearings are on their way out (Common in Antonio Merloni) the machine was horribly noisy on spin cycle as the bearings rummbled so loud. For an 800RPM spin, the machine did very well and I just hanged up the items in the kitchen and they were dry by the next day, sometimes a few hours later the items would be dry.
The pump is VERY noisy and slightly annoying but hey. The programme symbols leave a lot to be desired and you have to guess what they mean.
The dial I noticed was in the same programme sequence as my old Servis from 1983, perhaps Antonio Merloni copied the programmes for their machines. The Servis Slimline Electronic ---- I cant remember the number, it had square door and SpinCare drum and looked very much like a Quartz 610 I think but mine had a dial on it - it gave us a lot of problems and had to have 3 x new motors and the bearings always rattled on unbalanced loads, the machine used to shake violently out of its spot in the kitchen sometimes - this was a Pre Antonio Merloni machine and was just as horrendous, I hear though that others loved their Servis from the 70s 80s so maybe we were unlucky with ours.
I can't say that I am disappointed with this machine, it has been ok but of course I have used better. I like how quiet and stable it is on the spin but low loads are not that good due to the paddle design.
