Dodgey washing machine brands - Haier, HEC, Bush etc

[aquacycle]

ok so I wanted to bring up my hatred for the new range of "dodgey" washers. My cousin bought a Haier washer - TOL at £264.19 - for her new house after she got married. That was 4 months ago. It's now in the garden waiting to be collected. WHAT THE HELL? Even an Indesit will go on for a few years. Also, these HEC/Bush machines in the new argos are looking very dodgey indeed. What's going on? I've never heard of Haier before this year - are they a new company? They're certainly pretty pointless. I'd sooner own a Beko or Indesit over one of those. Anyway, just wanted to share the hatred.

all the best,
Chris

 

[andrewinorlando]

Chris,

Haier is a Chinese made brand, based in China. It's been around for a long time, but, as your sis has seen, some of their products are a bit "dodgey" in terms of quality.

 

[davek]

Haier is a Chinese company, and is certainly a pretty new brand to Americans and most Europeans. It doesn't appear to me that their stuff is badly built, but I would certainly think that parts supply is a problem. It doesn't sound as if your cousin was able to get in-home service under a guarantee, as you'd expect from a new machine.

Tell her to call the East End Thug. He'll fix that piece of garbage.

 

[aquacycle]

Thanks for the info guys. She's replaced it with a Zanussi now and is having much better luck with that.

 

[chestermikeuk]

What do you expect!!!

People Want Cheap...its the only way to go until finally the new EU waste initiative laws really start to kick in and they DO start fining manufacturers after seeing their mountains of junked in guarantee & year old machines!!!!!!

Its also the way people think, cheap machine, breaks , new machine on the store / credit card easy - off we go again!!!
(unless you are like us and want to try them all...Lol)

In the two years I`ve been selling the new stuff Indesit / Hotpoint has proved to be the most reliable, and if it does break down you can book your own service slot, if parts not on the van usually there within 24hrs and exchanges if required are a doddle all done by company!!! the big boys top end stuff doesnt come anywhere near that when you need service!!!

 

[paulinroyton]

Haier

Hi Mike & Guys.

Well my Hotpoint Aqualtis died. As you know I drove into the door and broke it. I phoned Hotpoint and they quoted over £200 to repair the machine. I thought this was quite expensive.

I went to Comet and bought a Haier, as it was under £200. I will say it does wash & spin very well. I like the eco switch, which allows different water levels. On the cotton cycle it has deep rinses when you put the eco button on full load. I dont use it on a fast spin, as I remember an old Which Magazine report saying about fast spin machines. I know machines like Miele, Aeg can cope with a fast spin, so I hope with using the Haier on a slower spin it might last, there again pigs might fly.

Will keep you all posted, lol.

Regards

Paul

 

[maytagbear]

The only GOOD Bush

is KATE BUSH.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[fl1012]

Hi all

New to hear so Hello to everyone who have not already read all my gabbling on other posts!

With regard to these dodgy machines, the thing is, the Haier at £264.19 was more money than my Mum paid for her Zanussi Essential 1400 in 2007, we got that for £230.00, so it wasn't even that much of a bargain.

It shouldve been repairable under warranty tho, 4 months is just not acceptable & i think some people panic abit too much when an appliance dies and immdiately go into replacement mode rather than trying to keep another machine running. The amount of examples on Ebay is testiment to this.

The people concerned should have alot better service from the Zanussi tho! I think ropey examples are alot fewer & far between where Electrolux Group are concerned. Tho i thought Haier got reasonable reviews from owners on Kelkoo too.

HEC look just plain nasty & cheap. Id rather get a second hand Zanussi or Tricity Bendix than waste £180 on a new HEC, or an Indesit for that matter.

Beko seem to be putting across a more convincing offer tho. So maybe id consider one of those.

Liam

 

[hooverkeymatic]

FL1012...

I think the 7kg and 8kg Beko's with the LCD look very cheap.Even the new Indesit's feel and look less cheap and thats saying something! lol

 

[ronhic]

I'll weigh in on this...

...not from a reliability point of view though...

In these times of economic uncertainty, why oh why did your cousin not get the damn thing fixed under warranty??? They would have at LEAST a 12m warranty and I for one would have forced the issue to the point of trying to get my money back for selling goods that 'were not of merchantable quality'.

 

[fl1012]

Beko don't look as nice as Indesit, totally agree. I just think they put across a slightly more convincing prospect from a reliability & longevity perpective. This view is largely based on looking at the different makes on Ebay & seeing which one has the most machines advertised as spares/repairs, so it could be that Beko are infact worse.

I know Beko's dryers are abysmal tho, all the clothes clump together in them i believe.

Ultimately if someone said they wanted a cheap machine id recommend a second hand 90s Zanussi/AEG/Tricity Bendix as im just not THAT convinced by any modern machines compared to their predecessors. Except for Miele which seems solid full stop. Tho expensive.

Liam

 

[rolls_rapide]

I noticed that Argos had HEC and Haus labelled machines around the £165 (pounds Sterling) mark. Absolute tat, if you ask me.

My sister recently bought a Bosch Classixx and it is surprisingly solidly built, for a lower end machine. I do notice that the powder drawer is slightly flimsier (thinner plastic) compared to mum's three year old Bosch Exxcel. All in all, not a bad effort.

 

[aquacycle]

Beko...

..I have a Beko and, although not as good as a Miele, Zanussi or Bocsh, for £180, it's not a bad washer. It washes well and does nice deep rinses. Even the 40 A-class wash uses a fair amount of water than you can see coming up to the door unlike some washers today. The cycles are bloody long and it's not exactley quiet but it's deffo not the loudest washer I've heard.

 

[fl1012]

Im getting quite convinced about Beko now. They definately have quite a few fans out there. Their customer reviews are generally very good too, unlike the other sub £200 brands.

And with the good water consumption (ie it uses alot) id consider recomending a Beko to Mum if our Zanussi lasts less than 5 years & she doesn't wanna go down the expensive appliance route.

 

[hooverkeymatic]

Beko are alright but the 7kg and 8kg models feel so flimsy.

 

[newwave1]

I can't stand those cheap a$$ brands like haier/bush, haus, servis, beko...it just makes me cringe to think people are buying these. We had a haier in at my old shop and i nearly fel over moving it because it was as light as a freestanding fridge! I put all the staff and customers off buying them as theyre god awful.

I just hope the result of all these failing miserable 3hour long cycle cheap machines is that manufacturers will take a long hard look at what they've been making and decide it isn't good enough.

Darren

 

[paulinroyton]

Caple

Hi Guys.

Went on the Comet website tonight and I found a make of washing machines called Caple. Does anyone know where these machines are made.

Regards

Paul

 

[paulinroyton]

Caple

Hi Guys, yes me again.

The machine is the Caple WMI2001, and retails at £378.99. So curious to find out who makes the machine.

Regards

Paul

 

[aquacycle]

Do you have a link? I can't find it on Comet.co.uk?
Speaking of who makes what, does anyone know anything about CDA machines?