Gorenje WA60125

[optima]

Gorenje

Ingemar,

A truly well built machine, but i still can't get my head around why Gorenje can manufacture such a good machine & end up putting a plastic door lock on it. Even most of the cheapest machines on sale have a metal door lock.

 

[qualin]

Do the majority of the machines in the UK/Europe use plastic outer tubs like that now? Or is it just the really high end manufacturers like Miele which use metal outer tubs?

Or is that Carboran? (sp?)

 

[petarp]

@optima

Well, the Gorenje is in those 1 out of 10...
As I mentioned, I have WA63121 with the green LCD display.
It never lengthens the time...
The 'Quick wash' option on Gorenjes is very good!
Only things that can make the cycle longer are extra rinses, sensor rinse, prewash, soak and easy iron (that adds about 2 minutes).

 

[glenfieldmathk1]

@qualin

Most use Plastic tubs, but even in the USA, you will find nearly all use plastic tubs too-especially LG, Samsung.
Here we have Miele & Maytag(ASKO) which use Metal (Cast iron), plus the higher Gorenje models use a stainless steel outer tub and inner drums (the cheaper ones are plastic as in the photo).
Siemens machines have a different kind of plastic, that is used in building aircraft - so its much stronger (I presume Bosch Logixx also use this one, being as if all Siemens are 8KG here and all have the same drum & tub)
Hotpoint Aqualtis use a different kind of plastic too, which is able to insulate heat inside better than other plastic tubs, meaning less energy waste.

All other machines use the standard plastic tubs.

 

[gorenje]

plastic or metal outer tubs

This days more and more models of different manufacturers has plastic material outer tubs.
Some manufacturers offers on higher models a metal tub.

The Gorenje WS 43122 I had is a slim model, but it has a metal outer tub.

@ optima - yes it really is a shame to save on such litle details that can cause big annoyance for consumers.

 

[targus]

In Belgium we have a supermarket, called eldi, that has a own cheap household brand called Friac. These are very cheap but quite reliable machines. The new models are based on gorenje models as you can see in my picture.

 

[haxisfan]

Tub material

Nice Gorenje there... I really like those curved lines on either side of the porthole... they make it look kind of... curvy

Glenfieldmathk1... about the tub material, I'm sure no manufacturer uses standard plastic to build their tubs, it would always be a special blend with minimum essential attributes related to heat retention and insulation in general. Some tub construction might be more expensive than steel and certainly have more important properties. There's an article around here about the tub construction in the sophisticated V-Zug machines.

Most Candy and Hoover's tubs (if not all) are made of 'Silitech', which as well as the features mentioned above has sound absorbing properties. Maybe this is the same material that the Aqualtis have as you stated above.

 

[confused]

I have had a Gorenje WA72145BK washing machine and D72325BK tumble dryer for about a year now and the only fault i have is it is a bit noisy on spin, otherwise i cant fault either the washer or the dryer. It has a 17min cycle that is actually 17mins

Water levels are good and to add to that it has a recirculation pump so it really does get things clean. Pretty cheap as well considering what you get for the cash. Bought them from thewashingmachineplace.co.uk but the site does not seem to be up anymore

 

[Maturasigma]

Gorenje

I really love my Gorenje WA63170. It does have the very fast spin speed with 1700rpm. And with the induction motor it is so silent at wash and spin. And it have thstainless steel tub and drum, so it is very heavy too. But the drum looks way bigger than my last 8kg washer, the Bosch Loggix 8 (it was terrible)

Gorenje build very good washers.

Here you see my Gorenje

 

[ariston_mad]

i love these machines but i perfer the old design with the handle on the outer side of the door trim (like maturasigmas)

 

[gorenje]

New line of the TOL models

I like the appearance of the new generation of the TOL machines, but those models are expensive.

 

[gorenje]

onother one

very elegant set

 

[optima]

Gorenje

Ingemar

Wow such classy looking machines. I want them especially the pair in the last picture. Just love the black & white colour coordination, truly stunning!

 

[rolls_rapide]

Plastic tubs

They are constructed from glass-reinforced polypropylene. "Carboran" is Zanussi's trade name for the same stuff.

 

[Maturasigma]

The new models there are looking like very nice, but i have never seen this one in real live.