HooverKeymatic....
Yeh i guess it's inevitible id see a few more Hotpoints broken, purely coz they sell in much higher numbers than many other makes. Their new machines certainly do seem very quiet tho. It's weird coz Hotpoint have got quieter compared to the 80s models & Zanussi have got louder compared to their 80s models.
Indesit make a nasty whining sound ive noticed. Well, at least the WIL model i saw did. Ive not much experience of Ariston but the A6146 is also available as a Hotpoint i think, which seems odd. Wouldve thought theyd have positioned Ariston in the middle of Indesit & Hotpoint for quality (Hotpoint being the more prestige brand, Indesit being the budget one).
Liam