My new AEG Protex Washer and Dryer

[suds]

Hey Rob

Thanks for the warm welcome!

LOL reITA getting them in closet - totally agreed - had a good lot of expletives flying around here whilst doing that. The beast of a washer (82kg) has these rubber strip sound barriers that attach to the bottom 4 sides of the machine meaning it cannot be pushed across the floor as it basically has rubber brakes on! Had to place it on a bath sheet which I flipped up and over the back and top and then slid the machine in place - then inched the bath sheet out by leaning it from side-to-side - would have made a great home-movie-show video. Converted the dryer to drain away the water and had to squeeze myself up into the cupboard lying on my chest on top of the dryer dangling the pipe and trying to "drop" it into the installed drainpipe like some sort of carnival game - v-frustrating - funny now - PITA then!

Rob - all those washers mentioned in you profile - are they actually plumbed in and up an running?! - if so where do you house them all??

 

[chestermikeuk]

Programmes

Hi Brendan, was wondering if this particular machines used any different drum movements, some wool washes pin the clothes to the drum, (think slow spin) whilst others use rocking motions etc...

Understand what you mean on the "quickwash" option but some can be quite deceiving, the Zug machines had a "SPORT" buttons , now to look you would think gym gear, light quick wash, but this was actually the reduced time option, I used that a lot, I would select normal wash, temperature and spin then press sport to reduce the time, rather like the Maytag Askos, you could do a decent 95d hot wash with 4 rinses and 1600rpm spin in just less than an hour.

Know what you mean about the fingerprints, you need one of those glasses cleaning cloths fixed to the side on a pull string...!!

 

[chris74]

Protex

If you see the Latin origin it might just be "pro"+"textiles" so it simply means "for the clothes"...

 

[suds]

Hey

Chris - that sounds very credible as well - nicely researched!

Mike - the wool wash just does slow regular tumbles. On the dryer however it does pin them lightly to the drum. Shortening the wash, do you think it has enough time to heat up to the the selected temp? I am currently on the lookout for thermometer of sorts to check the water temperatures on the various cycles as I am not convinced the reduced cycles get anywhere near the indicated temp. I like your cloth-on-a-string idea

 

[chestermikeuk]

Short wash...

Hi Brendan, yes in the asko and zug machines the "Short, Sports or Reduced Time" does still heat to selected temp, have checked the water out of the drain hose, had the hose to the side of the washer so used it to fill the mop bucket for the slate floors etc,

I cant believe the prices of dryers these days, glad to know they are putting more features on the for the bang!!

 

[suds]

Mike

well done, I'm amazed that it manages to reach that temp in the shorter wash time - very good indeed!

 

[donprohel]

Latin "ProTex"

I don't believe it is Latin: the AEG "Neue Kollection" uses the term "Pro" for "Professional".

Dishwashers are advertised as "ProClean" ("clean" is not Latin) and the intensive cycle is called "70° Pro".

Fridges are advertised as "ProFresh" and "Professional Freshness" is explicitly mentioned.

For washing machines, they play with ProTex = "Professional Textile" and ProTex = "protect" because they claim their washing machines reduce the wear of laundry

 

[electron1100]

New machines

Hello Brendon

Welcome here it is very much a "speak easy" for washing machine and appliance addicts, so enjoy it

I must say the two very smart and solid looking machines with there (very welcome) understated styling actually give me hope that some modern machines can actually deliver the goods so to speak, most i find are just compensating with gadgets and gizmos for there mediocre performance and build qaulity.

And from what you say these AEG machines are certainly out of that league

I wish you well with them

Gary

 

[suds]

Thanks...

Donprohel - that's exactly the same conclusion I came to, thanks for the info

Gary/electron1100. Thanks so much for the welcome, I'm currently glued to the site (similar to kid in candy store) getting up to speed on all the lingo and feeling a sort of warm glow of acceptance/ fitting-in knowing there are others out there like me asking and answering questions concerning issues I thought were particular to me only! Really enjoying it and there seem to be some really great people on here.

As for the AEG's although I cannot speak for the longevity I cannot fault them in any way and this with HEAVY scrutiny as I am experimenting to see how the laundry emerges from them, I still gawp at how effortlessly the washer silently speeds through the wash programs making it look all to easy....

Thrilled
B

 

[chestermikeuk]

Which...

Model LG did you have Brendan? and did you have the matching dryer? Have you ever had a traditional Hoover - Hotpoint - Servis machine etc? Always fun to compare what the differences are.

When I first saw the pics I was amazed at how good they looked in the wrap around display units, given how they dont have a worktop and frame so to speak, I wasnt sure how they would look without them, must admit they have grown on me!!

 

[suds]

Hey...

My LG was the WD1411 washer-dryer combination, 8 kg wash/4kg dry. Served me really well except for hassles with spinning unbalanced items, large chunks of fluff finding their way into the shower spray nozzle which then required the top coming off to remove the feed pipe and unblock it. The entire control panel needed replacing as one button stopped working - the start/pause button. The power unit also failed the very day after I ordered the AEG's , luckily all repaired by a maintenance plan. I found the condensor drying rather hot even on the low heat settings and only used it for sturdier items like towels etc. I had this paired with a very basic vented dryer that cam along from South Africa (local company called DEFY that make fairly sturdy but basic appliances) when we moved over in 2004. Had an LG 7.2 kg "intellowasher" over there for a few years with paired with basic Maytag 10kg toplader with matching 10kg dryer, also fairly basic/ brutal but effective, the toplader liked banging the inside cabinet on unbalanced spin, something that never seemed to happen to mums speed queen which a after many years service was irrepairable so I gave her the LG front loader when moved to the UK, she loves it, it has had some fairly major repairs (my dad is very handy) but is still running after 12 years amazingly, I get my laundering-till-u-drop thing from her. I was amazed at the range of appliances in the UK, in South Africa only gets very few of the entire range, people do not seem to be too fussed about laundry as it is usually left to the domestic ladies who use whatever machine is provided (usually cheapest with largest capacity - the lg and Samsung agitator-less top loaders are popular - personally cannot stand them having used some, inferior washing ability and waste water....in my opinion tho...)

I was not even considering AEG when I started my search as I wanted german built/assembled appliances only, but they kept catching my eye on the various sites hence I started researching them. I wish my utility room looked as nice as that pic. Those models in the pic are the on step down from top of range with the narrower display and the white doors. I like the white doors and almost went for them but really liked the idea of the weight sensor in the TOL models. I could perhaps order the white door parts, checked on the AEG spares site and they were quite reasonable. I was initially going to get the washer-dryer and pair it with the heat pump dryer (washer dryer also has narrow display) but decided against that as the conventional condensor utilises too much water and electricity, I do miss being able to wash and dry in one go overnight tho....maybe I will still add it to my current 2 if I can find space! Lol

 

[chestermikeuk]

AEG Protex

I think yours look good with the silver trim, and the wider graphic display looks Fab, Have you worked your way through all the programmes yet? any quirky ones?

 

[logixx]

I like the Wool cycle!

 

[chris74]

Vid

The speed seems a bit high, the woolens are not tumbled but clinging to the drum...

 

[foraloysius]

Not tumbled

That's how it is supposed to be.

 

[chris74]

Vid

The speed seems a bit high, the woolens are not tumbled but clinging to the drum...

 

[chris74]

Vid

The speed seems a bit high, the woolens are not tumbled but clinging to the drum...

 

[chris74]

Sorry for the doubled entries

Is it so fast because of the gentle programme?