New home, new machine

[lavamat_jon]

Hi all,

Moved into my new flat this weekend just gone, all settled in now and just thought I'd give my pennies worth on the machine.

It's a Beko WM5120, and to be honest I'm quite impressed for a sub £200 machine. Doesn't mess around on the cycles, 2 hours standard or 1 hour with quick wash, good rinse spins, and doesn't mess around spinning, just drains, distributes then spins without any bursts.

Not a bad machine at all, to be honest it seems to be programmed much better than my sister's Zanussi Essential.

Jon

 

[lavamat_jon]

Control panel

Nice and simple

 

[lavamat_jon]

Got my old faithful dryer back with me

 

[lavamat_jon]

And a shot of the kitchen, bit blurry I'm afraid as I had to do a sneaky pic but you get the idea

Jon

 

[cleanteamofny]

Very nice, I know this feels like home!
And great water level on that washer, does it go higher during the rinse phase?

 

[passatdoc]

Where's the Brown Betty teapot? Where are the teapot cozies?

Are you SURE this photo was taken in England???

 

[favorit]

That is the actual rinse level on half loads

Hi Larry,
I bet that shot has been taken on the last rinse.....those drops on the glass door are due to the fabric softener

 

[chestermikeuk]

Congrats!!

All the best Jon in your new abode, looks great, those Beko seem to be good machines....

Whats the powder dixan?? Any space for a hoovermatic!!!

Cheers, Mike

 

[vacbear58]

Best wishes on the new place Jon

hope it works out well for you. Kitchen does not look bad at all - and dont forget that if there is not room for a twinnie, the Hoover wringer washers will fit into the smallest space - even under the draining board Who needs a Beko anyway LOLOLOL Or it looks like separate fridge & freezer just outside - get them up on a shelf and there will be PLENTY of room to fit a Supertwin under them

Al

 

[dyson2drums]

Hey Jon

Congrats on your new place.

WOW, this machine sure goes beyond my expectation, nice water levels and easy to use.

All the best

take care

 

[lavamat_jon]

Larry/Favorit - that's the rinse level if you have quick wash selected, it deletes a rinse but compensates for this by doing deeper rinses. On the standard cycle the water is just above the lip of the drum. When the drum is stationary it is quite deep on the quick wash rinses - up the flat part of the door glass.

Jim - we did actually buy a teapot lol, it usually lives under next to the kettle but was on the draining board when the picture was taken, it's well used .

Mike - yes so far it seems to be a decent machine, seems to have better cycles than Indesits of a similar price. Very interesting sudslock routine too - will cut the spin out, fill the sump up, then drain again and carry on rather than just sitting there pumping like a lot of other machines seem to do nowadays. Ariel powder, and unfortunately no room for a twinnie, that and I'm not quite sure what the flatmates would say hehe. But yes - would definitely recommend the Beko for a budget machine - not just that, but parts are interchangeable and very inexpensive...

Al - yeah, stacked the fridge and freezer outside the kitchen to accommodate the tumble dryer, needs must and all that lol. Of course there is plenty of space in the parents garage for a twin tub, so who knows hehe. Saying that, if I did have a twin tub here at the flat, I could always use the machine when its dormant to roll my pastry on .

Cheers guys,

Jon

 

[foraloysius]

What? No dishwasher? LOL

Congratulations on the new flat. My second hand appliances dealer thinks Beko builds the best washing machine in the lower price range. He extended his business by starting new machines from Beko. He wouldn't have done that if they were no good. He loves appliances way too much. So happy washing with it.

BTW, good to see the Lavatherm back. No dishwasher though...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Congrats on the new place Jon.

Liking the facing each other set up in the kitchen and drooling over the lavatherm. Lovely machine.

In my previous place, I used the WMA520W which, I would assume, would be the earlier version of yours. Deffo looks similar. Did the biz for a household of 7 with little fuss - so much so that landlord bought another one to work alongside it.

Enjoy the new place and the Beko.

Cheers
Paul

 

[vacbear58]

Pastry

Well Jon, you know me well enough by now to know that a place to roll pastry would always be important to me LOLOLOL
Al

 

[aquacycle]

Thank god it wasn't the bottom end machine that takes 3 days to do a wash cycle lol. Congrats on the new place J, can't wait to come see it, if you'll have me. I knew you'd cave with the dryer lol. xx

 

[appnut]

Jon, congratulations on moving into the new flat!! You tryinig to make me feel old mister? You've literally grown up before my eyes over the years--you & Jamie both!! Is there a dishwaher about somewhere?

 

[richardc1983]

I have exactly the same extractor unit as you! However loads of cornflakes fell in te top once from the cupboard so whenever I turn it on they spit out.

Your oven looks better than mine though!

 

[a440]

Congratulations on your new place Jon!
Everything looks so nice and tidy!
Brent

 

[aquacycle]

I've just noticed Jon, that was the same kitchen and cooker/hob we had in the flat, remember?

Be careful! Those hobs are a nightmare for burning pans

 

[vacbear58]

Dishwasher

Jon
Looks to me like there might be room to fit in a Bosch counter top dishwasher .... Or there is a Servis one which might be available for loan - should have asked weekend before last LOLOLOL

Chris is correct, those hobs are a real nightmare and seriously, if you are more used with gas, I would get one of those small counter top induction units which crop up on ebay quite regularly now for modest cost.

Al

 

[aquacycle]

Al, I've lost count of the amount of pans we went through with that hob. Thank god I'm back to a gas hob in this house.

 

[lavamat_jon]

Cheers guys - sorry for the late reply, a combination of dodgy wireless internet and not wanting to post with people around lol.

Wish I had room for a dishwasher, though tbh it's not as bad as I thought going back to washing by hand - not even any room for a compact one never mind a slimline hehe.

The hob I'm not too pleased with - though it seems to be alright on pans and that - either way they're all only either cheap Tesco Value or Ikea ones lol, classy bird am I. I've just got used too much to the gas one mum had in her kitchen, wok burner and all! The oven takes gettign used to though, it isnt a fan oven so everything seems to get burnt on the outside.

Washing wise it's pretty much got set in - still liking the machine, washes really well and fairly quiet bar the wooden joist floor which causes my friends bedroom wall to rattle whenever the washer is on a spin cycle lol.

Here's some better shots of the kitchen.

Jon

 

[lavamat_jon]

the other side

 

[vacbear58]

Bosch

Now Jon, I am SURE you could fit in a Bosch countertop in the corner by the sink

The oven suffers from the problem that besets many modern ovens, the ability to set the oven temperature accurately. And as time goes on, the temperature setting get rubbed off with cleaning. It may also be that it is running a bit hot in any case - ovens do vary so try reducing the temperature 10 degrees or so and see how that works. Are you finding things getting burned on the bottom? Try wrapping foil around the shelf - shiny side down, that may help reflect some of the heat coming from the bottom element.

Al

 

[lavamat_jon]

Haha, don't tempt me with the dishwasher .

It's not necessarily where you put it in the oven, it's more the fact that you stuff will still be almost raw inside yet burnt on the outside. For example, when we first moved in we put pizzas in the oven, 200 for 10 mins as the directions say and it was burnt to a crisp on the outside but barely warm inside. Will try perhaps lowering the temp as hyou suggested and perhaps leaving in for a little longer instead.

As with anything new I guess, once I'm adapted to it I should be fine. Just been used to the luxury of mum's more well-equipped cooking appliances lol.

Cheers,

Jon

 

[foraloysius]

Could it be that the bottom element of the oven is not working?

 

[richardc1983]

John

Your kitchen is bigger than mine! I have a bosch compact SKT5102 dishwasher in the corner where your sink is and it fits fine on the work top.

 

[aegokocarat]

don't get a kenwood dishwasher

dont buy a kenwood compact dishwasher coz my sister has one and two years down the line the clear plastic insert fell out of the inner door

 

[fl1012]

Jon!

Glad you've got it all organised dude. Looks like the laundry is being well catered for with the Beko & AEG. Glad the landlord went for the slightly higher WM5120 W rather than the lower spec one with just the one dial & no quick wash.

Just a shame about the oven & hob - i had that same sort of nasty rubbish in a flat in Manchester & it was hell to use. Probably not alot you can do till it breaks unless youre willing to pay for something else though, which personally i wouldn't if it's not my house!

I look forward to seeing it in the flesh soon. Bit of Notts & NG1 is long overdue ;-)

Liam.

 

[passatdoc]

thank you for posting the side photos, Jon

I can now sleep at night, assured that you DO have a cordless electric tea kettle, albeit not a Russell Hobbs (my relatives use Russell Hobbs "just because").

However, while you claim to own a Brown Betty or similar teapot, I didn't see it ready for use on the counter top. I have strong evidence that my London-based relatives use tea bags when no one is looking. The loose tea is trotted out only for show, as in impressing visiting American relatives. Even worse, I suspect that some of them may not even use a teapot any more, instead "going American" and "brewing" (using the term loosely) right in the cup(pa).

I need to see evidence of teapots, cozies, and "things for tea" (clotted cream, lemon curd, biscuits, etc.). Supposedly, HM brings her own teapot and water kettle along on international trips, because you just can't trust the locals to know how to make a proper cuppa.