Out with a Whirlpool, in with a Zanussi Jetsystem

[lavamat_jon]

Rob - great machine! Very similar to my AEG Lavamat 86741 that my grandparents now own - sometimes wish I never gave that machine away now!

My sister has the 1200 Essential model and it's a nice machine, motor actually sounds very similar to Darren's FJ1033, not seen my sister's machine on the rinse cycle though so not sure whether it does the distribution rinses. Absolutely the best machines she could have got for her money though - she almost bought an Indesit, and I could see her (bearing in mind she has a baby due) having a broken washer with piles of baby clothes to wash - so was glad she bought the Zanussi instead after my advice!

Jon

 

[robm]

Hi Jon, and thanks for your comments, I hope you are well.

For those of you that are interested I have done a quick vid of my old Whirlpool.

Rob

 

[zanussi_lover]

hey rob

Nice machine, I see they have gone back to the old small hose for the jetsystem like mine my washer is from 2001, and it is still going strong, it is going to be 7 years old next month, and not a thing has gone wrong with it since we got it, and it is still as quiet as ever.

I've started doing washing on 30'c now, because its more eco friendly and i find it does a good job and most of my clothes are lightly soiled. I find the jetsystem is very efficient at removing stains even at low temps so i find that a hot wash isn't needed anymore.

I love my machine because its so flexible, and we have a 50'c wash as well.

I have been using Tesco Colours Tablets in it for my coloured washes which i am quite impressed by the cleaning performance and they are good value £2.75 for a big box of 48 tablets.

The whites get Surf Tropical Tablets, because they smell really nice and do a good job of getting the whites clean. £2 for a box of 18 (9 washes) from Asda

and Softener i'm using Lenor Spring.

I hope you are happy with your purchase rob, and my your machine have a very long life

 

[robm]

Hi Zanussi Lover

Thanks for your very kind message! Mine won't get a huge amount of use so I hope it goes on for many years to come. Thanks for the note on the powder as well!

One final note is that I tried the Easy Iron option and Extra rinse option (not together) on the rinse only cycle. The rinse only is based on a cottons full 3 rinses.

Extra rinse adds a rinse and does only 1 min 500 spins.

The Easy Iron option does 5 rinses (yes 5) with no interim spins just fluffing. The final spin is then done in ever increasing pulses with two final bursts at 900 for about 10 seconds each. Things are more damp but are pretty crease free.

 

[platinum6]

Yes, it's a really nice machine here, I hope it lasts for many years to come.

I just like how silent it is, it's kinda like a similar AEG with the same amount of features lol.

But I do wish Zanussi would go back to the innovative and classy era of the 80's and 90's. The Zanussi brand doesn't feel quite the same now lol.

 

[zanussi_lover]

I agree

Bring back the innovative period of the 80s/90s

Here is an innovative Zanussi Jetsystem advert from 1994