Pics of Mums new kitchen/utility and Hoover "Crumble" Dryer

[rolls_rapide]

Aquarius 1984

Keep your Hotpoint dishwasher: it is a Bosch in disguise! The current Hotpoints are from Indesit, and thus somewhat poorer quality.

The Hoover tumble driers, apparently have a tendency to wear out their thermostat(s), caused by the components being thermally stressed. The general advice is to allow the drier to complete its cool-down phase, before even thinking of opening the door to check the laundry.

The kettle you show was the same as my mum's - until a flash, a bang, and a puff of smoke ended its life!

The Hoover Purepowers had a dreadful tendency to snap the handle release mechanism. Both mine and mum's did exactly the same thing. They probably still do it now!

 

[aquarius1984]

Rolls, yes thats one reason why I want to keep the Hottie as id like it to see 10 years old. but with not having a garage now I dont want it rotting in the shed for years and I doubt Mum will let me keep it in mty bedroom even with a bloody good clean up.

I have to admit the PurePower was a good cleaner for what mum uses it for and it coped well without having dogs but I dread to think how they would do with another dog.
It was out daily for downstairs and thrice weekly for upstairs but I dont consider this excessive use for a release pedal to break in 2 years. They really must get a grip on the basics!

The RH kettle is 6 years old this year, I bought it Mum to go with the new kitchen when it was last done, we also have the matching toaster and the luckily its the longest kettle mums ever had.
They never seem to be off in our house I guess anytime is brew time huh?

When I think of the kettles weve had incl a Rowenta that didnt make it for long in the late 80s, (we had the classic plastic jug one that Casdon also made into a toy, grey U shaped on/off button under the handle that made a metally clicky noise when pushed in) its shameful really.

Nick

 

[petek]

Leave it to the General

General Electric that is. Here's my later model GE kettle, 80's I'm guessing with the woodgrain stripe down the handle.

 

[aquarius1984]

Brisnat81

The following made m laugh forom your link

Stainless Steel Drum
The assurance of Maytag dependable quality for long lasting durability.

These machines have the worst drum design ive ebver seen, the first thing that went wrong was the drum paddles falling off as they just slot in.
No screws involved.

Also the actual steel is so thin it bends when you put the paddles dont sit right anyway.

My housemates White Knight which retails at £50 cheaper is way better built despite is plastic porthole.

"Hoover who else"???? Zanussi, Indesit, Beko..... well where do I start?

Nick