I'm looking for a new washing machine and have budget of no more than £700 and wondered what the best is according to Which?
I've heard good things about Miele..
My ancient Hotpoint is on its last legs and I'm getting tired of having it in bits every month. To date, I've replaced the drum spider, the drum main bearings and seals (twice), the heater (twice), the motor bearings, the drum pulley and belt, the motor brushes (at least four times), the logic board, the door seal (twice), the door lock, a shock absorber and the pressure switch.
However, Trigger’s broom is destined for no more repairs. The commutator in the motor is wearing and munching brushes at an increasing rate, coating everything with a fine dust of graphite which is now leading to ELCB trips in the house. I could get a new motor but that’s going to be over £100 easily and it’s just not worth spending that on what is an ancient, inefficient machine.
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
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The other way of doing it is to buy something like a Beko for a couple of hundred quid, get an extended warranty, accept it’ll go wrong shortly after it’s out of guarantee then chuck it out and get a new one.
PS Not sure I completely trust Which’s impartiality....
My advice Emp, is that you avoid detailed reviews like Which entirely. They simply do not suit your inquiring personality.
Back to topic, having owned many WMs, they are all much of a muchness.
I used to buy Bosch (German etc etc) but the last 4 all had blocked pump/failure. Now settled on a Hotpoint Ultima S which had great reviews, and seems well made.
Years ago I had a 'Trigger's broom' WM, so I stored the good bits from a previous casualty WM. These days we go to John Lewis. look for a good buy, and rely on their 2 year warranty on electrical goods.
75 pages - finds one in lime green but it’s a 6 month lead time.
After much deliberation the interim washing machine is like this:
Don’t rule it out because it’s white.
Definitely still luck of the draw when it comes to white goods though. We just got lucky.
Has anyone fainted yet ?
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Best washing machine we’ve had is our current Beko. Cheap as chips, washes well in 25 mins and installed free by AO.