Price Expectations What you can expect for your money when it comes to washing machines All too often we hear cries that a washing machine, irrespective of the brand, has broken and that it should have lasted much longer than it did. Then, the conversation invariably swings tow…
Category: Buying Guides And Help
Appliance Buying Advice
This area of our site gives you extensive knowledge about choosing and buying new domestic appliances including washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, fridge freezers, cookers, ovens and more.
If you need help picking the best washing machine or any other appliance these guides are designed to help you do just that and learn about what to look for and what to avoid. And some, you really should avoid!
You will find a section for each of the major appliance groups and buying guides and help for each within each section. However before you buy please look up the brand/s you are looking at in our manufacturer section to find out what you are really buying and from who as many are own label brands.
If you still need more help please use the forums to ask the expert people in the trade for their opinion.
Should you not see an article that you think should be in this section then please feel free to email a request to us on admin@ukwhitegoods.co.uk and we will do our best to accommodate your requirements.
Made In China
It may come as no surprise to most people that a lot of appliances and appliance parts are now produced in China. To that end, I’m splitting this article into two parts to explain some things about Chinese (or Asiatic) produced spares and appliances and how they work in the real world. &nbs…
Green Confusion And Lies
Eco Confusion Are the eco-friendly features you are being sold any use or truthful It is often, especially when talking about better quality machines, that we will get people that are totally confused about green issues and how things actually work in practice. Of course, this …
The Cost Of A Cheap Washing Machine
Cheap Washing Machines If you are looking for the cheapest washing machine you better read this before you buy one It is not uncommon that we get people looking for the cheapest washing machine, the cheapest dishwasher or the cheapest cooker on the site. Generally what people a…
The Great Washing Machine Swindle
Introduction At the time of writing this article, or at least publishing it here on UK Whitegoods, the core of the story below was written over two years ago. In fact it was conceived and much of it written at the very end of 2005, completed early in 2006 and then internally published…
Buying Cheap Appliances
Cheap Appliances The perils of buying the cheapest hunk of junk in the shop It is not uncommon that we get people looking for the cheapest washing machine, the cheapest dishwasher or the cheapest cooker on the site. Generally what people are looking for is a good, cheap applian…
Going Green With Your Appliances
Go Green, Save Money Being more efficient and saving cash isn’t always about just buying “green” stuff We often get asked about the best ways to go green with laundry especially and appliances in general and much of the advice we give people is to help them maximise the life of…
Washing Machine Wash Times And Quick Wash
Washing Machine Cycle Times An explanation of why washing times are so long now We are asked all the time if a certain program time is correct or we get the complaint that a washing machine is taking too long to wash, these days that usually means over two hours to complete a wash pro…
Cooker And Oven General Buying Guide
Oven & Cooker Buying Help Our general guide of things to look out for when buying built in ovens and cookers Ovens and cooking appliances in general are something of a passion for me as I like to cook and over the years I’ve experienced some good and some bad cookers, a couple of …
Appliance Sound Levels
Sound Levels Can you believe the noise level rating published on the label? We are often asked to recommend a quiet washing machine, dishwasher or fridge freezer or people will use the published dB ratings to compare different machines when in fact these figures are of little o…