ADVISE ON NEW WASHER/DRYER

[bmc]

Hi all

I am in the market for a new washer/dryer as my beloved Hitachi of 13 years seems to be on its last legs. Pity I can’t find the same one again.

One with min 6kg load capacity and both hot and cold fill (to save energy) is required.

I prefer Bosch (everything else in my kitchen is Bosch) but am disappointed with what I have seen so far (all of them are cold fill only) unless I have missed something.

Build quality and reliability are absolutely key. We do several small washes per week therefore quick wash and light load options are important.

Can anyone make a recommendation?

[kwatt]

Re: ADVISE ON NEW WASHER/DRYER

Hi BMC,

Don’t worry about the hot fill it’s a non-starter. In most house with a modern machine all you’ll do on a hot fill is take the cold water from between the pipe and the tank/boiler and fill the machine with that, wasting the hot water by filling the pipes in between with the hot water you thought was in the machine.

Most hot fills are only on the first fill after a pre-wash on a boil wash as well and, since we’re about the only country in the EU that even asks for it, it’s not well catered for.

In addition it costs about the same to boil the kettle these days as do a 40C wash in terms of energy useage, so hardly a concern.

I have had customers telling me in the past that they run the hot tap till they get hot water out before putting the machines on, I simply ask them how eco-friendly and wasteful that is!

If I were you I’d stick with the Bosch or, if you can run to it, Miele. 😉

K.

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