ISE machines. Worth the money?

[jerry111]

Hello everyone. 🙂

I’m looking to replace my elderly Hotpoint WMA30 with a new machine. Over the years all I’ve had to do is replace the brushes in the motor every 3-4 years. It still washes as reliably as ever, but compared to a modern machine, after a spin (1000rpm) clothes come out still quite wet.
I’m concerned about the build quality of the new machines, and what their long term reliability would be. The ISE seems to be a sensible alternative to Miele, but it’s still a lot more money than a new Hotpoint.
Have any of the members had any experience of the ISE, and are they as good as they seem on the website?

Any thoughts and views would be welcomed

[iadom]

Re: ISE machines. Worth the money?

I wouldn’t agree that clothes spun at 1000rpm are ‘quite wet’ and would certainly not contemplate buying a new machine if I had a 1000 prm machine that was working perfectly.
Excessive spin speed is not the be all and end all. 😉

That said I have an ISE 1607 and it is excellent in every way, but unless I am washing a load of towels I reduce the spin speed from the 1600 max a lot of the time.

A new Hotpoint is actually an Indesit, not in the same league as your old WMA and a million miles from an ISE in quality.

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[Jaunty]

Re: ISE machines. Worth the money?

Had our ISE10 3 years and very happy. Was a toss up between Miele and ISE but wanted to support the ISE ethos and a local supplier/repairman (although troubke free since bought).

[Lew]

Re: ISE machines. Worth the money?

I suppose we’ve had our ISE10 a couple of years now, hmm no make that three years.

Not been any trouble, and to be fair at the cost i would hope not.

Its really very well made, does all we ask, easy to set, is quiet in use, and the built in timer makes best use of economy 7.

It’s probably no more cost effective than some cheap tat washer replaced every 3 or 4 years, but thats not what we want, we’re prepared to pay for better quality that we can leave in place for hopefully around 15 years, hate disruption.
It replaced an old school Bosch that lasted near enough 14 years, that cost about £450 i think, so in real terms the ISE cost about the same as that.

Our Miele dishwasher is still running ok, but is rusting in places, when it dies that will get replaced with an ISE dishwasher.

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