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Help & assistance appreciated. My current washing machine has spun it’s last cycle & it’s time to find a replacement. We are a family of four so I expect we fall into the high usage category as both children go swimming once a week, husband cycles daily & our son plays football once a week (currently) We live in Gloucestershire so I wouldn’t say our water is especially hard or soft but we have a water meter so a machine that has a short cycle or is water efficient (preferably both) would be valued. A quiet machine would be a bonus. Contemplating a built in appliance but will consider a free standing machine also. Any comments suggestions or avoid at all costs would be gratefully received. And of course these things come in threes (our freezer & fridge are on their last legs!) so we are price sensitive. thank you in advance.
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For the level and type of use you have, a budget machine is of no use to you as it won’t last.
See here about use levels: http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/buyi … e-use.html
Given the high use the only machines I’d recommend would be ISE, Miele or V-Zug as anything else probably won’t stand the use.
Bosch/Siemens is an alternative that’s cheaper but how long they would last is debatable and forget the lower price ones IMO.
K.
Re: New appliance advice
please could you be a bit more specific about time frames. When you say stand the test of time – do you mean 10+ 15+ or far less? thanks
Re: New appliance advice
That very much depends on the level of use you give the machine but, at a rough guess from what you’ve said and what I know will generally be “normal” for a family of four, you’re likely doing about 2 loads a day on average.
So, a around about 700 loads a year at least to be rough and allow a little slack.
Most cheap machines (less than £300) are built for 600-1500 cycles. Therefore 1-3 years and it will probably fail.
Mid range (£300-500), about 2-3000 cycles. 3-5 years and it will likely fail.
Top end (£700+), 8-12000 cycles. 10-17 years till fail.
Of course that doesn’t preclude the possibility of something going wrong in the time that’s just as a run of the mill failure but it give you an indication of what to expect.
It does all hinge on how much your washing machine is used though, from a mechanical standpoint at least.
K.
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