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Re: What would you recommend?
Been recommending the Bosch 1,000 & 1200 spin machines for a number of years now [not the ones made in Spain though] and have had no complaints even from heavy users. Getting a bit worried now though as the latest base model Bosch WEA 24162 1200 spin is £50 pounds cheaper than the old WFO 2467 so where has the saving come from?. Only difference I can see is facia panel and main board. Have been on Bosch web site to compare parts but they dont list the new model yet.
Turbo
Re: What would you recommend?
Didnt know about Bosch’s Spanish machines being a bit iffy
Can someone tell me now if I have jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire talking my retailer into replacing my exploding Indesit with a Bosch Classixx WAE24162?
Because they just called me to say they cant deliver until the 30th and their customer service department is going to offer me “some goodwill” so I might be able to negotiate them upto a better machine if thats Spanish
Being a crippled Purchasing Manager does have its advantages 🙂
Echoing the comments earlier in this post I have first hand experience of how parts buying works as I had to deal with it in my career in the Foodservice industry with the “pro” level machines, the stuff I saw…..£1.00 parts being sold out at £50 because the supplier had a £15 carriage charge on a £1 part that came in an envelope with a 50p stamp on it. I did kick bottoms over that and managed to get a lot of the suppliers behaving themselves on that score. Between that and 2 years as the Purchasing and Logistics Manager for a electronic revenue systems company I could write the book on overpriced spares.
The best one I ever saw was shown to me by the repair manager when the stock control system said we had 200 thermocouples in stock with none on the shelf…..turned out to be a part from RS Components bought for £1.20 sold out as either Hobart, Rational, Lincat for prices between £15 and £80
Most of the buy prices would tumble if half the buyers actually looked at the code numbers on the parts and ran the manufactuers through an electronics trade directory that I really better not post on here, I doubt the dealers would thank me if I made public who suppliers that supply their suppliers are. Secondly its carriage charges £7.50 and £15 carriage charges are commonplace in electronics when the parts are posted royal mail and most of the time the buyers never think to look at the packet the goods came in. But that sort of thinking earned me a hell of a lot of money as a commercial buyer before some prat salesman exposed me to a biohazard that left me a cripple.
Re: What would you recommend?
Hi Stuart
IIRC the German made machines have the arched door handle and the the Spanish models like the WAA28160 have the small stub handle.
The WAE24162 has the arched handle and is the direct replacement for the WFO2467 and comes with two year guarantee.
I have the 24612 in stock. It is just as well made as the old model, however I cannot find country of origin on it anywhere 😕 Probably not looking in the right place 😕 Unless of course it`s stated on the packaging.
HTH
Don
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Don
Thanks for that at least I know my new one is German looking at the picture online
I know the model numbers are hard to find, my old one Bosch had all that detail on a plate inside the door (really helpful german logic) the engineer had to tell me that the first time I called them out some 5 years back because I couldnt find it either.Re: What would you recommend?
Hi ive gotta say that your ISE machine looks an awful lot like a Beko, is that who manufacturers it ?
Thanks
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Its a Bosch 🙄 surprisingly enough………cunningly hidden in a discussion about my new Bosch Washing Machine being Spanish or German is a picture of a Bosch Washing Machine.
Sorry…..spent years being the Manager in the Purchasing Department who the engineers used to blame for everything……..I developed a thick skin and a good sense of sarcasm and this strange and mysterious ability to make sure no matter how small the part they ordered was it was efficiently shipped in a 50x50x50 double walled carton….lovingly filled with Vermiculite……1 Part per carton
Re: What would you recommend?
Stuart264 wrote:Don
Thanks for that at least I know my new one is German looking at the picture online
http://www.johnlewis.com/jl_assets/Product/230307186.jpgI know the model numbers are hard to find, my old one Bosch had all that detail on a plate inside the door (really helpful german logic) the engineer had to tell me that the first time I called them out some 5 years back because I couldnt find it either.
Caution is advised!
Apparently the new Classixx models are matching the designs of the German models; similar fascia, door handle, etc.
The upper Exxcel and Logixx ranges should be German built, but as manufacturers continually shift the goalposts, we can never be entirely sure.
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