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Re: AEG Lavatherm 57560 taking ages to dry
Penguin45 wrote:For a tumble dryer, this is a fiendishly complex machine.
Penguin45.Hmmm I agree. I remember my mum’s old Hotpoint dryer which was more or less just a timer drum and heater.
All this is happening just as it’s out the 2 year guarantee too… also having problems with it making a metallic rattling noise as it reverses. I’m not too happy with the noise level of it too (it’s pretty loud)… so is it worth just cutting my losses and buying a Miele dryer when money permits, rather than sort out this one?
Jon
Re: New Washer advice. Expensive+long guarentee Vs Cheap+12
Rick,
First things first – Bosch and Siemens are the same machine, the only difference is that Siemens have differently styled controlled panels.
Anyways, I would heavily recommend an AEG. I own both recent AEG and Bosch washing machines, and my AEG (model 86741) is far better both as features, build quality, and quietness is concerned than the Bosch (model WFO2864). Granted – my Bosch was £350 versus my £600 AEG, but still – I’ve looked online and you can get a decent, 1600rpm AEG starting at about £420 (model 76800).
Miele are the best, but to be honest for a similarly well built machine, and with more features for a similar price – I would recommend AEG – they are more or less up there with the Miele. I feel that the quality of Bosch on the “Maxx” style laundry range has detioriated, they don’t feel substantial enough for my liking…
BTW, my AEG and Bosch are both high spinning machines (AEG 1600rpm, and Bosch 1400rpm), and I find that 1600rpm really works better for things like bedlinen and towels, even over 1400 – but as a standard I spin most clothes at 1200rpm anyway as I’m not convinced of spinning them that fast – so if you wash towels/bedlinen frequently, then I would recommend the higehr (1400rpm+ spinspeeds), but even so a 1200rpm machine should suffice. BTW, the spin profile (i.e. amount of time the machine spins and how it speeds up) also depends on the spin speed – my AEG spins longer at max speed than my Bosch does, and I have a feeling that makes the difference rather than the higher speed. I also remember a few years ago Hotpoints only spun at max speed for a few seconds, whilst other brands spun for longer at the same speed, and got more water out. But yeah, anyway, 1400-1600rpm is more than enough for spin speed.
From what I’ve read and also from experience, I would rank the brands in order of both quality and life, as Miele, AEG, then Bosch/Siemens.
Hope this helps,
Jon
