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electrofix wrote:A lot of the later units use Panasonic works for the microwave section
Thanks. I guess this could mean that these Bosch microwaves may actually be made by Panasonic in its Cardiff plant?
What’s the quality of these microwaves like?
Re: Bosch washers – country of manufacture
don wrote:I believe some of the WAW range are made in Germany. Best way to confirm this is to visit a Bosch stockist and have a look at the label on the rear of the machine at the top.
Thanks.
Re: Bosch washers – country of manufacture
Martin wrote:What’s the problem here?
It’s called voting with your wallet. I don’t particularly mind a Polish or Spanish Bosch (in fact, I have a Spanish Bosch fridge/freezer), but I don’t want to spend my hard-earned cash in a way that contributes to the Turkish economy (and that goes beyond washing machines).
Re: List of washers with sealed/welded tubs
Martin wrote:….More to come, wait one!….any I’ve missed then do please help me out here! 😉
I guess you guys here are more knowledgeable about this than I am, but I think all the new Electrolux group washing machines with horizontal indents on the side walls of the shell may have sealed tubs, including all AEG Protex washing machines.
That even the most expensive high-end AEG machines currently on the market now have sealed tubs just goes to show that buying an expensive washing machine doesn’t necessarily mean buying a better quality machine, one might just as well have ended up paying extra for more bells and whistles and/or a (formerly) reputable brand name.
Re: sealed wash drums
iadom wrote:As a general rule you do get what you pay for and sealed drums tend to be fitted to the lower priced machines.
Sadly, though, paying more doesn’t necessarily mean you will get a machine without a sealed drum – case in point, it seems that all of the washing machines in the new AEG Protex range, including the very high-end and expensive ones, have sealed drums now.
Re: Can you tell the age of Bosch washers by model name?
I found this PDF a while ago that might be of help in finding the age of white goods from several manufacturers. Unfortunately, it’s in German, but it’s not so hard to understand what things mean by looking at the context:
Re: Asko and ISE made in Slovenia?
Well, that does sound promising. Or at least in the short term.
What I’m worried about, though, is what might happen to Asko in the long term. Will Gorenje resist the temptation to give Asko the “AEG treatment”? Just look at the new AEG Protex washing machines launched by Electrolux – it seems all the machines in the new range, including the high-end ones, now have sealed tubs. Who would have thought that would happen back in 1994 (when Electrolux purchased AEG Hausgeräte), or even a year or two ago?
(In any case, I think it’s a safe bet that ISE will never launch a washing machine with a sealed tub, but ISE is unfortunately not available for non-UK residents.)
Re: Lateral bars on newer AEG Electrolux washers
Thanks. From the picture it looks like no screws are used for installation – is this a correct assumption?
Re: Lateral bars on newer AEG Electrolux washers
Excellent, thanks. Are they simple to install? And is it worth it, do you think?
Re: AEG Lavamat, Jetsystem issues
Thanks, kwatt, iadom (and Abraham Lincoln :D) for feedback.
kwatt wrote:But, usually when [recirculation pumps] go faulty they are faulty and simply don’t work from my experience with them, they don’t tend to be intermittent or erratic.
That’s what I suspected as well, which is why I thought that it might not be the pump per se that’s at fault, e.g. the water level is too low for the pump to be activated (and the low water level is a symptom of a different problem). Is this plausible, that the pump may not be activated during certain conditions, and that the machine is programmed to act this way?
kwatt wrote:“It doesn’t really do anything or add anything, but the customer sees water being sprayed over the clothes and thinks it’s cool and is doing something.”
I suppose that “someone” didn’t represent the manufacturer (Electrolux)? 🙂
Anyway, if a machine is designed to use the jetsystem feature, will a non-working pump negatively affect the washing or rinsing performance of the machine?
I see the recirculation pump part (I think it’s part no 1325100335, which replaces 1325100103) is not particularly expensive, by the way, so if it should fail, would it be easy for a layman to change it? (Though perhaps that would void the warranty?)
Re: Bosch fridge freezers – made in Turkey?
What is the problem with frost free fridge freezers – are they generally unreliable?
As for my fridge, the mentioned hole (if it is a hole, that is) doesn’t really look like a drainage hole as far as I can tell. Have a look at the ice block on this picture:
It’s a bit difficult to spot it in this picture, but it seems to be behind the ice block on the right side. (The ice block has been a lot bigger than it is on this picture, not much left of it when that picture was taken…)
And here’s a picture of the crack I mentioned – anything to be worried about?
Re: Bosch fridge freezers – made in Turkey?
Thanks for the feedback.
Does that mean that current Electrolux fridge freezers are not on par with Bosch ones these days?
Staying away from frost free, is that general advice regardless of brand, or are there problems with Bosch frost free models in particular?
Gorenje could be an alternative, but they seem to be a bit hard to find (except if I buy online, but I don’t like doing that with whitegoods).
Anyway, for now my current Whirlpool seems to be working despite what appears to be a crack on the back wall inside the fridge compartment, as well as something looking like a tiny hole in the lower left corner of the back wall where ice tends to build up. As long as it works, I’m hanging onto it :).
Re: Rubber pads – a good or a bad idea?
Do you have any idea why the machine might be loud? Is there something wrong with the machine and/or with the installation of it, or are these machines just generally noisy during the spin cycle even though there’s nothing actually wrong with them?
(It’s very common in my country to have the washing machine installed in the bathroom, by the way, it’s pretty much the default choice, because of the floor drain. If there’s not a separate laundry room (which there usually isn’t in a flat), the only other alternative is the kitchen, which usually doesn’t have a floor drain, and because of potential insurance problems in case of water leaks the washing machine is usually not installed there unless there’s no room anywhere else.)
Re: Rubber pads – a good or a bad idea?
Not sure what you mean by sleeves, but I imagine that it’s maybe the white plastic things that can be seen e.g. in this picture. If so, yes those have been completely removed.
Do you think the machine sounds noisy, or is this level of noise normal? (By the way, I’ve noticed on my crappy laptop speakers that I don’t really hear the “bass range” of the noise, so it doesn’t sound all that bad when I play the clip.)
The waste pipe is not secured at all, it’s just lying on the floor, but I haven’t noticed any vibration from that (not that I’ve really thought of that possibility). The machine is indeed in a bathroom.
Re: Rubber pads – a good or a bad idea?
I made a YouTube video of my AEG during the spin phase (the reason for the dark room is that a fan will turn on in the room if I turn on the light, causing more noise, and I only wanted to capture the noise made by the washing machine):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh2uN0WLjvE
Does this machine sound noisy to you guys, or is the noise level normal? On two occasions I’ve tried using rubber pads underneath the feet of the washing machine, with little success (in fact, it seemed to make the machine wobbly and did nothing to lower the noise level).
I’ve noticed that a lot of the noise the machine makes during the spin, seems to come from the “side walls” of the machine vibrating, is there anything that can or should be done about that (cf. this post at WasherHelp)?
