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[TheBoy]

Thanks to my favourite toy, I managed to get my old Hotpoint 1400 top-of-the-range heap into the wheelie bin when I decided the repairs it needed were not worthwhile.

Stupidly bought another Hotpoint though.

[ronnyd]

So a few notes from me, beware the cheaper Bosch units, they are not made by Bosch and can be pretty hit n miss.

The general consensus on build/reliability is that you need to be hitting the £400 to get something reasonable, below this it gets hit n miss for a family washer (possibly fine if you don't have any kids!).

Miele is still considered the best but will cost and can be got with a ten year warranty.

Middle of the road is the better Bosch machines and the likes of AEG (they have truly improved in recent years and most have a 5 year warranty) 

Had a new Bosch tumble dryer a few years back. Kept tripping overloads all the time, had service engineer on speed dial. Dumped it and had my daughters  old Electra when she updated her kitchen. It,s now over 20years old now and still going strong.

[STEMO]

I've got an all-singing, all-dancing tumble dryer, it weighs the load and, through magic, knows when it is dry. It knows 'iron dry'and 'cupboard dry'. Unfortunately it doesn't know f*****g really dry, which is how I like mine, so I have to give it another ten minutes when it's finished.

[Andy H]

Thanks to my favourite toy, I managed to get my old Hotpoint 1400 top-of-the-range heap into the wheelie bin when I decided the repairs it needed were not worthwhile.

Stupidly bought another Hotpoint though.

Oops 

[biggriffin]

 At B_Q  indesit 7kg £158 available from 26/12.

[Andy H]

At B_Q  indesit 7kg £158 available from 26/12.

We had a 15 year old Hotpoint which lasted well. We were warned (here and mumsnet) that the the current crop of sub £200 Hotpoints wouldn't cope with the usage that awaits the replacement. Hotpoint are now made/owned by Indesit. What could possibly go wrong.......

[STEMO]

At B_Q  indesit 7kg £158 available from 26/12.

We had a 15 year old Hotpoint which lasted well. We were warned (here and mumsnet) that the the current crop of sub £200 Hotpoints wouldn't cope with the usage that awaits the replacement. Hotpoint are now made/owned by Indesit. What could possibly go wrong.......

I have the solution. Buy two cheaper ones and put one in the garage. The first one may last ages, you never know.

[Andy H]

At B_Q  indesit 7kg £158 available from 26/12.

We had a 15 year old Hotpoint which lasted well. We were warned (here and mumsnet) that the the current crop of sub £200 Hotpoints wouldn't cope with the usage that awaits the replacement. Hotpoint are now made/owned by Indesit. What could possibly go wrong.......

I have the solution. Buy two cheaper ones and put one in the garage. The first one may last ages, you never know.

Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 21 December 2015, 09:34:27

    So a few notes from me, beware the cheaper Bosch units, they are not made by Bosch and can be pretty hit n miss.

    The general consensus on build/reliability is that you need to be hitting the £400 to get something reasonable, below this it gets hit n miss for a family washer (possibly fine if you don't have any kids!).

    Miele is still considered the best but will cost and can be got with a ten year warranty.

    Middle of the road is the better Bosch machines and the likes of AEG (they have truly improved in recent years and most have a 5 year warranty)

We seem to have settled on a £500 Bosch (hopefully this puts us in the right ballpark). If this had been a planned purchase we would have done more research but the dirty nappies are stacking up..........

I have found a local(ish) supplier with one in stock so I think that is what I will be picking up in my lunch hour tomorrow.

I picked it up yesterday - spent this morning installing plumbing in the extension and set it to work this afternoon.

Gave it a true initiation - two buckets of 3 day old fermenting nappies 

[Sir Tigger KC]

At B_Q  indesit 7kg £158 available from 26/12.

We had a 15 year old Hotpoint which lasted well. We were warned (here and mumsnet) that the the current crop of sub £200 Hotpoints wouldn't cope with the usage that awaits the replacement. Hotpoint are now made/owned by Indesit. What could possibly go wrong.......

I have the solution... Just go out and buy one that's in budget without consulting the internet.  It'll be fine... 

 

[STEMO]

At B_Q  indesit 7kg £158 available from 26/12.

We had a 15 year old Hotpoint which lasted well. We were warned (here and mumsnet) that the the current crop of sub £200 Hotpoints wouldn't cope with the usage that awaits the replacement. Hotpoint are now made/owned by Indesit. What could possibly go wrong.......

I have the solution... Just go out and buy one that's in budget without consulting the internet.  It'll be fine... 

 

Or that.....

[Sir Tigger KC]

At B_Q  indesit 7kg £158 available from 26/12.

We had a 15 year old Hotpoint which lasted well. We were warned (here and mumsnet) that the the current crop of sub £200 Hotpoints wouldn't cope with the usage that awaits the replacement. Hotpoint are now made/owned by Indesit. What could possibly go wrong.......

I have the solution... Just go out and buy one that's in budget without consulting the internet.  It'll be fine... 

 

Or that.....

I still love an OOF White Goods thread though! 

[Andy B]

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I picked it up yesterday - spent this morning installing plumbing in the extension and set it to work this afternoon.

Gave it a true initiation - two buckets of 3 day old fermenting nappies 

and you remembered to remove the transportation screws

....... unlike others   

[Andy H]

....
I picked it up yesterday - spent this morning installing plumbing in the extension and set it to work this afternoon.

Gave it a true initiation - two buckets of 3 day old fermenting nappies 

and you remembered to remove the transportation screws

....... unlike others   

Yes  and ran the 90 degree wash that Bosch list as part of the installation routine.

First impressions are good - the new machine is very quiet and the stinking nappies came out clean and apparently dry to the touch. (the old machine was very noisy and we had taken to rinsing washing twice to try to get rid of the smell of washing powder)

[STEMO]

You have to do a wash with the machine on it's side?   

[Andy H]

You have to do a wash with the machine on it's side?   

Those crazy Germans........