Spec me a washing machine

psd99 said:
we've had it for 11 years hotpoint as well
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11 years ago, I remember those good days.

Pred said:
In before Dimple...I was the Quality Audit Technician for 27 years man and boy but they sacked me and my friends.Now I am bitter and have to **** Hotpoint/Indesit at every opportunity. ;)
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If my wife and children were to drop dead right this second, the slagging off of Merloni products (Indesit, Ariston, Creda & Hotpoint) is 100% justified.
I have an amazing job so have no need to be bitter.

Here are the facts:
When Merloni bought us out in 2002 I attended 1000s of quality meetings and every meeting was about becoming better than Bosch which alone speaks a million words.
Miele were never a worry because the Italians wanted the market around a certain price bracket but more importantly they wanted the quality with the cheapest parts available which was impossible to do.
During the last 12 months (way before we were told about plant closure) I was having to check products that were being made in the Polish factory and they were embarrassing.

So for the consumer if you have a Creda/Hotpoint product made before 2004 (it took 2 years before the Italians stopped dealing with British suppliers and bought from the cheapest places) then you should have a well made piece of hardware.
 
I had an Ariston before I moved to the UK. Circuit board died in the first year; replaced under warranty. I got another two years out of it before leaving Australia. It sat in storage until I came back two years ago.

Worked perfectly until about 6 weeks ago, when the circuit board died again. Cost of a replacement board was obscene so we thought, 'Sod it!' and bought a German built Miele. Personally I wouldn't bother with anything else, unless you have the money for an ISE.
 
Just recently bought my mum one of these fancy LG direct drive washing machines...it has a steam wash option and takes loads up 11kg if im not mistaken...cost me about £800 but have to say its worth it...so quiet and smooth.
 
I bought a second hand hotpoint for £250, RRP ~£600, quite a nice posh one with a 'family' size large drum, been going good for 4 years now...

It was about a year old when I bought it.
 
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