Appliance experts, i seek help from thee! Which washing machine?

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I asked this before but now i will actually be buying either tomorrow or sometime in the next few days. I was told bosch or LG direct drive in my previous thread.

These are the three i have narrowed it down to:

Samsung WF0702WKU -£297.98
http://www.247electronics.co.uk/viewproduct.asp?pid=7704
- Havent heard anything bad about this machine, i think these are actually direct drive as well however it isnt advertised, not sure though

LG F1289TD5 - £326.93
http://www.247electronics.co.uk/viewproduct.asp?pid=7955
- Have heard both bad and good about LG direct drive machines

Bosch Classixx WAE24166GB - £327.98
http://www.247electronics.co.uk/viewproduct.asp?pid=6991
- Have heard good things about bosch brand but no company ***** gold consistently so ive tried to figure out which models are good etc but failed so i have no idea about this one, it is not as feature rich as the other two.

Any input guys? Where is the JonnyGuru of washing machines?

The samsung is my current running favourite. This is for a 2 bedroom semi with just me living in it, so no machine i buy will be pushed particularly hard.

EDIT: Im pretty sure the site i link too isnt a competitor... however if im wrong sorry, feel free to take away my links mods.
 
kwerk said:
For £300 i don't think it matters. If it breaks just buy a new one.
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Its a lot of money to me, i cant afford to just buy a new one every year or pay for repairs periodically, i want something that will last. Not too much to ask given that it is only going to be serving 1 person, not a family of 5 etc.
 
Former washing machine salesman here. :)

Out of those 3, the Samsung. Only because it has the extra warranty. I'd ask the vendor who would undertake the warranty if it does break down.

I've no idea how reliable Samsung (washing machine wise) are though. The Bosch at that price should be OK, The thing is price of washing machines have not changed over the last twenty or so years so the quality must have gone down, not just Bosch but all of them. There's only a handful of manufacturers out there now AFAIK that make machines with the usual names on them.

I'd insist on a german made machine if it was me buying.
 
Bought an LG Direct Drive from John Lewis with their 5yr warranty - LG give a 10 year Warranty on the direct drive itself. It's quiet, (we live in a flat) has a large capacity, and offers a quick wash option as well as medic rinse for the sprog. No problems in over a year of every day use.

Whatever you go for, add a small scoop of Soda Crystals in the powder draw (90p for a kilo in Asda) with every wash. Acts just like Calgon but is far, far cheaper!
 
I just bought an LG F1256QD direct drive, it has 2 years warranty, the motor has 10 years warranty.
I was going to go with a Samsung but changed my mind after reading some reviews on how the 5 year warranty doesn't cover everything.

Mines one of the top 5 machines on appliances online and after going round and round in circles choosing one, bit the bullet and ordered.

Just plugged it in today, so far so good, nice and quiet, fits well in kitchen and has all the settings I need.
 
Grimley said:
Former washing machine salesman here. :)

Out of those 3, the Samsung. Only because it has the extra warranty. I'd ask the vendor who would undertake the warranty if it does break down.

I've no idea how reliable Samsung (washing machine wise) are though. The Bosch at that price should be OK, The thing is price of washing machines have not changed over the last twenty or so years so the quality must have gone down, not just Bosch but all of them. There's only a handful of manufacturers out there now AFAIK that make machines with the usual names on them.

I'd insist on a german made machine if it was me buying.
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Well your German made machine the OP listed is made in Poland. You recommend the Samsung yet have no knowledge of their reliability.

Trust me, buy the LG. ;)
 
Op you cant possibly make a decision until the following things happen.

1) Someone suggests that Miele are the only appliance worth buying.

2) You look at the price of Miele machines and post a reply stating your budget wont stretch that far.

3) You are told you should save up for the Miele it will be "so worth it in the long run" and buying anything else will essentially render you a cheap worthless pleb.

4) A few posters start nitpicking about the specifics of where appliances are made/designed/shipped from (OldCoals has helpfully already covered this point)

5) Dimple enters the thread with his sage like wisdom and some anecdote about how he has tested/serviced 5 bazillion appliances in his time.

/Salsa

P.S. Buy The LG.
 
This is what puts me off the LG though:

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130103080333AADFjl8

"Sure enough, the mode shift coil HAD gone bad. But I'm a real pain in the butt. I had to know what went wrong. So I removed the part and got numbers off it and called GE directly to see if I could get just the coil. They said "No. You have to buy the entire mechanical unit." That was at the cost of $135.00. So since I had the coil off I decided to open it up. No, it's not designed to be opened or serviced but I decided I was going to anyway. When I got it opened I found no evidence of heat damage or any signs of burn-out. There IS, however, a safety device called a fusible link that is designed to blow like a fuse if too much current or too much heat is detected. The trouble is that when I ran the numbers their 10 cent part (manufacturers cost) was designed to operate at 102% of normal operation. On paper that works but in normal engineering design you ALWAYS design for 150% normal operation."

tl;dr - he says the LG direct drive have a design flaw and the mode shift coil went bad because something called the fusible link inside it was poorly designed

However he says they are made by GE and mentions repair costs in $$$... GE is the american electric company no? So maybe his analysis dosent apply to UK stuff... this is a minefield lol.
 
my ex got a cheap £200 beko washing machine and whilst it doesn't have the fancy uber high spin speeds or the overly large drum its very quiet and "washes clothes better than her old one"

It's cheap enough that if it does break outside of warranty it wont matter
 
My Hotpoint died last year (I hate Hotpoint now and will never buy again). I bought a 12 year old Miele in mint condition to replace it, and it was so clean it almost looked like it'd been owned by a detailer. I paid 120 notes for it, which was probably my bargain purchase of last year. It weighs an absolute ton. Washing machines are usually very heavy, but this thing weighs easily 50% more than my Hotpoint did.

I was in the same situation as the OP, but was sick of spending 300 quid or so every 3 or 4 years on a crap machine, so went for a different tact this time. I'm almost at the point of breaking even vs a new machine now. Miele ftw!
 
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OldCoals said:
Well your German made machine the OP listed is made in Poland.
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Although I have no proof, even though it is made in Poland I would expect the Germans would still keep an eye on quality unlike the Italians with Creda, Hotpoint, Ariston and Indesit. I refuse to believe the Germans would turn a blind eye to quality.
 
Dimple said:
Although I have no proof, even though it is made in Poland I would expect the Germans would still keep an eye on quality unlike the Italians with Creda, Hotpoint, Ariston and Indesit. I refuse to believe the Germans would turn a blind eye to quality.
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To add to that, if you do manage to find a machine that's actually built in Germany, it's probably built by Polish workers anyway.
 
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