Kitchen Appliances Super Efficient?

[Erm yeah that’s hard to pick one]

We are just finishing off the purchase of our new home. Part of the deal is we have ditched the “supplied” integrated appliances. Reason being pain when they go wrong. Not the best and turns out we would be paying for them. We would like the most efficient machines going and happy to pay the extra for them as an investment over time.

Washing machine
Tumble dryer
Under counter fridge
Under counter freezer

Just wondering if anyone else has gone down this path.

 

[Semple]

Erm yeah that's hard to pick one.

TBQFH most machines will be efficient because there's standards to meet and that's just what customers would expect. If you're looking for appliances that are cheap to run then you need to make sure you're using things like the eco cycle.

Also do you not have the space for a fridge Freezer rather than both being under counter? Two individual appliances will be a lot costlier to run than a single one.

 

[Erm yeah that’s hard to pick one]

Erm yeah that's hard to pick one.

TBQFH most machines will be efficient because there's standards to meet and that's just what customers would expect. If you're looking for appliances that are cheap to run then you need to make sure you're using things like the eco cycle.

Also do you not have the space for a fridge Freezer rather than both being under counter? Two individual appliances will be a lot costlier to run than a single one.

Sadly not. They have designed the kitchen to be like that. I did wonder if we could have an combined unit upright but no room

 

[dlockers]

They're all probably triple A or whatever. Miele is top drawer if you want to spank the money. Ruling out integrated is odd tho, your kitchen will look a bit 1980s with appliances every other cupboard - especially with 2 undercounters.

 

[Erm yeah that’s hard to pick one]

They're all probably triple A or whatever. Miele is top drawer if you want to spank the money. Ruling out integrated is odd tho, your kitchen will look a bit 1980s with appliances every other cupboard - especially with 2 undercounters.

They want £1100 per unit if they supply. Looking we’ve found them to be more costly. Then it’s not a std size unit. It’s a little annoying if truth be told.

 

[dlockers]

They want £1100 per unit if they supply. Looking we’ve found them to be more costly. Then it’s not a std size unit. It’s a little annoying if truth be told.

Nonsense - this is tripe I used to hear selling integrated stuff all the time. All you need is a 600mm gap and the associated door.

 

[200sols]

Get them to change the design of the kitchen or walk away..

 

[Erm yeah that’s hard to pick one]

Nonsense - this is tripe I used to hear selling integrated stuff all the time. All you need is a 600mm gap and the associated door.

I agree and like they will always do over price stuff. Doors are not given. Have to be purchased.

Get them to change the design of the kitchen or walk away..

It’s installed

 

[RedMogg]

Don't bother with combined washer/dryers; they're crap at both jobs.

Heat pump condenser dryers take a lot longer to fully dry a load, but are far, far cheaper to run.

Find a washing machine that has an option for a short cold cycle with high spin rate, for when you just need to freshen stuff up without a full cycle running.

Separate under-counter fridges & freezers won't have many of the bells & whistles their freestanding, combined units come with.

We have a Hisense washer & dryer, John Lewis (rebadged Indesit, iirc) dishwasher & Samsung fridge freezer (75cm wide, with plumbed & filtered water.)

Buy appliances either from John Lewis or Costco for ease of warranty (5 year+ ideally).

Once retail/manufacturer warranties expire, we stick them on the Domestic & General plan, until they either die or we replace them with new .

 

[jpaul]

Doesn't the builder get VAT off if they purchase/supply them as part of new build, so that maybe part of any £1100each! pricing gap.

If garage were easily accessible use vat benefit to get a bigger freezer there ?. (parents have single freezer there+undercounter fridge; I have built in vertical combined unit & another counter freezer in hall)

Are heat pump dryers noisy for longer period use in the kitchen, these new invertor(modulate power) fridges are meant to be more efficient, are they reliable yet.

Miele now has two tiers of product line 5yrs version, & traditional expensive, long warranty. line.