Washer/ dryer recommendations please

[DUMBO100]

Moving into a new house and have decided to go for a washer dryer with a condenser. It's only the wife and I but we have decided to buy the best quality that we can afford probably Bosch or similar but don't want to spend over £1000. I would appreciate any advice on must have features or anything to avoid. Thanks

[GC8]

Ensure that it isn't an over-priced fluff maker. My whole house is full of lint/fluff/tinder as a result of swapping to a washer-dryer...

[Magic919]

I've got an LG 12/8kg one.

[groundhog]

Washer dryers are never as good as separate items, the dryer cycle seem to take forever, also you can have a wash going while drying another load in separate machines.We rented a flat with a washer dryer and the whole wash dry took over four hours

[Ozzie Osmond]

^^^ This. If you've got room for two machines DEFINITELY buy both.

[Alucidnation]

^^ +1

[DUMBO100]

Due to the boiler being housed in the same cupboard we can only fit a washer dryer. I'm prepared to spend a bit of money on a good one and I am hoping it will solve a problem. The LG ones look interesting

[GBX]

I'm sure you have already considered this, but you could stack the two appliances? If this isn't feasible, have a look at AEG as theirs gets good reviews from a variety of places.

[biggiles]

We shuffled things around to fit in separate washer and dryer units. Such an improvement from the expensive washer/dryer we had previously.

One thing which tipped the balance for me: most washer/dryers have different capacities for washing vs. drying... so for what the adverts say is a "full load" you have to take out half the load midway through. Then run the dryer a second time. As soon as we had a baby, we would have struggled with the combined machine.

[Simpo Two]

groundhog said:

Washer dryers are never as good as separate items, the dryer cycle seem to take forever, also you can have a wash going while drying another load in separate machines.We rented a flat with a washer dryer and the whole wash dry took over four hours

The washing needs room to tumble in order to dry effectively. If you jam it full it can't.

So if you only use it 2/3 full it should be fine - fire and forget, as it were. But it will use lots of electricity whilst bannisters, airing cupboards etc don't...!

[blueg33]

Magic919 said:

I've got an LG 12/8kg one.

Same here. Its very good.

But separate devices are always better

Edited by blueg33 on Sunday 31st July 09:57

[Alucidnation]

Simpo Two said:

But it will use lots of electricity whilst bannisters, airing cupboards etc don't...!

True, except that can be one of the causes of black mould in the home.

[micky metro]

Have both if you possibly can, i had a washer and also a seperate dryer in my garage, had a new kitchen this year and installed an integrated hotpoint washer/dryer, if i gave it 2 out of 10 that would be very generous, going back to seperates soon.

[craigjm]

Washer dryers are ste regardless of how much you pay
I have a combined Samsung in one of my flats and its fine drying small loads but something like bedsheets take hours and everything comes out mega creased.

[Frankthered]

As the current owner of a Hotpoint washer dryer, I would have to agree, go with separates if you can. One load dries while the next is washing.

If we absolutely had to do washer dryer again, I think I'd be looking at the LG ones, they seem pretty impressive.

[HotJambalaya]

Honestly get whichever one has the longest warranty/promo going on at the time. A drier repairman once said to me they ALL go sooner or later since the fluff builds up inside no matter what.

[CoolHands]

Ahhhhh my thread has arrived.

I spent 600 quid on a Bosch Exxcel WVH28360GB Washer Dryer. I ummed and errred and decided to spend a decent wedge on one that worked, rather than a cheap one.

Anyway - the dryer function is completely unusable. I actually had to re-wash a load after being on the dry cycle as the creases were unbelievable. It wasn't possible to iron them out of my shirts - the only solution was to was it all again and dry naturally in order to get rid of the creases. You cannot simply set the dryer to be on for say 20 mins, then check them, and continue. It has these STUPID programmed options you have to choose. Either ultra-wrinkled or super-wrinkled.

So in short, it cannot fulfil its function.
Maybe th LG ones are better.

[HotJambalaya]

Honestly get whichever one has the longest warranty/promo going on at the time. A drier repairman once said to me they ALL go sooner or later since the fluff builds up inside no matter what.

[IanA2]

HotJambalaya said:

Honestly get whichever one has the longest warranty/promo going on at the time. A drier repairman once said to me they ALL go sooner or later since the fluff builds up inside no matter what.

If your really have to get one, then best advice is given above.