Recommend me a washing machine...

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Mobile Chicane said:

Cars are fun. Washing machines are not.

I very much doubt whether spending a fortune on a machine which 'uses less water', 'more energy efficient' etc will translate to a saving over its lifetime compared with buying a cheap one.

All washing machines wash.

All cars get you around.

[WhiskyDisco]

It's a reasonable post. It's a minefield out there and us blokes consider laundry machines to be utilities, much like electric cars.

When ours broke I bought one of these off Ebay. At the time Ebay were offering 20% off, and I bought an "open box" from Hughes.

Haier HW100B14979 Washing Machine 10kg 1400rpm

It's perfect for us - a high use family household.

[WhiskyDisco]

It cost £300 - bargain.

[dhutch]

Mobile Chicane said:

Cars are fun. Washing machines are not.

I very much doubt whether spending a fortune on a machine which 'uses less water', 'more energy efficient' etc will translate to a saving over its lifetime compared with buying a cheap one.

Certainly I believe heat pump driers pay for themselves if used regularly. Although we line dry everything and have a vented tumble dryer for emergency use only.

Our Meile dishwasher which came with the house is a huge amount quieter than any other I've lived with or seen in a rental and at 15-20yo it's lasted well too. And the cycle time is reasonably short.

That said, I paid £85 for our Zanussi 6kg washer at 1yo 14 years ago and it still going strong. If lives in the utility room with is a single story annex and mainly runs at night on a timer, so noise isn't and issue.

[Cheib]

bhstewie said:

And to be fair this won't be used for three full loads a day every day or anything bonkers.

Just a few loads a week and ideally cleans well and is reliable.

I could do the man maths to spend say £800 on a Miele instead of £500 on something else IF it's worth it.

But I honestly don't need or care much about a lot of the features people have talked about

The most important feature is reliability…nothing else matters !

[bitchstewie]

Slight tangent but washing powder.

I'm asking as I just got a new large box of Ariel powder and it says use 85ml.

That seems absolutely obscene and I'm reading a lot of articles that suggest use half the amount the manufacturer suggests and some that go so far as so suggest a couple of tablespoons is plenty.

How much do you use?

Yes it's just washing but there's clearly a science to this.

[B'stard Child]

bhstewie said:

Slight tangent but washing powder.

I'm asking as I just got a new large box of Ariel powder and it says use 85ml.

Mind blown!!!!!

[Digger]

I would love it if it did actually have that printed on the label . . .

Anyhoo have another read of the label BS

I used to use powder but now much prefer throwing some Ariel Gel in to the drum instead these days.

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Just get a decent autodosing LG 10.5kg washer and be done.

Works incredibly well, quiet, easy to maintain and minimal effort. 5l of detergent is about £16, fill the dispenser once a month (at a guess as it's soo infrequent) and let it do it's thing.

Uber simple and detergent cost is probs about 9.5p a wash (30ml dose), with no partially dissolved expensive gel hassle.

It also plays a joyous happy joy joy tune when it finishes the job and the app notifications work well so you don't forget to move the load to the tumble dryer.

[bitchstewie]

Digger said:

I would love it if it did actually have that printed on the label . . .

Anyhoo have another read of the label BS

I used to use powder but now much prefer throwing some Ariel Gel in to the drum instead these days.

Sorry what am I missing?

[oblio]

We bought a 300 quid Hisense WM last week as our 7 year old Indesit had started to leak. Mrs O is happy so far.

[dickymint]

bhstewie said:

Digger said:

I would love it if it did actually have that printed on the label . . .

Anyhoo have another read of the label BS

I used to use powder but now much prefer throwing some Ariel Gel in to the drum instead these days.

Sorry what am I missing?

I was going to post the other day that I suspect it's says ml and not grammes as for all intense and purposes one gramme is the same as one mill. It saves having to weigh the powdwer

[richhead]

Last machine i got was a White Knight, it was very cheap, no fancy display, just a dial, had it 10 odd years used atleast once a day, didnt expect it to last, but maybe ive been lucky, never touched it other than emptying coins out of the filter , next time i would do the same, buy cheap and if it lasts over a year or two consider it a win. It cleans clothes fine, no beeps either. Save my money for more exiting things.

[riskyj]

dickymint said:

I was going to post the other day that I suspect it's says ml and not grammes as for all intense and purposes one gramme is the same as one mill. It saves having to weigh the powdwer

This is from a box of Tesco powder. So 1ml is not 1g. Why they put the dose in ml for a powder I have no idea. I ended up calculating the correct dose, then weighing it out and putting a line on the side of the plastic cup I use for dosing.

[dickymint]

riskyj said:

dickymint said:

I was going to post the other day that I suspect it's says ml and not grammes as for all intense and purposes one gramme is the same as one mill. It saves having to weigh the powdwer

This is from a box of Tesco powder. So 1ml is not 1g. Why they put the dose in ml for a powder I have no idea. I ended up calculating the correct dose, then weighing it out and putting a line on the side of the plastic cup I use for dosing.

For fun and to try and dig myself out of this hole

one ml of water = exactly 1g

Washing powder is dehydrated detergent.

Washing liquid detergent and water.

Washing powder gets rehydrated in the machine.

So like I said "for all intent and purpose it's the same...................

I think

[Fusion777]

Got an AEG coming next week to replace the nearly 7 year old Kenwood I’ve got.

Hopefully will be a bit better than the usual suspects, but think most are built to a price now anyway.

[soad]

I find that the (cheaper end/supermarket own brand) washing powder tends not to fully dissolve - gel is the way forward. Anyone else?

[Digger]

soad said:

I find that the (cheaper end/supermarket own brand) washing powder tends not to fully dissolve - gel is the way forward. Anyone else?

Agreed - Been using Ariel, Daz, & similar gels for years. Powder could get messy if you're a bit cack-handed.

As for those single use all-in-one capsules - no thanks!

[dhutch]

dickymint said:

For fun and to try and dig myself out of this hole

one ml of water = exactly 1g

Washing powder is dehydrated detergent.

Washing liquid detergent and water.

Washing powder gets rehydrated in the machine.

So like I said "for all intent and purpose it's the same...................

I think

For liquid detergent I think it's likely a fair assumption that the density is around 1g/ml. Ie, it's mainly water and density is similar to that.

I don't know how much that holds true for the powder, although it's going to be there or there abouts at a guess.

[TheInternet]

bhstewie said:

Sorry what am I missing?

Well you're not missing one of the worst infographics. Absolutely dreadful, and no surprise you've had to ask about it.