Best clothes washer/dryer?

[joscal]

Hi folks thought I would ask if anyone could point me in the right direction re the above? I've googled it and can only find advertised sites with no real reviews.

Need it for a rental property so reasonably priced but also need it to be reliable as I'm going to have to pay for any maintenance.

Not a very Pistonheads type question but you can generally find anything here!

Thanks.

[Simpo Two]

Two brigades here.

1) The Miele brigade. 'I've got one and use it every day and it's great after 400 years'

2) The Cheapo brigade. 'I got a Bonko for £9.95 and it's OK so far'





On a serious note, I have a rental property and was advised to put the white goods outside the contract. The tenant can use them for free as a favour; if they break, too bad. Brilliant!

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 6th June 22:33

[Ray Singh]

I'm in the Miele brigade, but these are very expensive for a rental property.
Something like a Bosch Maxx should be ok and on budget.

[Bonefish Blues]

This is the only appliance where I'd be in the Bonko rather than the Miele brigade I think.

IIRC even Miele W-Ds don't have a great reliability record due, I assume, to the inherent compromises of a W-D.

[LFB531]

I look after about 200 washing machines (letting agent!) so for what it's worth;

If you've got the cash, buy a Miele with a 10 year guarantee. On a budget, Hotpoint seem to top our reliability charts. Washer/Dryers are notoriously expensive to keep going so avoid if you're able.

Don't buy a rubbish extended warranty, use a decent repair company and buy the machine from a proper shop, not a chain. If you have a problem during the guarantee period, it'll get sorted faster.

More and more Landlords are not providing machines but at the moment, they're still in the minority.

Good luck!

[itsnotarace]

Bought an LG direct drive F1447TD5 a couple of months ago. Awesome bit of kit. Practically silent even on full whack

[joscal]

Thanks for the advice chaps, I'm replacing a washer dryer so it has to be same again as no space for separate tumble dryer.

Will look into Hotpoint as it's a small terrace property no need for anything flash!

Cheers again.