Washing machine recommendations

[Ciaran]

Our Samsung Ecobubble has packed in after 7/8 years of hard work so I'm after a replacement machine. Don't want to spend more than £500, must have 5 year warranty and 9/10kg load.

I can get a Haier or another Samsung for around the same price but wondered if anyone else bought recently and could recommend something. Thanks

[DaveyBoyWonder]

Can't remember how much our Bosch was but must be getting on for 15 years old, survived 2 kids and all their dirty clothes/constantly washing bedding/towels etc as well as weekly loads of muddy football kit and mountain biking clothing. Feels like it'll last forever...

[Bonefish Blues]

For the price, and given your good experience, I'd stick with Samsung Ecobabble tbh - JLP has them with 5 years' warranty, as I'm sure will others.

[rossyl]

AEG or Bosch. I think there's a way to tell via the product code if they are German made.

[timberman]

Bosch for us

Last one was Bosch, the current one is a Bosch and it's highly likely the next one will also be a Bosch,

they just work so I can't see a reason to change

and like rossyl suggests, I always pick models that are made in Germany

Edited by timberman on Tuesday 24th October 21:42

[Sheepshanks]

timberman said:

Bosch for us

Last one was Bosch, the current one is a Bosch and it's highly likely the next one will also be a Bosch,

they just work so I can't see a reason to change

If they "just worked" surely you wouldn't need to keep buying more of 'em?

[timberman]

Sheepshanks said:

timberman said:

Bosch for us

Last one was Bosch, the current one is a Bosch and it's highly likely the next one will also be a Bosch,

they just work so I can't see a reason to change

If they "just worked" surely you wouldn't need to keep buying more of 'em?

they do eventually give up, but considering the previous one and this one have covered well over 20 years of washing between them (we replaced the last one a few years back) I don't think we've got any reason to complain.

[sherman]

Indesit.
£170 7 years ago in the easter sales. If it dies now it was cheap enough that if it ever dies it wont owe me anything.

[mdw]

Siemens, new set of brushes for £5 after 9 years hard use and done 4 more years since then no other issues.

[trickywoo]

If it’s in the house and not a laundry room where the cliched PH servant does it I’d recommend Bosch too. They are pretty quiet. Can you get a 9kg one for under £500 though. If not I’d throw another £100 at the budget.

[greygoose]

We got a Bosch with the i-dos thing, where the machine decides how much detergent to put in, and we seem to have to buy Persil and fabric conditioner far less often now than we used to.

[Rough101]

I’d avoid the whole Ariston, Indesit, Hotpoint stuff, we gave up on them, need multiple and continual repairs from year three, even my parents, with very low usage have a 2 year old one with non replaceable knackered bearings.

Our Samsung had a few new parts fitted in year 3 and 4 and hopefully that prolongs it’s life, the control panel they renewed certainly had heat stress, but would be a DIY repair and didn’t seem to that expensive.

I’m sure I read that you basically pay £100 a year, with the £1000 Miele having a 10 year warranty, Samsung at £500 have it a 5 year and the cheap ones one year. So it’s more a landfill/ecology conundrum than a financial one.

[trickywoo]

Rough101 said:

I’m sure I read that you basically pay £100 a year, with the £1000 Miele having a 10 year warranty, Samsung at £500 have it a 5 year and the cheap ones one year. So it’s more a landfill/ecology conundrum than a financial one.

Miele warranty is the standard 2 years, can be extended but you pay. Seems to be £5.20 a month at the moment but I expect they can and will increase that. You would therefore pay another £500 at least for the 8 years beyond standard warranty.

[Schwarz930]

I recently bought an Ebac, at £599 for the 9kg it's slighty over your budget but with a 7 year parts and labour warranty and made in the UK. Bought it direct and it it arrived in 48hrs.

https://www.ebac.com/washing-machines/range

[Ciaran]

Thanks all, my local independant has a newer version of my Samsung for £430 and a Bosch for £480 - both are 9kg and A rating with 5 year warranty. Will probably go for the Samsung as I'm used to the working of it.

[LeoR]

Rough101 said:

I’m sure I read that you basically pay £100 a year, with the £1000 Miele having a 10 year warranty, Samsung at £500 have it a 5 year and the cheap ones one year. So it’s more a landfill/ecology conundrum than a financial one.

I'm probably at £50 a year with my Beko - 6 years and going strong. It's not the most refined thing, but it's a workhorse. I'd probably replace with another Beko if it broke today.

[gashart]

Schwarz930 said:

I recently bought an Ebac, at £599 for the 9kg it's slighty over your budget but with a 7 year parts and labour warranty and made in the UK. Bought it direct and it it arrived in 48hrs.

https://www.ebac.com/washing-machines/range

Another recommendation for UK made Ebac, well worth looking into anyhow

[ItsBouquet]

LG Washer Dryer, or AEG.

[zalrak]

If you do fancy a Miele you can get one from here for just over £500:

https://application.miele.co.uk/resources/pdf/Miel...

We bought one a year or so ago and it is very good.

Edit to add - just noticed that you can get one for £499!

Edited by zalrak on Wednesday 25th October 16:47

[K87]

Had a Panasonic for 15 years and it was excellent. Bought a Samsung for £440 about four years ago and it has been perfect.

I don't know if all modern washers do this but it insists on a hot drum clean wash every 50 washes and it can also ignore what you ask for, if you have a heavy load on a one hour cotton wash it will override you and do a 150 minute wash. I think these are features rather than faults