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hevs Aug 27th 2010 10:20 pm
Re: recommend me a front loader washing machine
 
We have an 8.5 kilo samsung and like it. Just make sure that you get one with a quick wash cycle. Our last Samsung had a 30 min one, this ones short cycle is 45 mins...

BadgeIsBack Aug 27th 2010 10:47 pm
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Originally Posted by hevs (Post 8809183)
We have an 8.5 kilo samsung and like it. Just make sure that you get one with a quick wash cycle. Our last Samsung had a 30 min one, this ones short cycle is 45 mins...
I haven't weighed our machine, but I had to get a mate over to help me get it out of the ute.

hevs Aug 27th 2010 11:50 pm
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Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 8809224)
I haven't weighed our machine, but I had to get a mate over to help me get it out of the ute.
It TAKES 8.5 kilos you thick male! :lol:

iamthecreaturefromuranus Aug 28th 2010 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by hevs (Post 8809302)
It TAKES 8.5 kilos you thick male! :lol:
So I can wash my boots in it then? :confused:

paulry Aug 28th 2010 10:10 am
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Originally Posted by lesleys (Post 8809152)
Had two Bosch machines in the UK and they were OK but not perfect.
I now have a Miele and it's better. After 6 years it's still as smooth and never had a problem. You wouldn't believe the standard of the packaging and stabiliser for transporting it. They are designed to last over 20 years.
Cheap washing machines are false economies.
Ours have never lasted more than 5. My OH keeps overloading them :rolleyes:. Thinking of ordering a 8kg front loader.

scottishcelts Aug 28th 2010 12:23 pm
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We have a Bosch - it's ok but not as impressive as my computerised Hotpoint I had back home.

Bermudashorts Aug 28th 2010 3:21 pm
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Bought one two weeks ago as we left ours in the UK for tenants. I went for the cheapest as to be honest, I have not seriously ever noticed that much difference between one front loader and the next.

We got a Samsung WF875LSW for about $700. It works fine.

BadgeIsBack Aug 28th 2010 3:22 pm
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 8810101)
We have a Bosch - it's ok but not as impressive as my computerised Hotpoint I had back home.
That's it then. Might as well go home!

Kim67 Aug 28th 2010 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by HelenTD (Post 8809164)
No need for a dryer in Perth's climate.
Perhaps not for you, but I used my dryer all the time when I was in Perth. It was pouring with rain for days on end! What a stupid thing to say - some people like to use a dryer all the time for some items - pegging out three kids worth of socks and underwear on a line is a waste of time I can do without.

paulry Aug 28th 2010 5:47 pm
Re: recommend me a front loader washing machine
 
Originally Posted by Bermudashorts (Post 8810193)
Bought one two weeks ago as we left ours in the UK for tenants. I went for the cheapest as to be honest, I have not seriously ever noticed that much difference between one front loader and the next.

We got a Samsung WF875LSW for about $700. It works fine.
We're leaving our m/machine behind but thinking of getting a new one and a new fridge freezer to ship with us. I reckon we can save several hundred dollars doing it that way - provided there's space for them in the container.

Bermudashorts Aug 28th 2010 5:50 pm
Re: recommend me a front loader washing machine
 
Originally Posted by paulry (Post 8810274)
We're leaving our m/machine behind but thinking of getting a new one and a new fridge freezer to ship with us. I reckon we can save several hundred dollars doing it that way - provided there's space for them in the container.
Not a bad idea. I thought the $700 we paid was ok but that was the cheapest we saw. My machine at home is a Smeg combined washer dryer and it cost about £700. The only washer dryer I saw out here was $3,500! :blink:

lapin_windstar Aug 28th 2010 7:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 8810263)
What a stupid thing to say - some people like to use a dryer all the time for some items - pegging out three kids worth of socks and underwear on a line is a waste of time I can do without.
Alright missus, keep your hair on, it's just home appliances we're discussing.

Using a tumble dryer when it's hot and dry outside is a total waste of energy: making a hot space (dryer) inside a cool space (house with AC) inside a hot space (outside).

BadgeIsBack Aug 28th 2010 7:12 pm
Re: recommend me a front loader washing machine
 
Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 8810263)
Perhaps not for you, but I used my dryer all the time when I was in Perth. It was pouring with rain for days on end! What a stupid thing to say - some people like to use a dryer all the time for some items - pegging out three kids worth of socks and underwear on a line is a waste of time I can do without.
Horses for courses, eh. I have never owned a dryer nor has my wife. We just don't like the idea. It's not just the energy consumption - I don't like force-drying clothing or putting them in machine after machine.

Kim67 Aug 28th 2010 7:20 pm
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Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 8810392)
Horses for courses, eh. I have never owned a dryer nor has my wife. We just don't like the idea. It's not just the energy consumption - I don't like force-drying clothing or putting them in machine after machine.
The LG washer/dryers are pretty good, no changing machines, you can do a wash cycle, wash/dry cycle, dry only, or steam your clothes to get any creases and smells out. The drying cycle is condenser type so you don't have to have an outlet to let steam out of your laundry, all the water is just sucked out and the clothing and out the water outlet hose. I don't dry everything in the dryer, but most things I do.

BadgeIsBack Aug 28th 2010 7:27 pm
Re: recommend me a front loader washing machine
 
Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 8810410)
The LG washer/dryers are pretty good, no changing machines, you can do a wash cycle, wash/dry cycle, dry only, or steam your clothes to get any creases and smells out. The drying cycle is condenser type so you don't have to have an outlet to let steam out of your laundry, all the water is just sucked out and the clothing and out the water outlet hose. I don't dry everything in the dryer, but most things I do.
Sure - I realise that many are washer-dryers.

I think I did have one in London actually - but never used it.


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