Best washing machine for £200 or less...
03 July 2005, 11:15 PM
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Best washing machine for £200 or less...
Our combination Hoover washer dryer has had a gentle leak for months now (just kept mopping it up) and now having looked underneath it i'm not even going to attempt to get someone to repair it with how much its rusted and the fact its old plus its knackered the flooring underneath it 
Already have a standalone dryer so just need to get a new washing machine.
Have seen them start from £157 for a Beko at Comet but don't want to touch it with a barge pole, the best i've seen so far for under £200 I think is an Indesit as I have always thought they were a good make (for that price bracket) but again at Comet.
I wouldn't buy a PC from somewhere like comet so does the same principle apply to white goods in that you are being ripped off?
What is the best washer for £200 or less (as cheap as possible) and where to get it from? I need it urgently so no good if its out of stock or takes a week to be delivered.
Forgot to say needs to be able to cope with lots of washes a day due to baby getting through clothes faster than they can be washed.
TIA
Already have a standalone dryer so just need to get a new washing machine.
Have seen them start from £157 for a Beko at Comet but don't want to touch it with a barge pole, the best i've seen so far for under £200 I think is an Indesit as I have always thought they were a good make (for that price bracket) but again at Comet.
I wouldn't buy a PC from somewhere like comet so does the same principle apply to white goods in that you are being ripped off?
What is the best washer for £200 or less (as cheap as possible) and where to get it from? I need it urgently so no good if its out of stock or takes a week to be delivered.
Forgot to say needs to be able to cope with lots of washes a day due to baby getting through clothes faster than they can be washed.
TIA
03 July 2005, 11:19 PM
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04 July 2005, 02:48 AM
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We sold our Zanussi recently on e-bay for £100. Nowt wrong with it other than it didn't match the new AEG dryer. (Wife's fussy like that)
Depending on your mobility heres a choice...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...527352224&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...526882761&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...526225568&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...526227462&rd=1
Depending on your mobility heres a choice...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...527352224&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...526882761&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...526225568&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...526227462&rd=1
04 July 2005, 08:22 AM
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Or local paper. We have thing called Friday Ad round here and I'd bought and collected an excellent Zanussi for 45 used oncers within 3 hours of seeing ad. Plus if it's local you can see who is selling and know where to moan if it's duff.
04 July 2005, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by jods
...Wife's fussy like that
in the meantime if the leak is from the bottom of the door, you could try cleaning the inside of the glass (at the bottom) with wire wool. if that's not the cause, then pull the liquid/powder tray out and give it a good clean. that's what went wrong with our last machine about 1 year ago and since then it's been cleaned up and is happy working away at a friend's house
04 July 2005, 09:20 AM
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Sold my old Hoover washer dryer on e-bay at the beginning of the year, was having a new kitchen and wanted built in items.
Nothing wrong with the washer at all, 2 years old, it sold for £100.
Nothing wrong with the washer at all, 2 years old, it sold for £100.
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04 July 2005, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by **************
Cheers for the replies. It needs to be something I can go and get tonight really so looks like it will be a visit to Currys for the Indesit one unless someone points out one better.
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/conten...N-ZWF1021W.htm
bobbo, its another 30 squid on your budget, but hey, just lay off the stella for a couple of days
dont rush into buying a leaky piece of toss machine, be patient.
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04 July 2005, 10:37 AM
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I believe Bosch have just changed their range. Maybe you could get a run-out model cheap? We bought a cheap dryer two years ago and it packed up. Replaced it with a Bosch one because all our other kit is Bosch and we've had no problems (touch wood).
Got the dryer from http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/
Even at Curry's et al they won't let you walk out with the washing machine, and will insist on delivering one in a couple of days. Plus they all charge you for taking the old one now, due to the new waste disposal directives.
Got the dryer from http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/
Even at Curry's et al they won't let you walk out with the washing machine, and will insist on delivering one in a couple of days. Plus they all charge you for taking the old one now, due to the new waste disposal directives.
04 July 2005, 11:04 AM
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Bob, look in yellow pages for damaged goods - there was someone in Southampton (and I was reading YP in Reigate!!) selling imperfect white goods. I got a Bosch fridge-freezer for 450 which I saw on SALE in Co-op 2 years later for 550! It had a scratch down the side, which was invisible when in its recess.
04 July 2005, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by **************
Cheers for the replies. It needs to be something I can go and get tonight really so looks like it will be a visit to Currys for the Indesit one unless someone points out one better.
Beware. Sometimes the likes of Currys/Comet won't let you "just take it away". Seems daft, but that's how they operate. The machines often aren't kept at the store, and are delivered direct to you by lorry from a central warehouse (which prob takes a few days).
04 July 2005, 12:23 PM
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Oh btw, when my dad had his new one delivered he asked the delivery man "do you take many of these back?" figuring they would be the people most likely to know which were the unreliable makes (This was either zanussi or miele).
He said "No, that's usually the indesits"
Be warned...
He said "No, that's usually the indesits"
Be warned...
- back to the drawing board
04 July 2005, 01:06 PM
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bob, get the missus to bed over the bathtub with a scrubbing brush!!!!
whats the matter with these modern females, they are all text books and demo marches!!!
for added enjoyment, she needs to be as scantily clad as possible!!
BB
whats the matter with these modern females, they are all text books and demo marches!!!
for added enjoyment, she needs to be as scantily clad as possible!!
BB
04 July 2005, 01:43 PM
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Bought one about a month ago from these guys... http://www.be-direct.co.uk/subCategories.asp?id=6Cheapest by far for what I was after, Hotpoint WF640G @ £240 inc del... Ran out of stock and got same price upgrade to latest model WF740G http://www.be-direct.co.uk/productDetails.asp?id=17919 currently @ £362 
Worth a check if you know what you want...
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Worth a check if you know what you want...
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04 July 2005, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by thundertiger
bob, get the missus to bed over the bathtub with a scrubbing brush!!!!
whats the matter with these modern females, they are all text books and demo marches!!!
for added enjoyment, she needs to be as scantily clad as possible!!
BB
whats the matter with these modern females, they are all text books and demo marches!!!
for added enjoyment, she needs to be as scantily clad as possible!!
BB
04 July 2005, 02:56 PM
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there's a similar attitude in our house!
in the meantime if the leak is from the bottom of the door, you could try cleaning the inside of the glass (at the bottom) with wire wool. if that's not the cause, then pull the liquid/powder tray out and give it a good clean. that's what went wrong with our last machine about 1 year ago and since then it's been cleaned up and is happy working away at a friend's house
in the meantime if the leak is from the bottom of the door, you could try cleaning the inside of the glass (at the bottom) with wire wool. if that's not the cause, then pull the liquid/powder tray out and give it a good clean. that's what went wrong with our last machine about 1 year ago and since then it's been cleaned up and is happy working away at a friend's house
She's got a bee in her bonnet about a mahoosive new range now - off to John Lewis's now
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Is Hoover still a good make? And also are display models ok to take, found somewhere doing a Hoover model with 10% off the display model which to me means I just save 23 notes for not having a cardboard box. Still has warranty etc so any problems with display ones?
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Originally Posted by **************
Is Hoover still a good make? And also are display models ok to take, found somewhere doing a Hoover model with 10% off the display model which to me means I just save 23 notes for not having a cardboard box. Still has warranty etc so any problems with display ones?
I have no issue with display stock, especially something that won't have been "fired up". Having said that my TV, 2 of my Amps and my Tape Deck are all ex demo and have been fine.
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Got this one in the end as got good spec for the money
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...2&tm=undefined
Cheers for the suggestions.
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...2&tm=undefined
Cheers for the suggestions.
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Originally Posted by jods
She's got a bee in her bonnet about a mahoosive new range now - off to John Lewis's now
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Except everyone is dissing them, I got an indescit one from B&Q for £199 about a month ago. I am sure they still had then when I was in there last week. They also have a hotpoint I think for £199.
Actually the indescit was listed at 219, but when I got to the checkout it scanned at 199....
Really should learn to read to the end of a thread rather than getting bored half way through. See that you now have one....
Actually the indescit was listed at 219, but when I got to the checkout it scanned at 199....
Really should learn to read to the end of a thread rather than getting bored half way through. See that you now have one....
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