combined washer dryer, are they any good?
28 November 2007, 01:57 PM
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combined washer dryer, are they any good?
I have limited space for a washing machine so was possibly going to get a combined washer/dryer, are these any good?
I had a huge arguement with my mum about them last night, she is adament that they are useless and will fall apart in a week! I said they must of improved in the last 10 or 15 years since she last looked at them but she is postive that they are no good, can anyone offer advice on them?
Any makes to buy or not, or should I just get a regular washer?
I had a huge arguement with my mum about them last night, she is adament that they are useless and will fall apart in a week! I said they must of improved in the last 10 or 15 years since she last looked at them but she is postive that they are no good, can anyone offer advice on them?
Any makes to buy or not, or should I just get a regular washer?
28 November 2007, 02:03 PM
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I agree that arguing with your mum about a washing machine is slightly bizarre... But, we've got one and it's about 10 years old. Starting to show signs of wear, but it's still going!
28 November 2007, 02:10 PM
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1) They are reliable
2) They are OK as washers, not so good as dryers
3) The energy efficient ones run for hours
4) You can generally dry half the amount you wash, so you need to half unload before you dry, so the option to run straight on to a dry cycle is uselss
If it helps, we're planning on getting a stand alone dryer for the shed as our Bosch is so bad at drying, currently have clothes draped over most of the radiators in the house.
2) They are OK as washers, not so good as dryers
3) The energy efficient ones run for hours
4) You can generally dry half the amount you wash, so you need to half unload before you dry, so the option to run straight on to a dry cycle is uselss
If it helps, we're planning on getting a stand alone dryer for the shed as our Bosch is so bad at drying, currently have clothes draped over most of the radiators in the house.
28 November 2007, 02:11 PM
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28 November 2007, 02:21 PM
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Do what I do. Get someone else to do it.
Drop mine off twice a week. Pick up dried & ironed
Offer to pay her for doing it first. She'll probably say no to taking your money and do it for free. Mine does.
I'm always getting slated etc off mates for "Mummy still does your washing". Who's the fool? The one who gets home from work, and has washing, drying, & ironing to do, or the one who gets someone to do it for him for free?
More the fool them.
28 November 2007, 02:24 PM
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1) They are reliable
2) They are OK as washers, not so good as dryers
3) The energy efficient ones run for hours
4) You can generally dry half the amount you wash, so you need to half unload before you dry, so the option to run straight on to a dry cycle is uselss
If it helps, we're planning on getting a stand alone dryer for the shed as our Bosch is so bad at drying, currently have clothes draped over most of the radiators in the house.
2) They are OK as washers, not so good as dryers
3) The energy efficient ones run for hours
4) You can generally dry half the amount you wash, so you need to half unload before you dry, so the option to run straight on to a dry cycle is uselss
If it helps, we're planning on getting a stand alone dryer for the shed as our Bosch is so bad at drying, currently have clothes draped over most of the radiators in the house.
28 November 2007, 02:35 PM
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I have one. Had it for four years. Only problem has been a broken door hinge which cost £5 from eFence to fix.
Agree you can only dry half the washing load. Also, it helps to let things dry a bit and then put them back in. This allows the machine to dry out too. If you put it back on immediately it spends half the time drying itself out and not the washing. Great for big items like duvet covers and the like though.
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Agree you can only dry half the washing load. Also, it helps to let things dry a bit and then put them back in. This allows the machine to dry out too. If you put it back on immediately it spends half the time drying itself out and not the washing. Great for big items like duvet covers and the like though.
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28 November 2007, 02:41 PM
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Away to get a new kitchen myself so have been
looking at these, just check the
washing load compared to the drying load and that will
tell ye if you need to empty 1/2, 1/4 etc for drying. Spend as much
as you can, you get what you pay for.
Craig.
looking at these, just check the
washing load compared to the drying load and that will
tell ye if you need to empty 1/2, 1/4 etc for drying. Spend as much
as you can, you get what you pay for.
Craig.
28 November 2007, 02:47 PM
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Personally, I would get a washer and a stand alone condensor dryer.
We are a family of 3 and washing day is usually Saturday morning. Its much quicker if I can put the load of washing straight into the dryer and get another load of washing on.
Plus if one breaks you can always use the other. If its combined and it breaks your buggered.
Get a condensor if you don't have a hole in the wall or don't want to have to keep pulling it out and draping the hose out the window.
We are a family of 3 and washing day is usually Saturday morning. Its much quicker if I can put the load of washing straight into the dryer and get another load of washing on.
Plus if one breaks you can always use the other. If its combined and it breaks your buggered.
Get a condensor if you don't have a hole in the wall or don't want to have to keep pulling it out and draping the hose out the window.
28 November 2007, 03:18 PM
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Go to John Lewis to buy. They will price match and you often get a longer guarantee
Spend as much as you can - Miele if at all possible - ours is over 20 years old, only had the repair man out once for new motor brushes and it used to be used twice a day every day when the kids were younger so it has had a pasting.
Best thing is that if you do need to get into it, you undo about 3 bolts at the fromt and the entire mechanisn is exposed without having to manhandle the thing out from under the counter!
And yes, washer dryer is ok within its limitations.
If you can stack [simple kits are available], get separate machines though.
Spend as much as you can - Miele if at all possible - ours is over 20 years old, only had the repair man out once for new motor brushes and it used to be used twice a day every day when the kids were younger so it has had a pasting.
Best thing is that if you do need to get into it, you undo about 3 bolts at the fromt and the entire mechanisn is exposed without having to manhandle the thing out from under the counter!
And yes, washer dryer is ok within its limitations.
If you can stack [simple kits are available], get separate machines though.
28 November 2007, 04:45 PM
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Do what I do. Get someone else to do it.
Drop mine off twice a week. Pick up dried & ironed
Offer to pay her for doing it first. She'll probably say no to taking your money and do it for free. Mine does.
I'm always getting slated etc off mates for "Mummy still does your washing". Who's the fool? The one who gets home from work, and has washing, drying, & ironing to do, or the one who gets someone to do it for him for free?
More the fool them.
Drop mine off twice a week. Pick up dried & ironed
Offer to pay her for doing it first. She'll probably say no to taking your money and do it for free. Mine does.
I'm always getting slated etc off mates for "Mummy still does your washing". Who's the fool? The one who gets home from work, and has washing, drying, & ironing to do, or the one who gets someone to do it for him for free?
More the fool them.
What you really need is a wash/drier of decent quality and a washing line and/or a proper drier separatley ( not condenser)
28 November 2007, 04:55 PM
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I'm not.
Still, if she didn't do it I'd pay someone else to do it. There are some things I refuse to do, and washing/drying/ironing is one of them.
I'm a Mans Man.
A) Don't want to do it
B) Don't want to spend the time doing it (better things to do in life)
C) It's womens work.
Still, if she didn't do it I'd pay someone else to do it. There are some things I refuse to do, and washing/drying/ironing is one of them.
I'm a Mans Man.
A) Don't want to do it
B) Don't want to spend the time doing it (better things to do in life)
C) It's womens work.
28 November 2007, 05:01 PM
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I'm not.
Still, if she didn't do it I'd pay someone else to do it. There are some things I refuse to do, and washing/drying/ironing is one of them.
I'm a Mans Man.
A) Don't want to do it
B) Don't want to spend the time doing it (better things to do in life)
C) It's womens work.
Still, if she didn't do it I'd pay someone else to do it. There are some things I refuse to do, and washing/drying/ironing is one of them.
I'm a Mans Man.
A) Don't want to do it
B) Don't want to spend the time doing it (better things to do in life)
C) It's womens work.
Does she iron your socks and Y fronts for you?
Are you Italian?
Is a Mum washing her adult son's underwear not a tiny bit weird?
I'm all for paying someone to do the job but I'd never, in a million years, get my Mum to do it and then admit it in public.
That is the funniest thing I have read for a while. Thanks
I have rented many places with washer/dryers and all have been useless.
I'd fill the space with a good washing machine and get and air dry clothes near a big radiator.
Washer dryers just seem to slightly heat up your clothes and use about a giga watt of electricity a week.
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1) They are reliable
2) They are OK as washers, not so good as dryers
3) The energy efficient ones run for hours
4) You can generally dry half the amount you wash, so you need to half unload before you dry, so the option to run straight on to a dry cycle is uselss
If it helps, we're planning on getting a stand alone dryer for the shed as our Bosch is so bad at drying, currently have clothes draped over most of the radiators in the house.
2) They are OK as washers, not so good as dryers
3) The energy efficient ones run for hours
4) You can generally dry half the amount you wash, so you need to half unload before you dry, so the option to run straight on to a dry cycle is uselss
If it helps, we're planning on getting a stand alone dryer for the shed as our Bosch is so bad at drying, currently have clothes draped over most of the radiators in the house.
I've rigged up my old 99 quid sh1tter drier in the shed with a vent kit, does the job miles better, and the whole weekend wash is much quicker becuase of it.
Scandalous waste of good shed space, but needs must
28 November 2007, 05:35 PM
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That depends on which model you have. We've got a Zanussi XC which has an eight kilogramme capacity that is simple enough for me to use. Simply stick the washing in, push the button and it comes out dry and even has a time delay on it if you want to take advantage of off peak electricity rates. Added advantage of being idiot proof, as pointed out to me by the wife as I started going mental at it because it wouldn't allow me to programme the drier after a wool wash. Apparently, wool shrinks when its dried which is why the machine won't allow it.
28 November 2007, 05:40 PM
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As mentioned in some of the above posts, I used to have one, I don't reccomend them and echo the same reasons:
Washing fine; Drying very slow....Which makes it worse, as you can't have a wash load on the go whilst drying the previous load.
It also used a fair bit of water (uses cold water to condense the steam when in drying mode) - so that's a another thing to keep in mind if your on a water meter.
Thankfully it died (it was reliable up to this point). Unthankfully, it nearly set fire to a bed sheet (drum motor died whilst in drying mode = charred bedding)...one thing to remember with dryers...never leave them operating when in bed or if you go out. Is economy 7 really worth having your house burnt down? Thankfully I was in and smelt it burning and switched it off before it ignited and let it cool before opening the door (smoldering clothing + open door + fresh air = fire).
I now have separate washer and a normal dryer (all Meile - although a Meile dryer probably was overkill...but it does have an interior light and automatically stops when it senses the cloths are dry
). I don't really have space for the dryer either - nor anywhere to vent it, but the inconvienience of sticking the trunk out the window does mean cloths get dry in 30mins as opposed to the 1hour+ it would take with the washer dryer (condensing dryers are just as bad too).
Washing fine; Drying very slow....Which makes it worse, as you can't have a wash load on the go whilst drying the previous load.
It also used a fair bit of water (uses cold water to condense the steam when in drying mode) - so that's a another thing to keep in mind if your on a water meter.
Thankfully it died (it was reliable up to this point). Unthankfully, it nearly set fire to a bed sheet (drum motor died whilst in drying mode = charred bedding)...one thing to remember with dryers...never leave them operating when in bed or if you go out. Is economy 7 really worth having your house burnt down? Thankfully I was in and smelt it burning and switched it off before it ignited and let it cool before opening the door (smoldering clothing + open door + fresh air = fire).
I now have separate washer and a normal dryer (all Meile - although a Meile dryer probably was overkill...but it does have an interior light and automatically stops when it senses the cloths are dry
). I don't really have space for the dryer either - nor anywhere to vent it, but the inconvienience of sticking the trunk out the window does mean cloths get dry in 30mins as opposed to the 1hour+ it would take with the washer dryer (condensing dryers are just as bad too).
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28 November 2007, 05:58 PM
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Has a Zanussi washer /dryer for over 10 years now and no problems at all. Thinking about getting a stand alone dryer in the garage so I can dry baby clothes whilst the next load of washing is on. Don't know what planet your mum is on here!
28 November 2007, 10:12 PM
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Just as a partially related aside I bought a new washing machine at the weekend. Got a John Lewis branded one. 3 year warranty and the extension to 5 years was only £75.
There have been changes in th white goods market so products which were good may not be so now, although miele remain the best. Bosch are now available everywhere and apparently the quality is nowhere as good as it was. Still feature as average on Which report but that may be the good old ones still affecting the results.
Zanussi and AEG came out average as well. Hotpoint, Whirpool, Indesit etc all poor.
There have been changes in th white goods market so products which were good may not be so now, although miele remain the best. Bosch are now available everywhere and apparently the quality is nowhere as good as it was. Still feature as average on Which report but that may be the good old ones still affecting the results.
Zanussi and AEG came out average as well. Hotpoint, Whirpool, Indesit etc all poor.
28 November 2007, 11:09 PM
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Hi we have a washer dryer and a separate dryer
we dont use the drying part on the washing machine if you dry them too much you wont be able to get the creases out of the clothes I know coz we run a ironing service lol so if your getting a washer-dryer just dont leave them in the drying part for too long
Stephb xx
we dont use the drying part on the washing machine if you dry them too much you wont be able to get the creases out of the clothes I know coz we run a ironing service lol so if your getting a washer-dryer just dont leave them in the drying part for too long
Stephb xx
28 November 2007, 11:21 PM
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Hi we have a washer dryer and a separate dryer
we dont use the drying part on the washing machine if you dry them too much you wont be able to get the creases out of the clothes I know coz we run a ironing service lol so if your getting a washer-dryer just dont leave them in the drying part for too long
Stephb xx
we dont use the drying part on the washing machine if you dry them too much you wont be able to get the creases out of the clothes I know coz we run a ironing service lol so if your getting a washer-dryer just dont leave them in the drying part for too long
Stephb xx
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28 November 2007, 11:35 PM
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