New washing machine needed

[Crankarm]

Got to be at least an 8kg one with highish spin speed although I mostly set spin to 1000.

Are Beko washing machines any good and reliable? They are cheap in comparison to other brands. On the higher end Beko machines (approx £280-300) with digital display the choice of programmes seem to be closest to those of my old machine. My current machine is a Zanussi 1200 spin. It has been brilliant until recently and has lasted 14 years but now only spins as the programmer is bust which is beyond economic repair. Zanussi are not now the same appliance of science quality as when I bought mine back in 1998. They are now Electrolux a brand which I have found to be of poor quality. I bought an Electrolux freezer a couple of years ago. It is way inferior to my big upright Zanussi fridge/freezer.

Anyhow should I steer well clear of Beko and go for something like a Hotpoint 8kg jobbie or just bite the bullet and buy a more expensive Bosch Logixx or Excel for £500-600? Trouble is the Bosch machines don't seem that user friendly to me ie NO pre-wash function or heavy soiled wash option and the Bosch timer to start the machine during off peak electricity over night works on a count back method depending on cycle duration eg. if it is 10:20pm and you want to start the machine at 1am and the programme lasts 1hr 50 mins then you have to work out the end time which would be 2:50am and then set the timer to start in 4hrs 30 mins time. This is what the sales asst in John Lewis told and showed me. Too bl00dy complicated! The Beko machines have a simpler but still archaic conventional timer delay in 30 min intervals. No washing machine seems to have a straight forward clock on the front and option to start at a specific time eg 12.40am and then finish at a certain time. They all have stupid timers which start the machine in intervals of 1 hour or 30 minutes. This is frickin archaic given we have come soooo far with setting VHS recorders, mobile phones and computers.

I am hoping to get at least 14 years out of the next machine I select.

 

[Tight Git]

My John Lewis washer (made by Electrolux) is on its way out as the bearings are very noisy. It's about 5 years old and is used at most twice a week.

If you want a better quality product (and are willing to pay for it!) look at the Miele. I'm not sure that Beko would be any different to an Electrolux although Bosch may be a bit better. I'm sure you're aware that AEG are also part of the Electrolux group.

 

[Minotier]

Our previous machine was a Zanussi 1400 spin model that we had for 12 years till it packed in and was beyond repair. We desperately needed a machine so after a quick look around went for a Beko 6kg 1400 spin.
We paid £185 for it from the local Tesco Extra as it was 30 quid cheaper than Comet/ Currys / Argos etc and got a shed load of club points too.
That was 2 years ago and to be honest it cleans clothes as well if not better than the Zanussi that cost £300+ 14 years ago.
It just has the delayed start as all others seem to have and our only gripe is it does have a longer wash cycle time than the Zanussi, but there is a time save option button that we use and it does not seem to affect the efficiency of the wash!
My mate at work paid £700+ for a Bosch machine last year and he has had to call an engineer out 3 times since and it is now starting to play up again!
I think for the cost I would choose Beko again, I just hope to get a good few years out of it!
Hope this helps.

 

[Lee_M]

or buy one from Tesco for 160 quid - mine works fine and has all the complexity I need, including a cold wash which all my cycling gear seems to need these days

and they take away your old one

 

[geo]

Bosch without a doubt IMO

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

From my experience I would buy a simple machine without all the digital stuff. The expensive ones with a long warranty such as Miele are maybe worth it if money is no object. But I would suspect that they will be a lot of things excluded such as if you happen to leave anything in pockets etc that might break the machine.

 

[Shanks]

If you want 14 years life from it then you'll have to go better than Beko. I have one of their washing machines. I paid around £200 for it and two years on it already needs replacing. The timer has gone and now all programmes run for 1hour 26min lol. They are a good value buy at the time of purchase compared to Bosch etc but not for a long term buy.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Good info here, especiallythe 'Appliance Manufacturer Information':
http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/about-the-appliance-industry.html

I'd agree that Miele are the best if you can stump-up the cash.
Other than that there may be some benefits to Buying Bosch.
We've had AEG and our last is a John Lewis machine (both are Electrolux). We hammer the carp out of our wahing machines so greater than 5 years is a bonus. Bearings usually goes because Mrs FF only knows how to overload it, so it's no surprise.
Go for base models with fewer functions to go wrong.

 

[endoman]

We had a Bosch for 8 years, replaced it with a Beko, been very happy with it so far, big drum, quiet, stuff comes out clean, cycling stuff almost dry after the spin. it was less than 300 quid.

 

[Kestevan]

We bought a Beko a couple of years ago. It gets used every day (often twice a day), and it's worked flawlessly.

 

[dellzeqq]

I installed a Beko in the flat I rent out, and, two years in I've never had a call on it

 

[Crankarm]

Thanks for all the replies. I guess Beko it is then. The thought of spending £500 on a bosch for it only to go wrong in 2 - 2.5 years does not appeal. At least if the Beko goes wrong then I won't have lost too much.

Thanks again.

C

 

[Fab Foodie]

[QUOTE 2131156, member: 45"]An 8kg Bosch is £360. I wouldn't take the words of one bloke with a mate over those who fix the things or Which.[/quote]
That's a good price.

 

[Minotier]

[QUOTE 2131156, member: 45"]An 8kg Bosch is £360. I wouldn't take the words of one bloke with a mate over those who fix the things or Which.[/quote]
The model my mate bought ( He's a qualified electrical maintenance technician with a HNC and 20 years experience), is a Bosch Logixx washer/dryer, it is the dryer which is the torment of his life!
But he says after all the trouble he would still recommend Bosch,just not one with a dryer in the same unit.
Beko are cheap and reliable enough, with a house full of Springer Spaniels and their blankets to wash I wouldn't want to risk anything too expensive either!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Bosch here as well. Though to be fair to the Zanussi we had which was 2nd hand when we got it, that lasted us for 8 years. The Bosch we had was 11 years old when we sold it (to go off on a RTW tour). Now have Bosch again.