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Post# 260189   1/16/2008 at 09:46 (5,942 days old) by ariston4life ((Dublin) Ireland)        

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could some one please post some aqualtis pictures, im becoming more and more intrested with these machines




Post# 260596 , Reply# 1   1/18/2008 at 16:39 (5,939 days old) by mrx ()        

Hi Ariston4life,

I have one of these machines and will post some pics over the weekend. If you've any questions, feel free to ask.

Post# 260676 , Reply# 2   1/19/2008 at 06:10 (5,939 days old) by superelectronic (London, UK)        
Not your new machine?

 For a moment there Mr A4L I thought you were going to debut the machine you bought your Mum for Christmas to replace that errant Candy! So if she didn't get an Aqaltis, what did she get - or are you saving that one to surprise us with?

Got to say though, I've warmed to the Aqualtis since reading about it here - I had dismissed it as a pretty shell but sounds like it's a pretty nifty bit of kit. One thought I had - can the door be left open between cycles to air the drum or does that look too odd with all the controls on a large door? Probably depends on your sense of aesthetics...

Al

Post# 260711 , Reply# 3   1/19/2008 at 13:39 (5,938 days old) by mrx ()        

Yeah, you can quite easily leave the door ajar, it looks fine.

On the other hand, if you're doing fairly regular washes it's not a big deal, I've never had any problems with smelly washing machines.

Problems are :

1) Not washing hot enough - You need to run the occasional >40C wash i.e. 60 or 90C wash with towels now and again.
2) Not using sufficient detergent - machine doesn't clean and you may also cause limescale issues.
3) Hard water - lime scale deposits provide a breeding ground for goo.
4) Poor quality detergent. None of the major brands, and even the better supermarket brands will be any problem. However, if you're using cheapy and nasty brands, there are some issues in the long term as they leave deposits.

In general, if you're running cotton washes with a decent rinse cycle, your machine shouldn't get smelly.

The aqualtis, like many new machines, has a rubber bellows seal designed not to accumulate water i.e. there are drain channels in it.

Also, it's worth wiping the door seal out with a cloth and perhaps a little antibacterial cleaner like dettol (formerly detox) once in a while.

Post# 260964 , Reply# 4   1/21/2008 at 09:33 (5,937 days old) by ariston4life ((Dublin) Ireland)        

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Sadly no, i was unable to get her an aqualtis machine as i didn't have enough money, i got her a beko 1000 spin wma510s for E250 at power city.was quite happy with it actually until is broke on saturday night it started filling up with too much water and now the pumps gone, beko are sending an engineer out to have a look at it, but i think ill ask for a new one, i shouldn't have to accept a repair on a 4 week old machine.

Post# 260965 , Reply# 5   1/21/2008 at 09:35 (5,937 days old) by ariston4life ((Dublin) Ireland)        
Drum

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i quite like the drum in it.

Post# 260995 , Reply# 6   1/21/2008 at 16:46 (5,936 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)        
Beko

 Having never seen a Beko in action, are the cycles interesting on these machines?

I heard that they take a long time to wash even by todays standards, but that's all.

Tom

Post# 260997 , Reply# 7   1/21/2008 at 17:04 (5,936 days old) by mrx ()        
You don't have to accept a repair!

 Ariston4Life,

Under Irish consumer law you shouldn't have to accept a repair given the age of the machine i.e. it's brand new. Contact Powercity (the retailer) as your contract is with them, not with the manufacturer. Be prepared to be quite firm and do not accept anything short of an immediate replacement. It's no loss to the retailer as the manufacturer will have to foot the bill as it's a faulty machine.

If you've any problems contact the National Consumer Agency at www.consumerconnect.ie...

Call their helpline on 18 90 43 24 32, they've some excellent advisors who can give you all the details you'll need.

Also, the NCA actually enforces consumer law, so if you've a serious issue they can take legal action against the retailer!!

It can be useful to go into a situation like that armed with the facts though, so definitely give them a call.

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Post# 261059 , Reply# 8   1/22/2008 at 07:36 (5,936 days old) by mrx ()        
Consumer Association of Ireland

 The Consumer Association of Ireland is a lobby group that you might also be interested in contacting.

www.consumerassociation.ie/...
Tel: (01) 497 8600

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Post# 261224 , Reply# 9   1/23/2008 at 04:09 (5,935 days old) by ariston4life ((Dublin) Ireland)        

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thanks MRX, there sending out an engineer to check the machine today,and i will definatly tell them i want a new one.
Hotpoint9534, it is an intresting machine particularly when on the machine is on the rinse stage before it spins it cycles normaly then jums to distribution and stops(kind of like the old whirlpool machine)it does this three time then distributes and jums straight to 600 r.p.m and then 1000 r. p.m. the programmes are quite long my mam just mainly uses the delicates cycle as it quicker than all the others and uses a good bit of water on the rinses.

Post# 261352 , Reply# 10   1/23/2008 at 17:51 (5,934 days old) by mrx ()        

If you get a credit from the manufacturer, see if you can change to a Tricity-Bendix (Electrolux). At a budget price like that, they're definitely one of the better machines on the market.

Good luck with the Beco anyway!

Post# 261768 , Reply# 11   1/26/2008 at 12:19 (5,931 days old) by filekar1 ()        

yes this is my washer it'a an Ariston AQUALTIS, 7.5 kg, 1200 rpm, very very quiet; a good washer better the Siemens that had my mother, replaced with an Aqualtis too. In the first 13 photos there is an old Candy that had my granny, 1960/1961, in the other photos there is mine Aqualtis.

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Post# 261913 , Reply# 12   1/27/2008 at 15:03 (5,930 days old) by ariston4life ((Dublin) Ireland)        

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great photos filekar1.i got the beko fixed because all that was wrong was there was a rubber band caught in the pump, its working fine now.

Post# 261927 , Reply# 13   1/27/2008 at 17:29 (5,930 days old) by mrx ()        

Ouch, a rubber band could certainly mess things up :D

Great that no harm was done though!

Apparently, coin damage is less of an issue in the Republic of Ireland since the introduction of the Euro as the coins are significantly smaller and machine manufacturers are fully aware of their dimensions and design to avoid them.

The old Irish £1 coin was H U G E almost 1 inch across!!!
Also the 50p was of a similar design to the UK one i.e. huge
20p very big too

and the 2p was enormous and known to rip the innards out of machines!

I was talking to a repair guy who was saying that the number of calls due to badly damaged outer drums has dropped off.

Seems now it's mostly keys, hair clips, and mobile phone components!!

Post# 261928 , Reply# 14   1/27/2008 at 17:32 (5,930 days old) by mrx ()        

wiki quote: The Irish pound coin, which was introduced in 1990, remains the largest Irish coin introduced since decimalisation at 3.11 centimetres diameter. Its mass was 10 grams. The coin was almost identical in dimensions to the old penny coin that circulated before 1971, and was quite similar in diameter to, but thinner than, the half-crown coin. The edge was milled, and a dotted line runs along the edge of each face.


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