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Post# 618577   8/20/2012 at 07:31 (4,266 days old) by ian_p61 (Melbourne Australia)        

Hi all,
I am thinking of buying this washer

Here are the questions:

Is it efficient
How fast is the spin
Reliability
Cycle lengths?

Thanks
Agin any help is great!!

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Post# 618606 , Reply# 1   8/20/2012 at 11:04 (4,265 days old) by glenfieldmathk1 (Glenfield-Leicester-UK)        
The machine is based on a Hotpoint WM12 just..

 The machine has 1 option, instead of 2, and variable temperature.
It was made by the same people that make Hotpoint, and probably in the UK.
It will have a 800rpm spin, and is likely to have the 1995 onwards timer, so slow builds into tumbles, long distribution(no distri-drains etc). Might be worth emailing the user on Ebay, they have the manual, should help you out.
It's got a 5KG load.

Post# 618609 , Reply# 2   8/20/2012 at 11:06 (4,265 days old) by glenfieldmathk1 (Glenfield-Leicester-UK)        

Cottons 60, is about 1hr20, cottons 40 is about 1hr10.
Its not very efficient. it's a D energy rated here in the UK.
It's got a D wash performance too.
Very reliable

Post# 618691 , Reply# 3   8/20/2012 at 15:34 (4,265 days old) by ian_p61 (Melbourne Australia)        
What's is the water rating like?

 Thank all
Good info!

Post# 618707 , Reply# 4   8/20/2012 at 16:21 (4,265 days old) by SuperElectronic (London, UK)        
water usage

You're probably looking at 100 litres for a full cottons load; 75-80 litres for a synthetics or wool wash (they have 3 rinses instead of 4).

 

It looks as though there's a half load button to reduce water consumption further on smaller loads, cutting it down to a minimum of about 48 litres for synthetics or 60 litres for cottons. Wool only uses the high water level.

 

Electricity consumption is approximately 1.4 kwh for a full load of cottons at 60*C (on cold fill); less for cooler washes.

 

Whilst it's not as efficient as today's front loaders, it's not stupidly wasteful and probably a sight cheaper to use than a tub-type top loader!

 

I have a similar machine and apart from the bearing repair last year and the odd set of carbon brushes, it's been largely very reliable indeed for the past 16 years.
Post# 618898 , Reply# 5   8/21/2012 at 04:47 (4,265 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        

These are indeed a UK Hotpoint, badged in Aus as GE.

I don't like them much. (I've owned a couple)
They are astonishingly noisy.
The drum floor has a step in it, so that they never completely pump out as the outlet to the pump is on the high side of the step. (WHY???) A little bit (about half a cup) of soapy water remains in the drum after each wash / rinse and goes into the next rinse. So I always found it to be a poor rinser. (I am very sensitive to soap residue though.)
They seem to have an appetite for brushes, and the brushes, if you can find them in Australia, are very dear. I last played with them over 10 years ago and at that time, you could get motor brushes for a Hoover front loader from any spare parts shop for $7 a pair. The GE brushes come in a plastic mount and cost $120 a pair, and had to be ordered in with a long delay.

They also have a crazy design of door lock which uses a plastic wedge (gloriously named a "pecker") connected by a cable to the door lock. When you try to open the door, the cable pulls at the pecker (excuse me!) and presses it towards the drum belt. If the belt is moving (the drum is still turning) then the moving belt deflects the pecker and the door won't open. If the belt has stopped, the pecker presses against the belt firmly, releasing the door lock. It seems to be pretty unreliable, from the couple I have seen. (though the other common design, with a door lock which heats up to lock and won't release till it has cooled down, isn't a paragon of reliability either.)

You could always order in parts from the UK these days - isn't the internet a wonderful thing?

It could be a moderately interesting addition to a collection, but I wouldn't use it as an everyday machine, unless you have another to use when it breaks down. (what, shock horror! someone dares question the reliability of British manufacturing??? as they used to say about Jaguars, you need to buy two, one to drive while the other is in being fixed!)

Post# 618906 , Reply# 6   8/21/2012 at 06:14 (4,265 days old) by ian_p61 (Melbourne Australia)        
Thanks for all your help!!

 I think that I gift I've this one a pass then, I really do want something that spins a little faster

Think I will keep my eye out for a Miele or an Asko but would love to have an ASEA

Thanks for all the info though

Has been a eye opener!!

Post# 618907 , Reply# 7   8/21/2012 at 06:16 (4,265 days old) by ian_p61 (Melbourne Australia)        
Bad auto correct!!

 I ment to say I think I will give this one a pass on!!


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