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Post# 792505 , Reply# 1   11/7/2014 at 11:07 (3,429 days old) by BoschExxcel ()   |   | |
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Do Beko do jets for the UK market? I'd probably buy a Whirlpool or Bosch but not everyone is so keen on them. |
Post# 792552 , Reply# 3   11/7/2014 at 15:20 (3,429 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 792605 , Reply# 6   11/7/2014 at 20:34 (3,429 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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heres a quick look at adding a faucet or two......
tapping into your drain under the sink should be just as easy with a variety of "T" fitting configurations....you should be hooked up and running in no time... a dishwasher drain "T" should work for something like this, and installed in minutes.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK |
Post# 794465 , Reply# 7   11/17/2014 at 11:16 (3,419 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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As has been noted above, it is surprising that there is no existing plumbing in that space, are you sure it has been used for a washing machine before? It is a bit of a pain that the central heating pipes run down this area as a standard depth machine will stick out, avoid putting the connections behind the machine for the same reason.
Are you kitchen units on adjustable legs? If so the connections might be under the cupboards, that show I normally do it. Plumbing is the proverbial piece of p*ss as long as you know what you are doing and take care when you are doing it. It is well within the scope of a "do-it-yourself" project There should be plenty of advice on line or if you are near a Wickes they have instruction sheets for all sorts of activities around the home. If you are anywhere near south or west London give me a shout (email addy in my profile) and I will be glad to have a look at it for you and advise the best way forward. Al |
Post# 794657 , Reply# 10   11/18/2014 at 07:25 (3,418 days old) by aeg03 (London, UK)   |   | |
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Thanks for your help Vacbear, The flat is in High Wycombe so its not a million miles away but luckily I found out it has plumbing, so I'm very pleased :)) |
Post# 795052 , Reply# 12   11/20/2014 at 04:25 (3,417 days old) by aeg03 (London, UK)   |   | |
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Hi Dan, It looks like it will be the Hotpoint. I too agree that the latest machines seem to be really good and an improvement over the previous ones. The Indesit Innex which is basically the same look really nice too. |
Post# 795810 , Reply# 22   11/24/2014 at 16:36 (3,412 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Since when did Hotpoint offer 10 years on parts? They're all 5, aren't they? And it's parts only, labour not included.
Personally, I wouldn't touch anything that Indesit-Hotpoint or Candy-Hoover are throwing out but that's just me. On a budget, I'd always go Beko having had great experience with them. They're TOL machines with the chrome doors have induction motors. Failing that, it would be Bosch or Miele all the way. 15 months is nothing to boast about. It's practically still new. Try 15 years, that's more noteworthy |
Post# 796074 , Reply# 28   11/26/2014 at 15:04 (3,410 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 796206 , Reply# 33   11/27/2014 at 10:50 (3,409 days old) by glenfieldmathk1 (Glenfield-Leicester-UK)   |   | |
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Quote: "I just get really frustrated with seeing fairly new machines chucked at the tip and the like because they're not made to last." Exactly the reason why choosing a machine with a 10 year guarantee is going to prevent this risk. |
Post# 796217 , Reply# 34   11/27/2014 at 12:31 (3,409 days old) by BoschExxcel ()   |   | |
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But people aren't going to pay a high fee for an engineer to come out though? I certainly wouldn't one a 4+ year old machine! |
Post# 796225 , Reply# 35   11/27/2014 at 13:15 (3,409 days old) by dascot (Scotland)   |   | |
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I think, for the most part, people will begrudge paying high manufacturers call out fees. A five year p&l warranty would suit most folk better than ten year parts only. |
Post# 796251 , Reply# 37   11/27/2014 at 16:57 (3,409 days old) by glenfieldmathk1 (Glenfield-Leicester-UK)   |   | |
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The earlier models with the swivel drawer had a few problems, but now they've changed it by adding runners in the drawer so it clicks in place when closed, to make it fit flush. |