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Post# 142723   7/16/2006 at 08:32 (6,487 days old) by filekar1 ()        

My Ariston aqualtis is wonderful.
Buy this washer.
It's very good




Post# 142727 , Reply# 1   7/16/2006 at 08:44 (6,487 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Dunno if it's just me but from the one's I've seen over here from Hotpoint both scream out cheap and tacky... didn't like the feel of them at all, especially when you can get an equivalent capacity AEG or Zanussi with much better quality for the same price.

Personally I hate these machines. Why? Because they basically symbolise the end of British made Hotpoints forever.

Jon

Post# 142731 , Reply# 2   7/16/2006 at 09:04 (6,487 days old) by filekar1 ()        

Sorry but I'm not sure that AEG-Zanussi is better than Ariston. I have a REX washer for abut 4 years but it wasn't a good washer.
It's break often; one time bearings; twice the motor; it was very noisy
Ariston is better than Rex.

Now I post some new photos, look at my album
Bye

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Post# 142732 , Reply# 3   7/16/2006 at 09:23 (6,487 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Electrolux machines are by far better than Ariston in all of their products. Much better built, more reliable (according to the UK Which? survey), quieter, and everyone I know with a new Indesit is either having serious problems with them, or they haven't had one last as long as a washer should. My nana has a new Hotpoint washer - which is a rebadged Ariston more or less - and that is a joke. Cheap & tacky, noisy, doesn't wash nor rinse well when for the same price she could have got a better quality Zanussi with better washing and rinsing. Of course Zanussi's aren't anyway as good as a Miele or whatever, but still miles better than any Ariston or Indesit heap of plastic.

The Indesit Company is by far one of the most sh*t brands you can buy today. And I would boycott them anyway simply for the fact that they have ruined the good name of the British Hotpoint and Creda brands.

I have to give kudos to Indesit though, for their design as, if the machine wasn't so plasticky, it would be a very interesting and attractive alternative design to the standard white box washing machines.

Jon

Post# 142738 , Reply# 4   7/16/2006 at 10:03 (6,487 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Thanks for posting pictures of your new Ariston. I haven't seen one before. It's interesting that the controls are on the door. Is that common in Europe?

Post# 142743 , Reply# 5   7/16/2006 at 10:11 (6,487 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Nope - it's unique to the Aqualtis. Can just imagine when that weak door catch breaks (which they do a lot on Indesit machines), it's going to be a "sorry we can't give you a new door catch, it has to be a whole control panel/door assembly costing £300".

:-).

Post# 142746 , Reply# 6   7/16/2006 at 10:19 (6,487 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)        

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Hi there,

Nice machine, I've always liked the design since i first saw it. It's nice to finally see some action shots of it! And its good to see that there is some, if only a small amount of visible water, especially as it's drums tilted!

If you could post some videos of the aqualtis in action that would be great.

Jon. Steady on! It is a shame that hotpoint is no more. But they've had one hell of a run as a great company that will be remembered. But i myself become acustomed to that with the buyout of hoover being the biggest tradgedy in my laundry world.

But also it seems to be the trend of our modern world. Companys that still carry their orginal name are no longer the orginal company.

But still as bada reputation the indesitcompany has and you may dislike this machine. please remember that the machine belongs to filekar and its good of him to share it with us.

while i agree the indesit company hasn't had a great track record,everything has its pros and cons. I'm very interested in this machines features and would love to hear more about it.


Darren

Post# 142755 , Reply# 7   7/16/2006 at 11:25 (6,487 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Well yes Darren, Hotpoint was once a great company but it's a shame to see it being ripped apart and messed about as it has - at least Hoover machines have still made it over without many scrapes and scars, and it's UK manufacturing hasn't been killed off entirely. I can imagine in a couple of years time that all the Hotpoint range will be of the Aqualtis design made in Italy, so no more Hotpoint washers made in the UK. A lot of their refrigeration products and all their dishwashers are now being made in Italy, and slowly but surely all Hotpoint is going to be is another brand name for the Indesit Company, more so than it already is. The only pro the Aqualtis range has in my opinion is killing off British made Hotpoints as we know them today - no matter how Aristonified they currently are, at least they're still being made here.

It is indeed nice for filekar to post picture of his Aqualtis, doesn't necessarily mean it's a good product.

Of course I'm prepared to be challenged and would also love to hear what else filekar has to say, but he's definitely going the wrong way about it if he honestly think his washer is any better than an Electrolux - even though my mum had a lemon Zanussi which lasted a month it's still miles better than anything the Indesit company can ever produce. My opinions aside, I'd also still love to hear more about this Aqualtis. As I said further up this thread it is one of the more daring of designs as far as washing machines go nowadays.

Jon

Post# 142756 , Reply# 8   7/16/2006 at 11:27 (6,487 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        
Something positive...

 ...if anything I'm surprised Ariston haven't put the rotary detergent dispenser on the Aqualtis. Would go quite nicely with it I would have thought!

Jon

Post# 142781 , Reply# 9   7/16/2006 at 13:48 (6,487 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Agree with Jon....

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The Aqualtis

It isnt a Hotpoint at all but a Indeshite :(.


Some Hoover machines are now made in Italy as well(The 8kg models).

In my opinion the Zanussi- Electrolux group make the best machines(without going to the Miele level lol)


Seamus

Ps IF Hoovers factory in Merthyr makes it to 2008 It will have been there 60 years!

Post# 142794 , Reply# 10   7/16/2006 at 14:47 (6,486 days old) by vivalalavatrice ()        
Ora dimmi come ha fatto!

 Sorry folks... but I must to have some explanation from my connational :-)

"sono anni che giro qui e non ho mai trovato come postare le foto ad album! Però sono contento visto che come avrai capito questa è la forza del sito... la digitale! Io purtroppo non ce l'ho e per questo ho imparato a spiegarmi con le parole...vedo invece che tu ne usi poche...ti ricordo che qui si usa l'americano, magari rigurada le differenze, perchè spesso neanche Londra e New York si capiscono!"

Now that I said this to Filekar1, I can say mine:

It has been made a marketing reaserch here in Italy in which it has been found that Merloni's appliances were prefered because of their exterior design and not for their strongness... otherwise the strongness and technology of Zanussi alias Rex ones liked less looking at their not so fascinating esteriors shaping and the higher prices...

Now Indesit may be a good brand but I will never buy an Ariston, neverless an Aqualtis...too much little setting indications, very little unconfortable knobs and microscopic buttons... The ongly good thing of Aqualtis is that it has got four agitating vanes in the drum not three as it instead often happens...

GOODBYE
Diomede

Post# 142798 , Reply# 11   7/16/2006 at 14:52 (6,486 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)        

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Hiya

Thanks for the piccy!

You'll have to post some videos of it soon!

Post# 142831 , Reply# 12   7/16/2006 at 16:22 (6,486 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Hoover in better times

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Part one company hitory and 3224 Keymatics at Merthyr!

Part two Perivale and 652A Seniors being assembled :)

Seamus

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Post# 143330 , Reply# 13   7/18/2006 at 13:39 (6,485 days old) by fredriksam (Sweden)        

Hey, did you know. This model is sold here in Sweden as well. I dont think they are so good. I have seen other Ariston models give up already after 2 years. At my job we also have an Ariston. I never use it. I dont like the machine at all.

But good luck on your buy anyway. Be VERY gentle with the machine.

Post# 143379 , Reply# 14   7/18/2006 at 16:52 (6,484 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        
Filekar

 I have to say I am very sorry for the strong approach the other day. I wasn't in the best of moods, and I didn't even so much as congratulate you with your new purchase before strognly condemning
Ariston. Whilst I do not like what has happened to the Hotpoint brand, it has nothing to do with your new machine, so I wish you good luck with it and many happy years of washing. I am so sorry to get off to a bad start, and please don't let it stop you posting here at all or let a horrible little person like me scare you off :-).

All the best,

Jon

Post# 144113 , Reply# 15   7/21/2006 at 15:56 (6,481 days old) by fredriksam (Sweden)        

Hi there again. Today i was in a store where you can buy washing machines and many other electronics. I found an broschyr about the Ariston Aqualtis. I took it home and has scanned some pages from it. The machine is made By Indesit for once. Its not good. I have loaded the scans at my webshots page but will show them here too. I give the link first

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Post# 144114 , Reply# 16   7/21/2006 at 15:58 (6,481 days old) by fredriksam (Sweden)        

and here is a pic

Post# 144115 , Reply# 17   7/21/2006 at 15:59 (6,481 days old) by fredriksam (Sweden)        

The backside where it says where its made...

Post# 145185 , Reply# 18   7/26/2006 at 09:13 (6,477 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Filekar1, Thanks for the photos. In #7, what is the character just to the left of Bianchi on the dial? It is supposed to be a brassiere?
In #9, is that a yellow rubber duck in the load? In #10, is that the rinse?

Thank you.
Tom

Post# 146325 , Reply# 19   8/1/2006 at 04:56 (6,471 days old) by robbiehotpoint ()        

Hi i have noticed that the ariston machine is very similair to the hotpoint, the reason being is ariston and hotpoint are now the same company it is only a name now, indesit, hotpoint, creda and ariston are all the same make now which is a sad shame as hotpoint, over here at least, had a very good reputation for reliabilty


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