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Post# 403778   1/4/2010 at 13:31 (5,196 days old) by servisslimline (England, Brighton & Hove)   |   | |
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hi guys, im having trouble making my mind up on liking beko or not, some have said they are built a bit cheap but reliable, which is where the next question comes in. my dads girlfriends niece has been bought a brand new beko WM6123W for £220, 3 months ago,it has a 1200rpm spin, 6kg drum,and its a basic machine, ive seen it running and im not sure what i think of it, plus ive had to fix it cos there was a sim card stopping the pump impeller turning so it wouldn't drain, and i think its a fairly ugly machine, can anyone help me decide? phil |
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Post# 403781 , Reply# 1   1/4/2010 at 14:00 (5,196 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 403782 , Reply# 2   1/4/2010 at 14:25 (5,196 days old) by aquacycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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I really like Beko machines. The BOL machine is incredibly annoying, because it takes so damn long. My best friend has the model up from that with variable spin and the quick wash button (which decreases the wash time by about an hour, so it takes 90mins. A much more reasonable wash time if you ask me). It's a tin can, basically. It has no fancy cycles and no flashy lights and is relatively loud for a modern machine. It has nice high water levels though. Results, however are fantastic. It washes and rinses exceptionally well and has a nice long spin so thinks come out very dry. There's very little to go wrong with it. They are proving to be quite reliable as there are still a lot of the early timer-dial models around and in use. As for the SIM card getting stuck, that's hardly the machine's fault, is it? I would highly recommend Beko as a nice, basic, cheap yet relatively reliable machine. I definitely prefer them over Merloni products and Hoover/Candy products.
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Post# 403796 , Reply# 6   1/4/2010 at 15:33 (5,196 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Well as you know Phil, I'm running a top of range Beko and my parents run one and quite a few people I know have the basic models. All running lovely. yes wash times are long but wash results are outstanding even on a quick wash. Parts are fairly cheap and widely available and they are as easy to fix as anything i've come across. Nice big doors too with lots of viewing space steve |
Post# 403803 , Reply# 7   1/4/2010 at 16:23 (5,196 days old) by aquacycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 403807 , Reply# 8   1/4/2010 at 16:38 (5,196 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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I have posted this before, or something simmilar... Bekos parent company, Arcelik, bought Blomberg in 2002. Since this, the quality of Beko machines has improved dramatically. My mother replaced her 20yr old ASEA with the Fisher and Paykel badged version about 18mth ago now and apart from an initial issue, there has been nothing else to report. Bertrum, I have no idea how you can say that the 'latest Beko machines have nothing in common with Blomberg' when Blomberg do not sell, and to the best of my knowledge, have not sold machines in the UK since about 2003.... ....particularly given they are owned by the same parent company...This is akin to saying that 'it is unlikely that Siemens and Bosch have anything in common or Ariston/Hotpoint/Indesit for that matter. As we all know, companys are driven by profit. Arcelik will be doing everything it can to ensure there are synergies between brands that do not undermine the reputation of one or the other...and the mere fact that Beko machines have improved since I last saw them for sale in the UK (and a version badged HOOVER here in 1998) is tantamount to this. Improvements don't just 'happen' without research and development and/or buying in the technology - Arcelik did just that with the purchase of little known (in the UK) brand Blomberg....and the fact that they sell the same dishwasher badged in different markets comfirms it and that they sell the higher end Beko product as base/mid range Blomberg product leads me to again say 'Beko is a brand to watch'. Arcelik would not undermine the reputation that Blomberg has in Europe by badging inferior product, quite the reverse. I think you will find 'true Blomberg' machines slowly become Beko's and that the brand will move into the hotly contested mid-mid/high price range over the next 5 or so years. They will do this based on features/value, which they are doing now - mid range Beko machines are highly featured for the money - and quality, which has improved and will continue to get better as the companys aspirations move..... Time will tell.....but I'd put money on my thoughts here.... Now if only I could see their 5 and 10 year plans.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK |
Post# 403811 , Reply# 10   1/4/2010 at 17:30 (5,196 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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....how on earth can you know that Blomberg machines are 'basically just Beko's with a badge change'? You have nothing to compare them to given they have not been sold in the UK and I therefore doubt you have serviced a late model Blomberg. How about the concept that Beko's could be Blombergs with a badge change? |
Post# 403812 , Reply# 11   1/4/2010 at 17:33 (5,196 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 403819 , Reply# 14   1/4/2010 at 18:02 (5,196 days old) by bertrum ()   |   | |
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Hi SuperElectronic, Remember Proline is just the name Comet put on machines to sell them. Proline has put its name to loads of manufactures including Hotpoint,Arcelik and Bloomberg!. |
Post# 403820 , Reply# 15   1/4/2010 at 18:29 (5,196 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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If you look at the German Blomberg website, you will see 2 distinct styles of machine from a fascia point of view, but only one 'true' blomberg.... Those with a large trap door, are the Blomberg machines...and those with the smaller door, Beko... Yes, they may come from the same factory, and it is possible (and likely), that they could be the same internally too or at least share some components....but it is only in the last 6-12mths that Blomberg has had rebadged Bekos in its range....check out the link below...and the machines there are the 'old' Blombergs that were released in 2004 - and still available. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK |
Post# 403835 , Reply# 16   1/4/2010 at 20:02 (5,196 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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I could be wrong, but I think the BOL Bosch models are actually made by a company called Balay (now owned by Bosch) in Spain. Tom |
Post# 403908 , Reply# 18   1/5/2010 at 07:55 (5,195 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Yes Aquacycle I do sound like i'm describing the Beko like an old Hotpoint. The fact the front drops off for access to everything is well thought out and its all put together like a meccano set. Pic below is of my parents TOL model being rebuilt by me after a rug disintigrated in it and blocked the drum from turning. Whilst I like the design of the new Indesits and other cheaper brands I find them a pig to repair because they seem to not want you to take them apart easily. Steve |
Post# 403967 , Reply# 19   1/5/2010 at 12:17 (5,195 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 404001 , Reply# 21   1/5/2010 at 14:58 (5,195 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 404003 , Reply# 22   1/5/2010 at 15:00 (5,195 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 404031 , Reply# 24   1/5/2010 at 16:56 (5,195 days old) by bertrum ()   |   | |
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hi foraloysius, Hi yes i agree visually the door handle and the lindtrap are very similar to the casual eye. I thought you meant the internal shot of the Beko, not the first picture. |