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Post# 473698   11/6/2010 at 15:06 (4,913 days old) by confused ()        

Hi guys, hopefully someone can help me, i found this forum through a web search.
Me and my other half are currently buying a house but we need a washer and dryer, as we are furnishing a house we have a budget to stick to and we seem to have found a Gorenje washer/dryer set (see link) that looks to be a good set but i cant find a huge amount of info on them, from what i can see they have been making machines for a long time so should know what they are doing but does anyone on here have any experience of the brand/machines linked to?

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Post# 473719 , Reply# 1   11/6/2010 at 17:14 (4,913 days old) by nrones ()        
GORENJE!

 Hello, I live in a country where Gorenje appliances are comming from! :D
Ofcourse, they are most sold here (as our country brand like Hotpoint in UK), and I know alot of experiences!
Those models that you shared in the link are really great jetsystem, and nice programmes.
Quality is quite good (between Candy and Electrolux), and programmes and optons are really flexible and usable.
Tumble dryer sensor works OK, but they aren"t as gentle as they could bee to clothes (but still very good).
Go for it :D

Post# 473726 , Reply# 2   11/6/2010 at 18:00 (4,913 days old) by dave886 (united kingdom)        
@confused

 i think you should watch this before you purchase

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Post# 473758 , Reply# 3   11/7/2010 at 03:25 (4,912 days old) by nrones ()        
I can"t see

 It says this vid is forbidden in my country :(
Can you tell me results please?

Post# 474018 , Reply# 4   11/8/2010 at 12:34 (4,911 days old) by confused ()        

I had chance to have a poke about with the machines i linked to today on a display and the ergonomics/fit and finish seem to be bob on - better built than an aqualits that was sat next to it. The dryer seemed a solid as well and i really liked the push the door to open mech that the machine had

However fit and finish although they are indicators of machine build quality dont tell the whole story. I am assuming that some people on here will probably sell washers - anyone sell these machines and if so what are your opinions on them?

The budget me and the Mrs have is pushed already for us to get this pair (she wants the machines black and matching) so I could really do with knowing what people think of the make

Sorry for the nagging questions but i just like to investigate everything before i spend money (Buy good, Buy once) and im a Yorkshireman so getting money out of me is difficult

Post# 474044 , Reply# 5   11/8/2010 at 15:36 (4,911 days old) by nrones ()        
quality of gorenje

 People seem to quite like build quality of gorenjes, they are maintaining ok, and both washer and dryers are good.
I think that would be a good purchase! :D

Post# 474050 , Reply# 6   11/8/2010 at 16:28 (4,911 days old) by deedub (Melbourne, Australia)        
Gorenje

 My parents have a set they inherited from me when I changed to the Miele. Been going over 6 years and never missed a beat.
It's a 6.5kg model with 1600rpm spin and the condensor dryer.

Post# 474245 , Reply# 7   11/9/2010 at 18:18 (4,910 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California)        

I have friends in Sweden who bought one and they think it's wonderful.

Post# 476978 , Reply# 8   11/22/2010 at 16:44 (4,897 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)        
Hello, I live in a country where Gorenje appliances are comm

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Gorenje is a Slovenian brand not Serbian.
Some appliances (freezers and some refrigerators) are made in Serbia. That's all.
Ingemar

Post# 477088 , Reply# 9   11/23/2010 at 08:04 (4,896 days old) by nrones ()        
I know :D

 With they are "comming from" I meant produced, but I just knew they have factory in Serbia, not knowing what are they producing ;)

Post# 477093 , Reply# 10   11/23/2010 at 10:05 (4,896 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)        

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Yes Dejan in Valjevo they have a fridge / freezer factory since 2006 and I think they are going to open a boiler factory in Stara Pazova.
(Pozdrav Dejane)
Ingemar

Post# 477097 , Reply# 11   11/23/2010 at 10:52 (4,896 days old) by dave886 (united kingdom)        
@nrones

 LG Beat Gorenje washer at stain removal test even indesit looked like it did a better job than gorenje washer at stain removal but scored the same.

Post# 477118 , Reply# 12   11/23/2010 at 13:29 (4,896 days old) by hoover1100 (U.K.)        
Don't know much about them

 But I've heard they're excellent machines for the price, and I'd definately look into one/

Dunno how the Gadget show got those results but I'd certainly choose one over a Gorenje over an LG anyday and I'm sure the wash and stain removal results would be on par if not better. It's mostly the way the machine is used which determines the results, it's very rare to have a machine which dosen't wash well if used correctly!

Matt

Post# 477119 , Reply# 13   11/23/2010 at 13:42 (4,896 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)        

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Just for the info.

the gadget show put every machine the gorenje, indesit moon and LG steam on 60oc cycles with no options selected.
The LG was quickest and the best at cleaning and everything etc.

Gorenje machines do seem good though :)

Post# 477121 , Reply# 14   11/23/2010 at 14:03 (4,896 days old) by hoover1100 (U.K.)        
Not necessarily a fair test then

 Considering some machines default to their most intensive programme and others default to shorter cycles with the option to have a more intensive cycle (Bosch, Indesit, etc).

Do we know what detergent they used? How much they used in each machine? The hardness of the water each machine was run off? How many clothes were put into each machine? Given the machines probably have different size drums, this could be an important factor.

So basically, I'd completely take these tests with a pinch of salt.

Matt

Post# 477122 , Reply# 15   11/23/2010 at 14:04 (4,896 days old) by nrones ()        
@gorenje

 Koju masinu ti imas?
Imas facebook ili msn..ja sam na faceu Dejan Humar, pa me dodaj! :D
Pozdrav!! :D
Ako me ne razumes na Srpskom, onda cu da zamolim tatu da mi prevede na Slovenski, posto je on iz Slovenije ;)

Post# 477141 , Reply# 16   11/23/2010 at 18:03 (4,896 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)        
@ nrones

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Pozdrav Dejane, možeš da pričaš na svom jeziku, razumem ja Srpski. Ne pišem baš odlično al dovoljno da se razumemo. Ja sam ti još ona stara generacija koja priča još malo srpskohrvatski al bolje da tu ne pišemo na svom jeziku, jer drugi nas neče razumeti i to nije fer.
још горе би било да пишемо на ћирилици :-)
Drago mi je da ti je otac iz Slovenije.
Budem ti pisao na Facebook-u. Moja mašina je Gorenje PEA godine 1971. Al to sam pre nekoliko meseci montirao, prije sam imao Gorenje WS 43122 koja posle 5 godina još uvek super radi al sad dao sam joj mami jer sam želeo da imam neku staru mašinu.

ENGLISH
Sorry guys, I apologise for this conversation between me and Dejan (nrones) in (my not so perfect) serbian. I said that he can speak in his own language but better not here because you other guys will not understand and this is not fair. Than I said that I own an old Gorenje PEA from 1971 that I installed few months ago. Previously I had a Gorenje WS 43122 that I gave to my mother because I wanted to have an old washing machine.
Ingemar

Post# 477225 , Reply# 17   11/24/2010 at 10:41 (4,895 days old) by nrones ()        
Sorry from me too!

 I know it"s better to talk on english here!
Just to translate my part.
I asked him what washer is he using, then I said him to find me on facebook (you all can add me as a friend - Dejan Humar)
And I also said him that if he doesn"t understand Serbian, I can communicate with im on Slovenian, because my dad is from Slovenia.


Post# 477306 , Reply# 18   11/24/2010 at 15:55 (4,895 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
No Problem...

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Just great we have this place and can come together to make contact & discuss appliances in one or many native languages...

The Gorenje range certainly are picking up momentum especially in the Laundry field....I have been amazed when I ask people how they heard about Gorenje, many say "Oh it was my trusty local engineer who suggested it" and apparently many have bought them and like them as sturdy reliable machines and the fact that they can work on them if required in later years etc... or for simple maintenance!!

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Post# 477324 , Reply# 19   11/24/2010 at 17:15 (4,895 days old) by whirlpolf ()        
not a fully knowledgable answer, but...

 ...I've seen and used that Gorenje electronic washer with 2200 rpms. It has that neat little LCD display with some Mickey Mouse gloves wringing out some clothes during the spin cycle.
I do know that some Gorenje machines were sold here in the 70s and 80s as AEG, Quelle and Neckerman, but this is just a trade affair.
Todays' Gorenjes seem to have cought up with modern times and technology.
While not having any experiences with them, I do trust they can do a marvellous job: Auto sense, 2200 rpm spin speed and woolens' swing & shake cycle do tell a lot. The only thing that is left to be checked is their dependability: Corrosions? Drum spider decay? No ideas about that.

For the time being: That one specific Gorenje machine did a wonderful job, the clothes were spic & span.
Very low noised, very clean after the cycle (talking about detergent drawer).
And above all: What is cuter than a wringing LCD display to indicate the spin cycle? I was in love, that rising jet engine sound of the spin topped it off.
Guys, is there any better than 2200 rpm in a supersized front loader?
I could not notice any imbalance on that demo machine. A dream, if you ask me!

Hope that day to day practical testing shows the same results.
But asked alongside a curb, just like that? Gorenje? YES!
J.

Post# 477326 , Reply# 20   11/24/2010 at 17:44 (4,895 days old) by whirlpolf ()        
oh, talking about that "plasticky" appearance

 Yes, Gorenje machines DO have that cheap and plasticly (plastically? plastickly?) appearnce, and it is true: You move, draw, pull or otherwise use a component of the machine and "et voilŕ" you have that cheap sound.
And it does feel like it, yes it does.


Unfortunately: Their technology is way better than that, their programming is supreme, but the actual "feel" of those machines is BOL (bottom of the line, read: foreign import crap)


So you end up having a top working machine in a medium appearance in a low-class look. Gorenje engineering deserves better than that, believe me.
There are so many smart thoughts about these machines, you can feel it. Yet they look so discounter market like. What a shame.
Yet, my "yes" to Gorenje is still valid, having come from that demo in Cologne. What a great machine!



Post# 477330 , Reply# 21   11/24/2010 at 18:43 (4,895 days old) by favorit ()        
you can't make just one bunch with all models ...

 BOL Gorenje washers ... are BOL machines
BUT TOL Gorenje are actually better built, i.e. they weight as Mieles : http://www.gorenje.co.uk/laundry/washing_machines?c=161104
Not that a heavy washer is automatically a sturdy machine, hovever heavier means thicker parts

Post# 477527 , Reply# 22   11/25/2010 at 17:11 (4,894 days old) by confused ()        

wow cheers for all the replys fellas - cant work out how to quote on this forum so i will split it down

@chestermike - i was going to ask if anyone on here knew the shop i linked to as i found it on a websearch but it looks like its your shop so im assuming its good as you seem to be well respected on here, our lass decided she wanted the black 700and some quid gornje set that you sell the WA72145BK WASHER & D72325BK DRYER (the model above iirc) and im not going to argue - i know what battles to pick

@dave886 - tbh im taking that video test with a pinch of salt from previous things the gadget show has done in the past and tbh apart from running network cabling at work my clothes dont get too dirty/stained and the old brown hotpoint washer/dryer gets our lasses parents have get her work uniform clean so i cant see the gorenje being all that bad

I had a poke about with a gorenje and the build quality seemed fine - as i said it seemed more solid/better built than the aqualitis sat on one side and the whirlpool on the other

Like i said - cheers for the help lads, not quite sure if i understand collecting washing machines but i did find some of of the restoration logs interesting as i do understand the engineering and tbh i have perhaps an even more leftfield hobby so i cant really say anything

Post# 478256 , Reply# 23   11/29/2010 at 07:35 (4,890 days old) by dave886 (united kingdom)        
@confused

 whatever floats your boat; as long as your happy with what ever machine you get.


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