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WASHER/DRYER COMBO |
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Post# 521491 , Reply# 2   5/30/2011 at 15:00 (5,071 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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That machine is made in China, I wouldn't ever buy one. Candy W/D at least are made in Italy! |
Post# 521684 , Reply# 11   5/31/2011 at 17:24 (5,070 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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...of all the 'China bashing' that happens on this site from time to time.
Kelly is on the money when he says that the goods that come out of a factory, regardless of where it is, are built to a specification. The workers on the factory floor don't decide that specification and nor may anyone in that factory have influence over the quality of parts that go into those goods. Consider this: The last time a 'made elsewhere' item failed, was it because of a weld, rivet, clip or screw coming undone or was it the quality of the part? What we as consumers should be asking ourselves are: - are we happy with the working conditions these people have? - are those conditions better or worse than the norm for their country? - are those conditions better or worse than the norm for their industry in their country? - are the goods of a quality that we should expect for the money? - is the company that has contracted out the manufacture or owner of the factory reputable (from a quality perspective)? etc etc etc... One of the key issues that we have, yet we continually fail to acknowledge, is that we, the consumer, refuse to pay for quality. WE WANT GADGETS....well, the great unwashed and uninformed seem to. If you want items of solidity, you have to PAY FOR THEM in order to get the quality of components (stainless steel, aluminium etc). ...and even that is no guarantee. Maytag, a showcase American brand is considered the most unreliable washing machine on our market (and we're talking traditional top loader, not HE top loader) if you accept our consumer magazines survey of nearly 8000 people. 63% of owners who replied had NOT had a problem with their machines in the past 12 months, compared to 91% of Miele owners. That is a significant statistic which is also repeated with refrigerators - GE 68% and Maytag 72%...yet made in Korea LG managed 90%. When it all boils down to it, corporate greed (more profit) and consumer greed (tight wallets) are to blame....not the country of origin. |
Post# 521750 , Reply# 12   6/1/2011 at 05:43 (5,069 days old) by MIELEFOREVER (SOUTH AFRICA)   |   | |
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Guys try and stay focused on the topic. Still have not bought anything but still want to know. Regards |
Post# 521764 , Reply# 13   6/1/2011 at 08:15 (5,069 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Bosch, Seimens or Miele are a good choice. |
Post# 521911 , Reply# 14   6/2/2011 at 01:48 (5,069 days old) by foraloysius ![]() |
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I'm with Tom, you haven't answered his question yet. Can't you stack a dryer on top of a washer? Washer/dryer combos are less efficient, especially when drying than separate machines. Besides that those machines can only dry half a load. And when you are drying, you can't wash. A wash cycle and two dry cycles will take about five hours or so. And you will have to remove half the clothes after the wash and one and a half hour later put in the other half. In a fully automatic wash and dry cycle you can only put in half a load. You will be busy doing laundry!
Anyway, how is the climate? Will you be hanging clothes outside a lot? Or will you use the dryer for every load of laundry you will be doing? Do you have a porch where you can put a cheap dryer outside? I've done that for a while. Saves space inside. Anyway, I bet you got the message I'm not really fond of washer/dryer combos. If you really have only space for one appliance (and a dishwasher) it will have to be your choice. According to a Dutch consumer website some AEG, Indesit and Whirlpool models are the worst. |
Post# 521980 , Reply# 17   6/2/2011 at 12:10 (5,068 days old) by foraloysius ![]() |
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Most complaints are about the lint that the AEG's can't seem to get rid of. Especially after washing a load of towels, the next load is covered with lint.
There were only a few ratings of only one Candy model, the GO485D. This machine was rated above average, but no rating for durability was given because they had just bought the machine. Only one customer owned the machine one and a half year and it just had broken down for the second time in that period. Indesits had various ratings. The good ratings came from people who just bought a machine. The complaints seem to come later. They were uneven drying and the enormous amount of water used for drying. |