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| Thread ID: 103296 | 2009-09-17 23:24:00 | Washing machine | whellington (15030) | PC World Chat |
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| 811429 | 2009-09-17 23:24:00 | I'm looking to buy a new washing machine cos my old one is about 7yrs old and starting to make screeching noises. I went to LV martin yesterday and the sales guy told me to get a front loader as it is more energy and water efficient compared to the top loader. I have used a top loader all my life, and kinda anxious to get the front loader. Need some opinions please | whellington (15030) | ||
| 811430 | 2009-09-17 23:30:00 | You have to bend over more to to use them. IMO that's enough reason to get a top loader. :p The front loaders are probably a bit cheaper to run, but the ease of use of a top loader would far outweigh that I'd think. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 811431 | 2009-09-17 23:32:00 | We have always had a top loader, however i have heard repeatedly that front loaders are better etc, and as for the bending down thing, bolt it on to the top of a small cabinet or something | Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 811432 | 2009-09-17 23:35:00 | The sales guy said they are trying to convince NZers to use the front loader for the reasons above. He said they are common in the US and China | whellington (15030) | ||
| 811433 | 2009-09-17 23:37:00 | Get a top loader, don't have to bend over to get the clothes out of the machine. | convair (13650) | ||
| 811434 | 2009-09-18 00:09:00 | Front loader has to have a seal to stop the water from rushing out around the door. Its a unnecessary design error. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 811435 | 2009-09-18 00:10:00 | You have to bend over more to to use them. IMO that's enough reason to get a top loader. :p The front loaders are probably a bit cheaper to run, but the ease of use of a top loader would far outweigh that I'd think. You don't bend over to use them, you bend your knees silly. What about using your oven you have to bend to use that don't you. Also you still have to bend with a top loader to reach that last sock stuck in the bottom. Front loaders are better all round and everyone in the UK uses them. |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 811436 | 2009-09-18 00:14:00 | Front loader has to have a seal to stop the water from rushing out around the door. Its a unnecessary design error. :confused: |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 811437 | 2009-09-18 00:14:00 | What about using your oven you have to bend to use that don't you. . not if the oven is level with you:lol: although i may be getting a bit technical here :D |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 811438 | 2009-09-18 00:48:00 | :confused: If the washer body is not made of stainless steel, but just stove enamelled mild steel, it eventually rusts around the bottom of the window area. The seal can also fail when the machine gets old. Perhaps the machines are designed to fail in other ways before the door goes. We had an Italian Indesit we brought to NZ, it lasted about 8 years before it started to rust through. I applied rust kill and several paint layers, but in the end it went to the tip. At that time the Champion front loader sold in NZ was an Indesit made under licence. Edit: The biggest draw back to a front loader is when the wash cycle does fail and you are left with a machine full of clothes and water. You have no option then but to open the door and get a flood all over your feet :) :) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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