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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Dragon on January 26, 2011, 10:28:54 PM

Title: Fisher & Paykel
Post by: Dragon on January 26, 2011, 10:28:54 PM

So our clothes washer spun it's last load the other night an tonight we picked up a new machine from New Zealand. Any good or bad news on these things.  First load is just finishing, but the whole eco-friendly water temp reading thing seems a bit cooky.

Title: Re: Fisher & Paykel
Post by: phatzo on January 26, 2011, 10:46:50 PM

I've had a fair bit of their stuff over the years, most of it of high quality.

Title: Re: Fisher & Paykel
Post by: -tronski- on January 27, 2011, 12:16:39 AM

They're sometimes a bit hit and miss - when they work well, they're great but I know a few people who have had problems.

This month Choice (an Australian consumer guide) rated the Fisher & Paykel MW512 as the best of the small washing machines available - but the rest lagged behind Asko Quattro, Bosch, Miele and the like for larger capacity machines. From the Choice reliability survey:

(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7396/washingmachines.jpg)



 Tronsky

Title: Re: Fisher & Paykel
Post by: Dragon on January 27, 2011, 07:43:43 AM

The model we bought:
http://www.fisherpaykel.com/product/laundry/clotheswashers/index.cfm?productuid=6DDDEF86-CCF8-5886-777EA7D0B4820648 (http://www.fisherpaykel.com/product/laundry/clotheswashers/index.cfm?productuid=6DDDEF86-CCF8-5886-777EA7D0B4820648)


Review after 1 load:  Between the lights, beeps and jet engine motor sounds, I LOVE IT.  It's like R2D2 is in the basement playing with a 747.  Nothing is too loud, but it can be heard upstairs.