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Washing Machines Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of washing machine would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.

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Bob

Bob

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

Great product

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Excellent machine. Built well, washes great, looks good, simple easy to understand controls. Especially love the one touch button that can be programmed to bring up your fav settings. Clothes in, detergent in, press one button and start. Brought as a replacement for an older F&P top loader and main difference is the motor is super quiet - you can hear the movement of the drum and water sloshing but not much more. Ignore the one star energy rating if you only wash cold - it washes in cold water perfectly and this makes it more energy efficient than front loading machines that often need hot water to wash well. Zero problems with clothing wear for me. Highly recommend.

Date PurchasedMar 2017
De

De

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Love this machine.

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Great washing machine. Wash cycle is quick and when you are busy that's what you want. It is gentle on your wash but cleans very well. I am very fussy when it comes to my washing and I couldn't be happier with this machine. I highly recommend the Fisher & Paykel QuickSmart Top Loader.

Date PurchasedOct 2015

VERY RELIABLE WASHING MACHINE

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the MW60 Fisher and Paykel gives me a perfect cycle wash every time without any wear to my clothes, it is an extremely quiet machine and superbly reliable. Having had a Fisher and Paykel 5.5 kg top loader previously which also was trouble free for more than 14 years it was a no brainer to purchase another Fisher and Paykel in which I have complete confidence and certainly recommend to anyone looking for a quality top loader washing machine

Date PurchasedOct 2016
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Swish

SwishSydney

  • 4 reviews

Great machine

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I have consistently found Fisher & Paykel machines to be really good, so bought one again when we moved to Sydney last year. The clothes come out much cleaner and the wash cycle is quick. Also the wash itself is quite quiet, although the spin is noisier. The only downside is that I have had some shirt buttons destroyed on one particular shirt, but I now wash it in a laundry bag and the problem hasn't reoccurred. I would recommend this machine.

Date PurchasedSep 2016
pisces4353

pisces4353Adelaide

Love it

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Would recommend this machine to anyone, it is very easy to use with water temperature cold, warm and hot, low, medium or high water levels and a multi speed spin cycle. It is quiet during the cycle and sends out a couple of beeps when it has finished. Also has a pause function which is great when you to soak the load before washing

Date PurchasedJan 2017

don't buy

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This machine will destroy your clothes. Pulls threads on tee shirts and towels. pulls stitches on sheets and generally wears through your treasured cotton items. Why bother. Vicious. Might as well stick your clothes in a concrete mixer for the same results. Sent my one back the very next day after purchase.

Date PurchasedOct 2016
Shirley

ShirleyMelbourne

  • 4 reviews

Very good all round solid performer

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Date PurchasedDec 2016

Terrible machine, awful customer service

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We bought our machine 6 months ago and it has been nothing but trouble. It beeps at me constantly, and I have to redistribute the weight of the washing, or remove half the load for it to manage the spin cycle. We have had a technician out 3 times and each time he leaves us with the same problem, and tells us to call customer service. I cannot wash two towels at once, or a bath mat, or a full set of bed sheets. I usually have to wash 4 items at a time. This is NOT a 6kg machine. I don't know if I just have a faulty product - but F&P keep fobbing me off. I just want my money back now - I wish I'd never bought it. Be warned!!!

Date PurchasedFeb 2016
Jep

JepRockhampton

Exactly what I need

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Bought this 6kg Fisher n Paykel machine second hand for $100 as he bought it for one of his units and recently sold the unit so didn't need it anymore. Did a bit of research first and I decided to buy it as it received the best reviews from this website so I was willing to risk the $100. was it worth the gamble? Definitely was!!! 10x better than my previous 5.5kg Simpson which only lasted 3years but was second hand as well though.
The fisher and Paykel doesn't use a belt to spin the barrel as it s direct drive. It's so quiet I literally had to check if it was running. Spin cycle is great too and it is all I need for my wife and I. Best $100 I've spent :-)

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debz41

debz41perth

only had 3 weeks, but so far, so good.

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love f&p for white goods. had a f&p 6.5kg before. lasted me 14yrs, and was still going. ive known for a good 6 months that it was on its way out; but was getting noisier and noisier.
was going to go the 5.5kg, but on advice, decided to go the 6kg. i can still fit 2 queen sheets, 3 pillow slips and queen doona cover in, so happy happy ;o)

Angie b

Angie bSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 6 reviews

Really very happy with it, have always used this brand

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Rinses brilliantly and washes just as well, great size for large loads and still washes them thoroughly, would highly recommend, they are a well known brand and offer great customer service via either phone or email. Also have same brand fridge which I kust love. If you are looking for a great machine, buy it

Mark

MarkCanberra

  • 17 reviews
  • 11 likes

After eleven months, all is still sweetness and light

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NewportHandyman

NewportHandymanSydney

  • 27 reviews
  • 23 likes

Top loader vs front loader - a household divided!

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Geoffo

GeoffoKambah 2902, ACT

  • 7 reviews
  • 8 likes

Very Happy

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We needed to replace our old F&P topload washing machine when if finally gave up after about fifteen years of family of five washing. Basically the new 7kg machine is the closest replacement in terms of size and function although it has a few new options such as auto fill. My wife (ie the primary washer-person) is very happy with the new machine. She runs it on 'warm' and so far has had no problem with lint but we have only been using it for a few weeks. We like the fast spin on the F&P machines which gets things pretty dry before hanging out. It was also on special at the Good Guys which made it an easy choice.

Debsmouth

DebsmouthHampton Park

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Easy to use so far so good

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Very easy to use making sure I am using liquid only and I am going to try to run a clean cycle once a week as well clean dispenser. The only worry I had was about there being no lint bag. Hoping it continues no lint has come up yet no powder as I using liquid dissolved in a little water. Everything I researched seem be lint is a problem in most new machines these days. So I thought I will try looking after machine making sure I follow all instructions with clothing. The machine is great with washing so far clothes come out clean. But again prevention hopefully will help keep machine healthy. Great price too. Ask me again in 12 mths cause that will show how good it is.

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Delia

Delia

  • 2 reviews

Second Fisher and Paykel Quicksmart 5.5kg washing machine has just been purchased. First lasted 12

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Just putting it through it's first cycle now..lets see how it goes..so far so good. Quiet, smooth operator - no problems. Cleaning and spinning beautifully.

Easy to install and use

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Easy to install and easy to use. I choose a smaller washing machine than I have had in the past, as my family has all left home. I was surprised just how much this smaller machine holds. The washer runs really quiet which is good when you have an internal laundry.
Holds more than you expect and spins the wash really well so drying time is shorter.

Wortho

WorthoAU

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

Very happy with this purchase

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Cannot fault this washer. Whilst only a month old and with about ten washes or more done, we have used just about every setting to try them all out. The clothes seem to be cleaner and drier, there has been no tangling or lint problems. It is very easy to operate and the instruction manual is very comprehensive. The Smart Drive technology attracted us, not having to worry about stretched or noisy belts. (Our old 20+years Simpson did a good job, but not as good as this one.)
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Great except for one problem

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Questions & Answers

Mac

Macasked

QuickSmart MW60 (6kg)

Can the F& P MW 60 do cold only washing?

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fisher_man
fisher_man

mw 60?

Sam
Sam

I am not sure about MW60. Mine is MW511 and yes, you can do cold only washing with MW511.
In fact, I am mostly do cold only washing.

Bison

Bisonasked

QuickSmart MW60 (6kg)

Hi, we got our new MW60 yesterday and I am going crazy trying to figure out how to do just a cold wash. Seems that you can't change the temp setting on this one (warm wash seems to be it's thing) and that is upsetting as we only ever used cold wash with our other smart drive that was 18yrs old. Can anyone help with my dilemma.

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Rocket
Rocket

No sure as you would think you can do a cold wash, did you hold the button down to select cold, if doesn't work swap the hose from hot to cold and see how it works, if don't work ring F& P may assist in problem

Bison
Bison

Thanks Rocket. Finally got it sorted.

Margi

Margiasked

QuickSmart MW60 (6kg)

Hi,my F/P quicksmart which is 2,5 yers old never had a problem, just now suddenly as I was going to startmy usual wasing after turning it on and trying to set it sarted beeping and can't do any programming, not letting change just a few lights on and beeping even after i turn it off at the power point because can't even turn off on the machine itself, it goes on for about 10sec than it stops beeping and ....any idea what can be done? Part from calling a service man.... Thank you

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Rocket
Rocket

Hi margi
It is hard to diagnose the problem without seeing it could be the top board were you turn it on .which is about 80$ depending were you live if in Australia.the other thing could be the lid safety switch try tapping the lid or make sure the lid is fully closed if you lift the lid to the up position it will lift straight out and you can clean it .hopefully it's not the main board as its about 150$ for that board and if you can't do it yourself the service Guy is going to charge his labor on top of that .hope this helps

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