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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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    Rick

    RickLower Hutt

    • 3 reviews
    • Verified purchase

    Rusting out between plastic and metal frame near lid.

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    Date PurchasedDec 2015
    Suzie

    SuzieWide Bay-Burnett, QLD

    Hopeless machine supposed to 9:5 kg loads not level stupid thing keeps going on to rinse again, just

    published

    Doesn’t wash real good can’t do a decent load, keep going back on rinse, will rinse all day if you don’t stand and babysit it, can’t do a blanket, try to wash 4 towels, will use heaps of water to rinse cause it can’t level the load 9.5 kg crap



    Date PurchasedApr 2017

    Good washing machine

    published

    Not a bad washing machine, but the lint filter keeps breaking and I've replaced it 4 times in 3 years. I'm going without it from now on because its approximately $38 to replace each time. I love the size & it seems to be easy on my clothes and cleans well.

    Date PurchasedApr 2015
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    chris

    chrisbrisbane

    Dreadful Machine

    published
    Date PurchasedJan 2015

    Not the best I’ve used

    published

    Preferred my other machine fisher and paykel aqua smart. Bought for its size and it was in stock. Not in love with it but does the job. Dislike the lid, noisy, spin cycle doesn’t get all the water out like the aqua smart did. Have spoken to customer service and they were ok but not great

    Date PurchasedJan 2017
    fair and square

    fair and squareBrisbane

    • 12 reviews

    Quality build

    published
    Date PurchasedJun 2017

    It's ok

    published

    70%. No. Noise not to bad.holds a good volume of cloths.complaint.small items such as a rivet shaft the size of a pencil led and 40mm long or similar can jam the water pump costing us a pricey call out to fix it.why doesn't the water filter stop this my dish washer would.

    Date PurchasedFeb 2015
    Leanne

    Leanne

    • 3 reviews
    • 2 likes
    • Verified purchase

    Do Not Buy!!

    published
    Date PurchasedJan 2017
    lily

    lilySydney

    • 3 reviews

    The product is very good.

    published

    I like the washer as it has very big capacity. The water is added gradually as the clothes turns in the washing machine so that every part of the washing is sprayed on. It rinses the load very thoroughly.

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    After 14 mths I think the pump has gone on it.

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    Don't get me wrong I love everything about the washing machine but this morning I put a load in. Went later to hang the clothes out and the machine was blinking on me code H 11. I looked in the tub and the rinse cycle is still there. I looked it up and it tells me it needs a service. What the heck. All I know is in my 39 yrs of married life this is my 3rd washing machine. My 1st one lasted 26yrs, 2nd one 12 yrs and they never needed a service . It's not a motor car. Now I have to wait till Monday to get someone to look at it. Not happy.

    Date PurchasedMar 2016
    FN

    FNcanberra, ACT

    A sound and reliable machine

    published

    Washes and rinses our clothes well. Gentle on the clothes as it does not have an agitator. Quiet machine. Pro: (a) 8 different programs to cater for quick wash, intensive wash, power wash, gentle wash etc.
    (b) timer delay that enables the machine to come on at a specified time.
    (c) generous 9.5kg capacity.
    (d) child lock function for safety reasons.
    (e) air dry function to keep the drum clean and prevent mould build up.
    (f) very reasonably priced.

    Cons: have not identified any yet.

    Date PurchasedJul 2016
    The Punisher

    The PunisherGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

    • 4 reviews
    • 5 likes

    Smart Sensors & Smart looking

    published
    Date PurchasedDec 2016
    brysond

    brysondAU

    • 6 reviews
    • 1 like

    Well thought out machine

    published
    Date PurchasedSep 2016
    Tony

    Tony

    • 32 reviews

    MACHINE now not ok had 4 stars now 1 its gone

    published
    Date PurchasedJul 2016
    RoretoTeam

    RoretoTeamNSW, 2145

    • 12 reviews
    • 5 likes

    Not to my liking for a family of active boys, I probably wouldn't buy this brand for washing machine

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    Jocelyn

    JocelynPerth, Western Australia

    • 3 reviews

    Huge amount of space

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    Have had this now for a couple of months. Seems to wash our clothes well. I used to have one with an agitator, whereas this one doesn't have one. Great amount of space in the 9.5kg compared to my previous 5.5kg. Excellent for my large washes.
    Clothes get a little tied up, but it's not a big problem.
    Very quiet. Hardly know it's on and when it's finished it just beeps a couple of times and that's it. Sometimes I forget to hang out the clothes!
    The only issue I have had is that it doesn't spin really well - only moderately well compared to my previous Whirlpool Ezi-Set 5.5kg.

    Renae

    RenaeQueensland

    • 6 reviews

    Washes Very Well, Rinses Very Well & Good Lint Filters

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    Orator

    Orator

    • 3 reviews

    Mixed Bag

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    TamnChad

    TamnChadAU

    • 11 reviews
    • 3 likes
    • Verified purchase

    So Far So Good :-)

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    1 comment
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    Elizabeth4041

    Elizabeth4041Wingham, New South Wales

    • 4 reviews
    • 4 likes

    Large and smart....sometimes too smart

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    1 comment
    Elizabeth4041
    Elizabeth4041

    13 mths on and i am still in love with this machine!!!!

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    Questions & Answers

    chris

    chrisasked

    This (expensive) machine is absolutely useless.

    It is EXTREMELY SLOW in everything that it does. It hates small loads & gets badly out of balance on the spin cycle with small loads. I can never get a HOT (or even a warm) wash. Even with COTTON/ HOT selected, the tub fills with 95% cold & just a tiny bit of hot water and always at the end of the initial "fill" cycle.

    A manual HOT section still achieves the same result...yes the machines hot water valve does open and the hot water valve filters are clean and free-flowing

    I purchased this machine after 34 years of BRILLIANT washing performance from my old (small) Panasonic NA 860 AN.... this 34 year old machine is still working perfectly, but is too small for our current needs.

    What a terrible mistake to buy this new machine. I very much regret the purchase and I would never recommend it to anyone. If someone can suggest how I can get this machine to produce a HOT WASH, I would be extremely grateful for any suggestions.

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    LBU

    LBUasked

    If I try a large load the machine seems to unbalance then rinse again to balance. I watched it fill up three times in rinse cycle before I removed a towel and put it on spin. It did it again so I had to remove another towel.
    It was then ok to spin. Only three towels left in the load.
    I tried a small load and it seemed to work ok but when it beeped that it was finished the water was still in machine and quite high for the size of the load. I had to again put it on spin. Is my machine faulty or am I doing something wrong?

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    D.J
    D.J

    Seems to be a strange issue. I have never had this issue. Depending upon which model you have three towels (even when wet) which would be less than 8kg. Have you checked your settings or seen the manual regarding this? I usually go for the pre-set quick wash and other programmed settings and seem to be working alright in terms of water level etc. If within warranty, try to give Panasonic a call but again their customer service is less than ideal.

    The Punisher
    The Punisher

    maybe check that the machine is level. The level bubble needs to be inside the circle.

    LBU
    LBU

    Thanks for the suggestions.
    Yep, machine is perfectly level :-)
    Have tried the set settings, and self-selected settings, but in every case we get multiple fills/rinses, then the machine beeps and shuts off when its still full. We'll give Panasonic Customer Service a try.

    Kathok

    Kathokasked

    Can anyone please tell merge height of this machine with the lid up? I can't find it anywhere on the site or in the product manual.

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    Tony
    Tony

    Its not a good machine I am thinking read trying to swap it but others seem worse dont waste your time with lid it folds in half its not an issue probably a foot just bit bigger than a ruler old wooden we had at school.
    But if its full and out of balance keeps filling and filling and filling endless to try balance itself useless keeps doing it for hours ... Water not hot just above body temp. Tony

    Tony
    Tony

    I wrote a reply froze submitting so here maybe you get two. It is not a good machine none of them are this was best as far as reviews go. Lid just a bit bigger than ruler 12 inch so 14 or so rest folds not one piece when open. But water issues not hot enough on hot just above body temp. Out of balance keeps filling and filling and filling trying to correct level flawed doesn't work useless machine regret it

    Kathok
    Kathok

    I would really appreciate it if someone could please measure from the floor to the top of the lid when it is fully open. I have a limited space to fit it in and I need to make sure the lid can open. The 12-14" answer above gives me an idea but I am down to cm left in space here so want to be as accurate as possible.

    In case anyone ever needs to know this it is 2330mm high with the lid up.

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