Simpson SWT1043

After reviewing a number of washing machines we opted for the Simpson SWT1043 10kg. Price per features seemed good. Whilst overall this is a good machine there are a couple of really annoying issues. The main issue is the end of wash buzzer....... You almost need to have your ear against the machine to hear the buzzer when the wash is finished. The manual says the end of cycle buzzer is factory set and cannot be altered....well the factory need to adjust this in the initial stage, so that the buzzer is audible. The only way to know the wash ha...Read more

My dad bought the Simpson SWT1043 top loader washing machine on 13th June from The Good Guys and it was delivered the next day on 14th June. After using it over the past month we can give a thorough review to help other’s who may be deciding whether to purchase this or not. I will first list the positives and negatives as well as the length of wash cycles. It will be a long read but worth reading if you are looking at buying this washing machine.

Positives:

1. Price. We bought this for $795 + delivery at The Good Guys. Very cheap for suc...Read more

Purchased a new SWT1043, followed all Installation steps. First wash resulted in E20 error message (problem draining), checked everything was installed properly again. Next 5 washes (all different cycles) resulted in same. In between cycles I had also repositioned hose, trimmed hose, checked hose wasn't kinked, checked hose wasn't blocked. Still the same.

Returned to Harvey Norman, great service, replaced machine.
Got the second machine home, same E20 message, I checked everything above again, and this time I also pulled the filter out of th...Read more

This Machine is supposed to be a work horse, washing all the time. We do sheets and personal cloths with this Machine. This morning once again is leaking water like no tomorrow. This is only 18 Months old this machine. The guy that fixes the machine knows the problem straight away. I will call him tomorrow about the machine leaking water badly again, this will be the third time they will have to replace the part. The trouble being now is it is out of warranty and no doubt I will have to pay for the call out and the part.
So extremely disa...Read more

This is my second Simpson washing machine and I'm really regretting my purchase. It's so noisy!! We live in a big house and I can hear if at the front door.... our laundry is at the back of our house. It was quiet for the first few weeks and then all hell broke loose with the noise. Terrible. I continually have to level the machine as it constantly gets out of balance and literally moves across our laundry floor. Our laudry floor is level by he way and we are a new build. I would really recommend you choose another product, not this machi...Read more

Just had this machine delivered last week and already I'm noticing little niggly things that make it a bit inferior to its predecessor.
1. There is no soak option -- if you have really soiled items that could benefit from a good soak in Napisan before going through a full wash, the only way you're going to get that with this machine is by running to the laundry and pressing "Pause" once the water has filled up. And then when your load has soaked enough and you're ready to commence the actual wash, go ahead and press "Pause" again. It's only a m...Read more

We have gone back to Simpson after buying 2 other Brands that died straight after the warranty ran out. These were Samsung and just now an LG Turbo Drum, which both were not economical to fix. In fact repair costs on those 2 machines was more than the purchase price new. We had 2 Simpson washers prior to that, which both lasted about 10 years each. Not sure if this one can repeat, but the simple sturdy design seems very familiar. Another thing I liked, was that this 10KG Simpson uses 50% of the Electric and 5 litres less Water per wash than our...Read more

I had no problems with this machine until just over 1 year after purchase of the SWT1043 when the machine started leaking out of the bottom. Called Electrolux and was on hold for 30mins only to be told a technician couldn't come out for just over a week. Spoke to technician on the phone before he came and he asked me to explain what was happening and straight away he said he knew what the problem was before looking at it as it was a common problem with this machine. When he arrived he took a quick look and told me that it was a hose that had sp...Read more

Very disappointed with this machine. Machine starts to fill up only just wets the clothes before starting cycle with no water in it. I paid for extra warranty and although it’s still under it’s normal warranty I have to go through the process of contacting the extra warranty team. I had to leave work early because the mechanic won’t come after 3 pm. He then arrived at that time anyway. Looked at machine I put a load on showed him what’s happening. He ordered parts. Yesterday after 1 week he came back. Replaced the parts I’ve now put a load of w...Read more

Purchased new Electrolux/ SIMPSON Whirlpool SWT1043_15/9 from Mornington Vic Harvey Norman store with $3k other items. All delivered and machine installed. First wash machine flooded laundry bedroom and hallway of our newly laid expensive carpets. Rang Electrolux immediately who sent out a technician the next Monday. Unable to repair and he wanted to organize replacement. We do not want another Electrolux product - no confidence so requested full refund. Their customer service advised we could have a machine refund but not the $2k plus repair b...Read more