Or Register for FREE!


Welcome to our Cat Forums!
Welcome to our CatForums!
You are seeing this message because you are viewing our cat forums as a guest.

You can continue to browse our many cat related areas as a guest but you are more than welcome to register and join our friendly community of Cat Lovers! ... And for free!

Doing so will also remove this message and some of the ads, such as the one on the left.

Please click here to register.

Reply

Donna's Avatar
Catsey Veteran
 
Cats owned: Tortie Chloe & Black Misty
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Kent, UK
Posts: 9,350
25-05-2006, 09:25 PM   #1

More Efficient Washing Machine???


Well as you all know I had a new kitchen fitted a while ago. Am loving the new kitchen, and the dishwasher is brilliant - been too long without one! The tumble dryer is great, and so is the oven and hob that were all fitted.

The washing machine on the other hand is a nightmare - or maybe it is just me!!! It is a Hotpoint one, so a reasonable make, and it is supposed to be very energy efficient and very quiet to use.

It is very quiet I give them that, and it is efficient in the fact it hardly uses any water (one of its selling points), but that is where the efficiency ends.... it doesnt seem to rinse properly as it uses hardly any water I have tried using less powder and better fabric softener, but it is not helping. The black clothes all dry with white patches all over them, and the childrens skin is becoming all itchy as they are wearing clothes that still have detergent in them.

I am now having to wait for the wash to finish, then set the machine off on another rinse cycle... so where is the efficiency in that????

Has anyone else had any problems with the newer machines you can buy???



Reply With Quote


Moli's Avatar
Catsey Veteran
 
Cats owned: Exotics,oriential,siamese,& Mogg...
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Scotland..
Posts: 27,164
25-05-2006, 09:26 PM   #2

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


I have a Hotpoint Ultima, its really good, sounds as if your machine is on a half load Donna....



Reply With Quote


Donna's Avatar
Catsey Veteran
 
Cats owned: Tortie Chloe & Black Misty
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Kent, UK
Posts: 9,350
25-05-2006, 09:27 PM   #3

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


Quote:
Originally Posted by Moli
Sounds like its on a quick wash or a half load wash!
No, its on a full length complete wash and still does it.



Reply With Quote


Fran's Avatar
Catsey Veteran
 
Cats owned: DSH/Siamese/Orientals
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 21,296
25-05-2006, 09:30 PM   #4

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


I have a Hotpoint Aquarius Extra washer / dryer and have to say I am very pleased with it. I have had it about three years now and never had an issue with it...Perhaps yours is faulty Donna?



Reply With Quote


Moli's Avatar
Catsey Veteran
 
Cats owned: Exotics,oriential,siamese,& Mogg...
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Scotland..
Posts: 27,164
25-05-2006, 09:33 PM   #5

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna
No, its on a full length complete wash and still does it.
I would phone the Service Engineer Donna, sounds like there is something wrong with it, I have had Hotpoint for all my married life, never had a problem....



Reply With Quote


Mags's Avatar
Global Moderator
 
Cats owned: NA
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: South-West,UK
Posts: 37,618
25-05-2006, 09:33 PM   #6

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


I have a Hotpoint Aquarius and I haven't had any problem with it....

Maybe you should contact the Hotpoint Service and explain it to them Donna........it sounds as if something isn't right there.....



Reply With Quote


Donna's Avatar
Catsey Veteran
 
Cats owned: Tortie Chloe & Black Misty
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Kent, UK
Posts: 9,350
25-05-2006, 09:33 PM   #7

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


I have looked up this machine on the internet, and some other reviews have stated the same thing, so dont know if it is a design fault.



Reply With Quote


Mags's Avatar
Global Moderator
 
Cats owned: NA
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: South-West,UK
Posts: 37,618
25-05-2006, 09:36 PM   #8

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


Give the Engineer a call tomorrow Donna......you can't go on like that.....



Reply With Quote


Donna's Avatar
Catsey Veteran
 
Cats owned: Tortie Chloe & Black Misty
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Kent, UK
Posts: 9,350
25-05-2006, 09:38 PM   #9

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


Was gonna try washing liquid rather than a powder...



Reply With Quote


Fran's Avatar
Catsey Veteran
 
Cats owned: DSH/Siamese/Orientals
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 21,296
25-05-2006, 09:40 PM   #10

Re: More Efficient Washing Machine???


I'd be inclined to go back to where I bought it and tell them it doesn't work right Donna...I wouldn't like to think of all that detergent left in the kiddies clothes



Reply With Quote

Reply