[Domesticity] Dishwashers and Washing Machines ...

[dancefloorlandmine]

In a sudden mood of domesticity, I have now re-ordered my dishwasher from the handy little electrical goods shop around the corner - it will cost about £30 more than Currys had quoted, but should be with me in a fortnight. Currys took two months to tell me nothing, so I cancelled the order with them.

Now I just need to get a washing machine and the kitchen will be complete. Do any of you domestic gods and goddesses out there have any advice regarding washing machines? Are washer/dryers more trouble than they're worth? What should I be looking out for? What should I avoid? Are any of you subscribers to Which? [grin] All I know is that I'd like something in silver, to match the other appliances ...

Comments

[lost-house.livejournal.com]

i think just wanting the silver finish knocks down your choice quite a bit, which is a good thing 'cause then you have a chance of actually taking in the differences.

i've just bought a AEG washer, £350 from john lewis. my last one was AEG too & they seem to be pretty resilient machines. variable spin (600/1000/1200rpm) & even the 600 setting gets things most of the water out.

it's terribly '70s but i have one of those collapsible washing line things, a box that attaches to the wall & you pull out a bar with 5 or so lines attached to it that attaches to the opposite wall. it sits high up above the radiator/kitchen table in my kitchen & fits most of a load of washing. it means that i can hang up the washing & forget about it until i have time to put it away. you don't have room in the kitchen for something like that but what about the study? much, much better than airers that always get in the way of everything.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. The study? Damp washing in combination with at least two PCs, old oak tables, and a load of books? [grin] I'll have a think, though ...

[lost-house.livejournal.com]

yep :)

but seriously, i wouldn't recomend hanging up something that was dripping over a computer or an oak table, but then i wouldn't hang up something that was still dripping over my kitchen table. but any decent washing machines spin cycle will leave clothes touch damp rather than wet.