What washing machine do you have?
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Topic: What washing machine do you have?
Posted By: kiwi2
Subject: What washing machine do you have?
Date Posted: 07 November 2009 at 6:28pm
| I am moving back to NZ and have to buy a washing machine and dryer. What size machine do you have and how many in your family? How many loads per week etc. Any recommendations for a washing machine that can handle a family of 5. Including a teenage girl that really needs to learn how to wear her clothes more than once and not wear several outfits a day down to the 3 year old messy girl and the 8 year old boy who plays sports who is in the middle. Would love the magic add on feature which picks up DH's clothes off the floor and escorts them to the machine but I am not holding out hope. We can dream right lol. |
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 08 November 2009 at 12:43am
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lol you sound like a very busy Mumma!
We have a Fisher & Paykle 7.5kg Smart Drive. There is just me, DH and 1 bubs in our family and I usually do 1 load a day sometimes 2. Im from a family of 7 and Mum and Dad always had a F&P washing machine  ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 08 November 2009 at 8:51am
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I have a westinghouse front loader. I really like the way it washes clothes...only down fall it's got a longer cycle than toploaders. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 08 November 2009 at 7:21pm
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I've got a giant 9kg one, can't remember what brand and too lazy to get up and look, but it's either a Simpson or an LG. I bought it when my last one (a 5.5kg) died, and having the bigger load size has made a huge difference, especially when I had three in cloth nappies. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Ella1
Date Posted: 08 November 2009 at 10:39pm
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I have a Bosch frontloader, 6.5kgs. There's 3 of us in our family, and I do 3 or 4 loads a week. Like Aliasmum, I really prefer frontloaders, they wash much cleaner, and are much more energy efficient, but yes, they do have longer cycles. I usually use the short cycle, but this still takes an hour.
I would have bought a smaller washing machine, as I find 6.5 kgs quite big, but they don't come any smaller. I imagine you might want to go for a slightly bigger one though. 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 09 November 2009 at 12:07pm
We have a 5.5kg Fisher & Paykel one. With DH, myself and the two girls, I am doing at least 1 load a day, sometimes 3  I really really really want a bigger one but it will have to wait!!
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Posted By: Pinkygirl
Date Posted: 09 November 2009 at 12:24pm
| We have a 5.5 kg FP. Will have to upgrade to a bigger one when nuber two comes along. I would invest in a big one with delay start next time so that i can do warm washes when our power is on night rate |
Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 09 November 2009 at 12:28pm
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Have a Simpson 7.5kg
At the moment only DH and i with bubs on the way.. Just a couple of loads a week - just clothes and then a sheet and a towel load So in totally would say 4 Will change with bubs ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |
Posted By: babybaby
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 6:50pm
I use sumsang 7.5kg front load. I hope the auto-heated system will help me killing the germs on baby's nappies. 
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Posted By: RoSee
Date Posted: 14 November 2009 at 8:56pm
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I just got a new washing machine today! I got a F&P Excellence 6.5kg. Yet to use it but up until today I had a F&P 7.5kg smartdrive which has been AWESOME, I completely love it. Only reason for changing is the big machine didn't fit in the gap in my laundry! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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