I bought this the other day at £279 but rang John Lewis when they reduced it again and they refunded me the difference. Worth a go if anyone else has done the same.
rhythmandsoul to Lincolnlady
2 Jan 16#18
done the same - they will refund if you bought at the higher price.
Melbury
31 Dec 15#17
I was going to order this but then started checking how much water it uses (we are metered) over a year and decided to look for a smaller capacity one and hopefully save money in the longer term;)
alien-of-mars
31 Dec 15#13
Bosch are good but for some reason the 5kg model in this range proved more reliable than the larger capacity. there must be different motor or some other difference in part than just the drum sizes
rendeverance to alien-of-mars
31 Dec 151#14
Well ir would make sense... To have a different motor - you need far more power, and to an extent the reduction in reliability is not too suprising...
The forces exerted on the components are far greater with 8kg spinning around - sure things should be proportionately reengineered to compensate, but you can only go so far, or at least within a size, weight and most importantlyhere, price point... So reliability seems to have unfortunately suffers a bit in this case.
Silverbullet767
30 Dec 15#12
Oh look, beeeeeep, a bosch beeeeeeep washing beeeeeeeep machine, beeeeeeeeeep.
I think it's done!
Brydo666
30 Dec 15#11
Great price, our Hotpoint is five years old now and could go any day.
topsmoker
30 Dec 15#10
great price for 8 litres and bosh good quality
mysticjenny
30 Dec 15#9
Great price.
FrankGrimes
30 Dec 15#8
(Heat added)
FrankGrimes
30 Dec 15#7
Many thanks for this. Our machine is on its last legs, so I just ordered one of these.
It's to new to find long term reviews, but fingers crossed the bearings assembly is better than the latest model on 'Which', that has a life expectancy of approx 3yrs.
CardboardCutout
30 Dec 15#6
1200 rpm may be a deal breaker for some
ra2000
30 Dec 15#3
Voted hot for triple whammy - great make at a great price from a great store.
Doesn't get much better.
Great posting OP!
nige182 to ra2000
30 Dec 15#5
Agreed, though I would prefer black, very tempted to get this one anyway.
mgk
30 Dec 15#4
Almost went for it when maani12 posted a few days back - but couldnt say no at 249.
Cheers both
maani12
30 Dec 15#2
Heated OP
I originally posted it at £279 but see it has now been reduced again.....great find
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The forces exerted on the components are far greater with 8kg spinning around - sure things should be proportionately reengineered to compensate, but you can only go so far, or at least within a size, weight and most importantlyhere, price point... So reliability seems to have unfortunately suffers a bit in this case.
I think it's done!
It's to new to find long term reviews, but fingers crossed the bearings assembly is better than the latest model on 'Which', that has a life expectancy of approx 3yrs.
Doesn't get much better.
Great posting OP!
Cheers both
I originally posted it at £279 but see it has now been reduced again.....great find