Whirlpool v Bosch

xraylady

New type Whirlpool 10 kg fscr10431 @€;799 or Bosch 9kg WAT28??? Can’t rem the exact code, price €499 with €70 back at the moment.
Is whirlpool worth the extra? Nice looking machine and door feels nice and heavy but not sure how they differ otherwise. I’m going from top loading Admiral 15 yrs old so want reliability. One thing I wil miss is how quick the older top loaders did a wash. I couldn’t believe when I saw some new front loaders take 3 & 1/2 hrs for reg cycle!

The Red Ace

you say you want reliability but you didn't mention how long you want it for, buying a front loading machine with a 10kg drum and using it to near max capacity a 4 to 5 year working life in the drum will be about as long as the drum bearings will last and with most machines nowadays you cant refit bearings as the drums are sealed. Front loaders are fine up to 6/7 kg, after that expect quick drum failure nothing like 15 years from your top loader. whirlpool still do a top loader at 10.5 kg which will be similar to your old machine and more capable of tackling the big wash load

xraylady

Thanks for that. I didn’t realise the larger front loaders can have shorter life. We have small family and I do about 2 x10kg washes per week at the moment. I’ve been used to doing less frequent, larger loads. Maybe I’d be better with 8 or 9 kg Bosch or Siemens front loader then - might get longer out of them as you say. I’ll look at the Whirlpool you mentioned also. Thanks

Filmer Paradise

No expert myself, but I replaced my 15 year old Whirlpool front loader with a Bosch series 4 earlier this year.

(I've a thread on this forum on this if you search.)

Bosch & Siemens are one & the same really. The Seimens will usually be based on the higher end Bosch (series 6&8) and will come with a better warranty though.

byte

The Red Ace wrote: »

you say you want reliability but you didn't mention how long you want it for, buying a front loading machine with a 10kg drum and using it to near max capacity a 4 to 5 year working life in the drum will be about as long as the drum bearings will last and with most machines nowadays you cant refit bearings as the drums are sealed. Front loaders are fine up to 6/7 kg, after that expect quick drum failure nothing like 15 years from your top loader. whirlpool still do a top loader at 10.5 kg which will be similar to your old machine and more capable of tackling the big wash load

Sorry for going OT a bit, but are Miele using sealed tubs now too? They're more expensive than the "usual" brands and apparently tested to last X amount of years.

The Red Ace

Have not had to service any new ones but all their machines up to recently have inner and outer stainless steel drums having smooth outer tubs thus not allowing any gunge to stick during spinning and no mildew or mould forming on the gasket. Also the drum bearing assemblies are fitted on the outer side of the tub. Quite a big heavy job to remove the drum but the bearings last a lifetime if the machines are not overloaded