The time has come our machine is dying. It's had a good life but is now
an incontinent OAP - It's going to give up the ghost imminently, but
under a watchfull eye and speed of action a wash can be completed with
minimum water leakage, and the drum has to be fairly well stuffed to
keep an even weight around the drum so it doesn't seize up mid cycle. I
am wondering of the subject...

So, 1600 spin. It's been around a few years now. Has anyone had any
experience or problems related to a 1600 spin?

Is it significantly better than a 1400 spin?
I have plucked a machine out of the millions and am just looking at the
Hotpoint Aqualtis
http://www.appliancedeals.co.uk/aqualtis.aspx (No preference to
supplier, just the first one I stumbled upon)

Has anyone any knowledge of this machine?
I can't warrant £1000 and upwards for a Miele 1400 speed so that's out
of the question.

Many thanks for all responses in advance.
Pete
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k...
The time has come our machine is dying. It's had a good life but is now
an incontinent OAP - It's going to give up the ghost imminently, but
under a watchfull eye and speed of action a wash can be completed with
minimum water leakage, and the drum has to be fairly well stuffed to
keep an even weight around the drum so it doesn't seize up mid cycle. I
am wondering of the subject...

So, 1600 spin. It's been around a few years now. Has anyone had any
experience or problems related to a 1600 spin?

Is it significantly better than a 1400 spin?
I have plucked a machine out of the millions and am just looking at the
Hotpoint Aqualtis
http://www.appliancedeals.co.uk/aqualtis.aspx (No preference to
supplier, just the first one I stumbled upon)

Has anyone any knowledge of this machine?
I can't warrant £1000 and upwards for a Miele 1400 speed so that's out
of the question.

Many thanks for all responses in advance.
Pete
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We got a bosch 1200 spin to replace our aged hotpoint 1000 spin.

We found out when we used it that the 1200 is only used for the cotton
program, all the others use 800

Maybe the 1400 hotpoint is similar ?

Dave wrote:

We got a bosch 1200 spin to replace our aged hotpoint 1000 spin.

We found out when we used it that the 1200 is only used for the cotton
program, all the others use 800

Maybe the 1400 hotpoint is similar ?

I always wash everything on a cotton cycle anyway.
Just turn the temp. down to 40.

My old mum used to tell me anything with elastic in would be ruined by
spinning to fast. Urban myth or genuine fact who knows.

:¬)

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Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk ;¬) wrote:

I can't warrant £1000 and upwards for a Miele 1400 speed so that's out
of the question.

We went through this recently. Despite buying a Miele dishwasher and
tumble drier (both superb machines), we decided to try out an LG washing
machine. 1400 spin, and 7.5kg capacity, with a direct drive motor.
Excellent performance, and seems to be very well made.

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/p....do?sku=325511


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My old mum used to tell me anything with elastic in would be ruined by
spinning to fast. Urban myth or genuine fact who knows.

:¬)

My Woolworth's knickers don't seem to like being spun fast. The elastic
trim seems to unravel, so your Mum could be right...

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""Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk ;¬)"" wrote in message
k...
The time has come our machine is dying. It's had a good life but is now an
incontinent OAP - It's going to give up the ghost imminently, but under a
watchfull eye and speed of action a wash can be completed with minimum
water leakage, and the drum has to be fairly well stuffed to keep an even
weight around the drum so it doesn't seize up mid cycle. I am wondering of
the subject...

So, 1600 spin. It's been around a few years now. Has anyone had any
experience or problems related to a 1600 spin?

Is it significantly better than a 1400 spin?
I have plucked a machine out of the millions and am just looking at the
Hotpoint Aqualtis
http://www.appliancedeals.co.uk/aqualtis.aspx (No preference to supplier,
just the first one I stumbled upon)

We had a 1400 spin Ariston, lasted two years before the bearings
disintegrated. My electrician mate said changing bearings was a sod of a job
and the reason they failed so soon is because of the proportionally higher
loading on them due to the weight of the wet washing being spun at such a
rate. He advised going for a maximum 1000rpm spin so I got a Bosch unit
which has been great. Might be worth thinking about if u don't want bearings
collapsing in a couple of years time!

Hellraiser................

Hellraiser wrote:

We had a 1400 spin Ariston, lasted two years before the bearings
disintegrated. My electrician mate said changing bearings was a sod of a job
and the reason they failed so soon is because of the proportionally higher
loading on them due to the weight of the wet washing being spun at such a
rate. He advised going for a maximum 1000rpm spin so I got a Bosch unit
which has been great. Might be worth thinking about if u don't want bearings
collapsing in a couple of years time!

Thanks for the input.
After much deliberation and an evening of research I got out my card.
I eventually plumped for a Siemens WXL167AGB It was touch and go
between that and the cheapest Miele at around the £500 ish price point.

1600 spin, a 6kg load and a door that opens the correct way are what
tipped the scales in favour of the Siemans machine. Actually, if it
wasn't for the door opening the wrong way I may would still have gone
for the Miele!

Siemans seems to run a close 2nd to miele in quality from what I have
read so I'll just wait and see.

(Just mopping up from my last essential wash cycle)

:¬)

Cheers
Pete

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