Good machine but will COST YOU HEAPS

Category: Review on Electrolux EWF1495 8kg Front Load Washing Machine

Posted by: 19-Jun-2007

Strengths: Pretty, lots of options, good wash, big front loader.

Weaknesses: Expensive, if a coin comes off in the machine you can be up for hundreds of dollars in repairs as it will not be covered by the warranty from the second occurence onwards.

It is not a cheap machine, but something very cheap has happened in the design. If you miss a single coin or a large button comes off in the wash it will jam the machine. The first time this happens it will be covered by the warranty – but they have to arrange 1 visit for a repairman to tell you it’s broken, then another visit for them to pick it up to take it away. Then you have to just wait around for them to fix it then arrange another time to have it dropped off again. So between when it breaks down and when you get it back it could be 2 weeks or more that you are without your very expensive washing machine not to mention 3 days where you will get to sit around waiting for them to turn up. AND if it should happen again, the warranty no longer covers you and you have to start paying a few hundred dollars for each repair.