Buying Advice

Hi,

I was hoping that you could clear up a few things. I have been looking at dishwashers and washing machines to go in my new house. Now I could get a cheap supermarket brand washing machine for about £160 (rated A+) , however I could get a Zanussi ZWJ14591W which is rated A+++ for about £370. Now £200 is a reasonable amount of money and I was wondering roughly how long it would take to earn that £200 back and if its worth shelling out the extra.

Also if you can recommend any decent washing machines or dishwashers that are reasonably cheap and efficient then it would be appreciated.

Thanks
-Howard

Simple, you cannot get a reliable, 'cheap' appliance . You get what you pay for, buy cheap, buy twice. The chances are that you would be throwing the cheapo £160 machine away within 24 months, if your lucky that is.

Even £370 only just gets you into 'average' quality.

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Understood, but then the question is about efficiency........ Let me re-phrase, how much per anum does each step on the efficiency rating save the average consumer over a year?

As a counter though, if a £200 washing machine lasts half the time of a £500 washing machine then (if all other things are equal) the cheaper washing machine is still the better buy

Good article Here

My wife's cousin bought a cheapo , Chinese heap of junk from Argos, lasted all of 13 months.

Get the best quality you can afford, don't beat yourself up worrying about energy labels.

An ISE or a Miele will cost you a decent amount of wonga but will last you many, many years , the ISE for instance has a 10 year warranty, that works out at around £90 per annum and it has a high energy efficiency rating. It will be more likely to last at least 20 years. It doesn't need a maths genius to work out which is the most economical option in the long run.