what size is your washer??

[Emma1979]

i am about to buy a new washing machine and am looking at a 6.5kg one, but am worried that i'm not going big enough....

at the moment we have a 4.5kg one which i find tiny... there's just three of us, but looking at adding to this number down the track.

so what size is your washing machine? do you think i should go for a bigger one,
say 8kg?

[echidna]

We've only had one washer, our current one. Its an LG 7kg front loader. No problems so far. I probably don't put 7kg in each load, it would be a big stuff. Once wet I find that more fit in. Its got heaps of water and energy stars and that is really good. I'd say about 6kg is a good size for a small family. It all depends on how often you want to wash. If you are washing more often than you want to, then get a bigger size. If you are happy to be washing as often as you do, then just go up a kilo if you need to replace your current machine.

[Glamourcide]

Ours is an 8kg, it's amazing. I'll never go back to a smaller one, that's for sure!! My mum has a tiny little 5kg front-loader and it was an absolute pain in the neck, when we were living there, DD was a newborn and we were doing four, five and sometimes six loads of laundry a day!! But with my big hulk of machine, I can get away with doing maybe two or three loads a week (yes, we go through a LOT of clothes).

Thankfully we're not on water restrictions so we can use it as often as we need to, but I'm not sure if that would be a factor in buying a new washing machine. I just find it a lot easier on me (because I'm super-lazy) to wait until DD has no clothes left, then wash them all at once on a day we don't have to go anywhere, rather than wasting unnecessary hours doing smaller, more frequent loads of washing.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

8kg here too!!!!!!!! i love it!!!! washes blankets and all without a fuss.

[Jahzara]

We have an 8.5kg

Decided that if we were going to get one then we should get a big one.
Sometimes i wish it was bigger when i am trying to put the last few things in knowing full well that i shouldnt.

I love my machine, love my fridge too - both big and beautiful !

We say - big is best ( if you can )

[Girl-23]

We are a family of 3 with a 8 kg washing machine, Samsung. You should buy a big one. I am happy with our big washing machine, anything can go in, for example, blankets.

[skybie]

We have a 7kg front loader by ummm bosche i think?
There's three of us here and one on the way, if my washing basket it full i can usually get it all done in half a day! well thats if im not being lazy. i'd suggest 6.5 and up, but anything is going to seem a tonne bigger than what u have atm!!

[Visitor8]

mine is a 5.5 front loader. There is 1 adult and 3 kids I wash for. Oh and Ash is in cloth nappies. I haven't even thought twice about it, it's been perfectly big enough for us