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thread: What size washing machine do you have?

  1. #19
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    Sep 2006
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    We have an 8kg Samsung top loader and love it. We are a family of 3 but we have HEAPS of washing including DH's work clothes (plumber so very very dirty) and everything comes out so so clean. It has the choice of a fast wash or a long wash and automatically senses the size of the load so no wasted water here either.

  2. #20
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    Jan 2009
    Diggers Rest VIC
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    ours is 8.5kg and its great i love it it fits a queen doona and a king comforter obviously not at the same time lol for 3 of us its massive but i love that i can wash blankets really quickly i do nappies every 2 days and clothes about once or twice a week one or 2 loads

  3. #21
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    Feb 2008
    Near the Snowies!
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    we have a 7.5kg front loader, it seemed so huge when we got it as we upgraded from a 20+ year old top loader that was probably only 3 or 4 kg!!
    does the job well for us and it gets a fair workout, nappies about every 2 days, probably average a load of clothes every few days, plus towels/sheets etc.

  4. #22
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    Feb 2006
    Newcastle, NSW
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    We have an LG 8.5kg top loader which fits a queen sized doona in it. It is brilliant and does us fine. I have never thought about getting a bigger one... when we bought it we were a family of 4, now we're a family of 6.

  5. #23
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    Nov 2009
    Between concrete walls
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    We have a 4.5kg front loader and it does 2 of us fine. Although we only have to do 2-3 loads a week currently, so I'm thinking it will be enough for when bub enters.
    Ours is really good with water and you can adjust the temperature through a heater rather than using hot water. Only thing is they do tend to take a lot longer to wash, but everything always comes out clean

  6. #24
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    Jul 2005
    Rural NSW
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    We have a 6.5kg LG top loader. It's a good machine but too small for us now that we have king sized linen and now that there are 5 of us. i love it's washing ability and speed.

  7. #25
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    Jan 2009
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    We recently bought a 5.5kg Miele front loader. Love it! We can fit more in it than we could with our old Simpson 6.5 kg top loader.

    Our Miele fits a queen sized doona. Our Simpson didn't.

    When we were looking at machines, I thought a 5.5kg would be too small for us (family of 5), but it has been perfect.

  8. #26
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    Mar 2010
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    I have a 7.5kg for me and the two boys. I find it just the right size to wash every 3-4 days, towel loads, linen loads and of course 2 days worth of nappies! Any smaller and I think I'd have to double the amount of loads I do!

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