what washing machine do you have/recommend

[briggsy's girl]

hehehe hardly normal - god I'm glad I'm not the only dag that says that...lol

oops - i used to work for a telco and we used to say it cos they were hopeless at messing things up - it obviously stuck to the point i typed it without thinking!


sad thing is, i typed it in the web address and wondered why i got an error... ooopsie

[Arimeh]

pmsl...

Yup... preggo brain has set in already...lol

[briggsy's girl]

i think it set in a long time ago!!

ok, seriously contemplating the FP aquasmart 8kg - it's in the Retravision catalogue for less than Choice said it would be

any other suggestions? i'm seriously too slack to investigate - would love opinions!

[~Kim~]

I have the FP top loader with the agitator. My Mum has the one withou. Both new models. I hate mums cos it wrings the nappies out to death. Mine's a bit gentler IYKWIM?
It also only takes front loader powder, whereas mine takes all types.
I love the digi settings too.

[briggsy's girl]

Kim - do you find the agitator harsh on other clothes - i wash everything in the washing machine (if it needs hand washing i don't own it!) - and found mum's machine with agitator would end up with pants legs wrapped around it and arms stretched - so many clothes got wrecked/stretched out of shape...

[~Kim~]

I even 'hand wash' in my machine - on gentle. I've never had an issue.
Mum's spin them so much that if you don't get them out and hang them straight away the creases are so so so bad because they're almost dry from being spum so hard. I can't see that as a good thing for the elastic on my nappies. You have to untangle everything from everything else too cos it's spun so much it all gets tangled.
JMO though.

[briggsy's girl]

it's good to hear another opinion kim! i don't want to invest over $1000 in a washing machine, similar in nappies, and then have the washer stuff up the nappies!

i'm wonderin - i know on my LG they have a gentle spin cycle - so it spins, but does it more gently - will have to scope out if the FP has something like that

[Snacks]

Hey BG, I've got a F&P too but don't know what model. Its a couple of years old (we got it when I was pg with Natty - OMG sooooo glad we did that!). I wash the nappies on the eco cycle and have never had a problem. There was also a govt rebate because of the water-saving. Woohoo.
It has an agitator and yes, I find clothes do get wrapped around. I wash all my clothes on the gentle cycle though, as nothing we wear tends to get massively dirty KWIM? (Except after a camping trip, then they need a soak!) The ag is tough on DH's work shirts. I tend to soak those separately these days (also because they do get grubby on the sleeves and around the collar) then just rinse and spin them in the machine.
Lingerie bags are great for knitted stuff too. I don't think the ag has 'wrecked' any of my clothes, I just try to be gentle when removing them from the machine.
Happy white-goods hunting!

[Arimeh]

BG - My F & P has the option to make the spin cycle softer on your clothes - so I usually pick the medium spin cycle instead of the fast one.

HTH!

[Visitor7]

I have the F&P Aquasmart 8kg, love it, love it, love it!!!! It has all the features of a front loader, except it's a top loader. But the biggest difference is the wash time is slighter longer than a normal top loader, but a little less time than a front loader.
Very gentle on clothes. It has a nappy cycle (plus many more options you wouldn't think a washing machine would need/have!), and the nappy cycle is extememly gentle.