ok, our washing machine appears to be on it's last legs. not that i'm concerned. it was cheap when i bought it (i was a broke 21 year old) and it's worked damn hard the past 7 years! if it's something small wrong with it (it leaks) it will get moved out to the shed, connected to tank water, and used for washing DH's horrible work stuff - if it's completely dead, then we'll get rid of it.
anyway, now that i've finished waffling - i need to know - what machine do you all recommend? the reason i'm posting in the nappy section is cos i primarily want recommendations for using with MCN's - i don't want them wrecked by using a machine that seems great for clothes or whatever - and finding out it's completely useless for nappies (esp after you invest so much in them so "save" money long term!!)
my preferences:
top loader
cold water wash (where practical)
prefer no central agitator (though not sure if this works with mcn's)
my questions:
what settings are a must have (i have a digital at the moment, but use the same basic settings for everything)
what should i avoid
is there a brand of washing machine that has destroyed your mcn's??
My machine seems to be doing ok - I haven't wrecked any yet!!!
Mine is a top loader - Fisher & Paykel intuitive eco.
Has a nappy rinse option - and also a pre-wash - so I go between using both of those.
I specifically got this one cos it was the highest on the stars rating for water saving (cos we try to conserve as much water as possible since the sunny coast will be providing water to brisbane soon enough!!)
I will watch this thread as I know we will be up for one soon.. Although thinking of just buying the bigger version of what I have cus its brilliant.. I have an LG turbo pool one.. its only 6.5kg though..
it doesn't have a centre agitator and I just hot the buttons I need for each wash.. It isn't set to what you want each time but it only takes a second to go bipbipbip..
mine is very much like that nic - which is why i love it (even DH learnt to drive it pretty quickly!) - but i'm also looking for water efficiency and stuff - didn't even think to look at Choice before i posted on here
I have an LG top loader as well - sorry can't think of model (I'm at work) but its 6kg. I'd recommend a larger one if you can. It does have an agitator and I wash nappies on the 'gentle cycle' and never had any problems. It also has a prewash cycle which is great.
We've had it for 4 years and never had an issue. I'm thinking of upgrading to a bigger one in the next year or two and I'm considering a bigger LG!
what washing machine do you have/recommend
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