Washer Driers

[Duncan74]

Want to buy a washer drier in the Uk to bring with, but want one that's also sold in NZ for spares. Now it's me going spare.

Other than Harvey Norman, what other stores are there in NZ where I can see what's on sale?

Cheers in advance.

Duncan

(LG was almost a done deal, but they only sell the mentally expensive steam washer drier in NZ at nearly £4k, and not the £550 washer / drier.)

[IanW99]

Want to buy a washer drier in the Uk to bring with, but want one that's also sold in NZ for spares. Now it's me going spare.

Other than Harvey Norman, what other stores are there in NZ where I can see what's on sale?

Cheers in advance.

Duncan

(LG was almost a done deal, but they only sell the mentally expensive steam washer drier in NZ at nearly £4k, and not the £550 washer / drier.)

You could check out http://www.priceme.co.nz which will show you prices and stores selling them.

Don't forget to check on power consumption as many driers will likely be rated at 13A whereas in NZ it is only 10A unless you have some changes done to the house wiring.

Ian

[IanW99]

Also, should say that Bosch are common here and good products.

Don't forget to factor in warranty and the fact that you will be covered in NZ under the consumer guarantees act should it not last as long as expected.

Prices on display can also be misleading in NZ as you will always be able to get the product at a lower cost than advertised even if already on "sale".

Sure another forum member tried to do the same thing by getting a make that was on sale in NZ but when it did go wrong they had a hard time getting the parts as the model wasn't available.

If you do buy in the UK, then highly recommend that you use it as much as possible before you ship it as most failures occur early in the life of a product.

Ian

[catt]

'Try: Noel Leeming, Bond & Bond, Guinness, Harvey Norman and as Ian says Priceme is always good for info.

We brought over our Zanussi knowing that if anything happened to it we may not be able to get it fixed but found a Zanussi repairer by accident.

The doors on our LG fridge had to be put back on as the Crown guys in the UK took them off to load on the container and here Crown had to get someone to put them back on as their guys couldnt do the job, I had a chat with the service company repairer who said they could probably repair my washing machine if needed.

[Georgebulldog]

Have you hd a washer drier before? Only ask because we did & I felt it steamed the clothes & took ages to get them dry, good chance out here you will have room for seperates if that's a concern, wouldn't be without my condenser drier

[Shones]

Have you hd a washer drier before? Only ask because we did & I felt it steamed the clothes & took ages to get them dry, good chance out here you will have room for seperates if that's a concern, wouldn't be without my condenser drier

Hi Duncan, was just about to ask the same question. I rented one for our year in Adelaide and it was the worst decision I'd ever made.

We had to do a wash cycle in order to dry anything, whereas with a normal dryer you can just put anything, like wet towels, in it to dry it off. Also, not everything in a washload is suitable for drying in the dryer. And it took ages for the full cycle to run. I've got a separate Washer and Dryer here and to me, it makes much more sense - my 2 cents only!!

Washing's a bit of a personal thing I guess.....

[catt]

Hi Duncan, was just about to ask the same question. I rented one for our year in Adelaide and it was the worst decision I'd ever made.

We had to do a wash cycle in order to dry anything, whereas with a normal dryer you can just put anything, like wet towels, in it to dry it off. Also, not everything in a washload is suitable for drying in the dryer. And it took ages for the full cycle to run. I've got a separate Washer and Dryer here and to me, it makes much more sense - my 2 cents only!!

Washing's a bit of a personal thing I guess.....

I would go with Shones on this.....we had a washer drier combined and it was around for about 2 years before i had had enough and went back to my separates. Most houses here seem to come with a laundry room to fit both side by side along with a washtub fitted at the side as well.

[Duncan74]

Hmm, the plan was to bring our 8 year old hotpoiunt washer and the new washer dryer/drier (spelling police please feel free to chime in). I looked at the bosch stuff but couldn't see the same models listed on the website. Our fridges and dishwasher are Bosch excel range and have been fine to date so I would definately consider them. I was worried that in a rental there may not be the space for both. Then agan, perhaps I just make sure we get a rental with the space!

Ian, thanks for the warning about the fuse. Will check on that.

[Kanga]

You're very likely to have space as most places have a laundry room, which is a marvellous thing

[Ngeru]

I had a Zanussi washer drier early on in the piece when they were a reasonably new to the market, lasted many, many years BUT the drying capacity was near to useless and it turned out to be a very expensive 'washing machine' because that's all it was good for. Following that I had a second Zanussi (basic washer only) and it has lasted a good twelve years or so, shipped to NZ 5.5 years ago and sadly it recently died.

Having just paid $1500 for a fairly basic Whirlpool front loader, that would cost maximum of 350 quid in the UK - there is so little choice here in 'affordable' front loading machines and if you have a chance to get a new one and ship it I believe it would be a worthwhile investment. $1500 was the maximum I could run to, so that put the kaibosh on any ideas of having top of the range European brands such as the Smeg / Bosch / Miele / AEG of this world.

What you have found on the internet is probably as many as there are. Noel Leemings carried two models - Whirlpool and F&P and I see now since we bought the Whirlpool they are no longer selling them.

If space is a problem, most people here seem to mount the drier upside-down on the wall above the washing machine.