Dyson CR01

Our old Creda washing machine had done us proud. After 18 years of excellent service, things started to go pear-shaped. Old age kicked in and with that constant floods on the kitchen floor and expensive bills from repairs. The last time we had a fault we called out an engineer, the estimated bill to fix it came to about £450. Because of the age of the machine we couldn?t get an extended warranty so this meant we would have to pay the full cost of repair. I refused and instead paid the call out fee and sent the engineer on his way. At the weekend Barry and I trawled around the shops looking for a suitable replacement. By now I was 9 months pregnant and not in ...  Read the complete review

I've been a long time Dyson fan - I own a DC05 (and previously owned a DC02). James does produce some remarkable stuff. It's true that Dual Cyclone was the first wake up call the vacuum industry had ever had - something completely different that broke the traditional sales model of vacuums (sell cheap and recoup through sales of bags). More importantly it offered something new to the consumer, the benefit of the Dyson cleaner could be instantly seen and understood by the consumer (no bags, better suction, lower running costs). So I was very keen to see if the CR01 did the same for the washing machine. The washing machine industry is not unlike the ...  Read the complete review

As an American living in Britain for 6 years now, I have to say it's about time that a manufacturer has put together the best of both worlds! What I mean exactly is that in general, a washing machine in Britain takes about 4.5kg capacity of dry laundry (less than half of an American machine), and it takes at least an hour to wash a load (an American machine can do a load in 30 minutes). However, most American machines I've come across use the water from the household hot water tank whereas British machines heat the water they need, which is much better for economy. The Dyson CR01 has a huge capacity (relatively speaking) and can do a quick wash if you ...  Read the complete review

Strange as it may sound being a 17 year old male is an excellent place to review a washing machine from. I am not biased by years of excellent service from my crusty old Hotpoint bought back before I was born and I'm doing my own washing and have been for some time. I’m not however, a washing technician and so I need something that is going to be simple and easy to use that isn’t going to cost me a lot to run and I am going to expect to receive excellent after sales service from the manufacturer. Also I have the advantage of selling washing machines every weekend. Now although some of you may doubt this we do actually receive extensive training and so I ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Dyson washing machine last year and since then I have had a new washing machine from them because the first one arrived with a drum that was too small for the machine. This resulted in socks being 'eaten' by the machine. The service I received from Dyson was not great. I reported the problem and it took months to be sorted out. When I got the new machine, the soap dispenser was broken. The engineer came out and looked at it and said he would be back in 2 day's time (March 2003). It took 3 months to get him back (July 2003)! Every time I used the machine it leaked through the dispenser. Before getting a new machine ...  Read the complete review