What is it about Christmas and domestic appliances? Last year it was our dishwasher that broke down three days before Christmas. This year it's the washing machine although it did have the courtesy to give us a few more days' notice. The dishwasher was on it's last legs admittedly; it's demise didn't really come as any surprise although the timing could have been better. The washing machine though, an Indesit, had performed well up until then, with only a new drum drive belt needed in its five or so years of life. Suddenly I found it with the timer dial just clicking round and round and not doing anything. I found the same problem reported by another ...  Read the complete review

Annoyingly our washing machine broke down a few weeks ago and rather than getting it repaired my partner and I decided it would probably be best to just buy a new one. We did lots of research online to find the best brand, but they were all so expensive. Hoover washing machines did seem to get a few good reviews and is cheaper than the competition so we decided to go for that. We went for a OPH616 washing machine, and we bought this from Comet for £275. We didn't need to have it delivered as we have a big car so we brought it back ourselves, and saved money on the delivery costs. It was quite easy to install, and set up and we had it working within 30 minutes. ...  Read the complete review

Hoover OPH616 The Hoover OPH616 is a good value for money, powerful and efficient washing machine. The product is durable, comes with a 5 year guarantee and has a range of easy to use functions. I bought my OPH616 from a local electrical store near to my house for £250 6 months ago and consider it a really good investment. Appearance In terms of dimensions, the washing machine measures 85x60x52cm which is about the average size of a washing machine in the UK. The OPH616 itself is entirely white save for a few grey logos and is made from tough plastic and metal components. The far top right of the product features a grey hoover logo and opens ...  Read the complete review

So my 26 years old Hoover machine has come to the end of it's its life. Even though it made a lot of noise and when it was spinning went for a ride across the room it still did one hell of a good job. My clothes wore washed clean and when I took them out wore almost dry. My old Hoover washing machine was passed on it me in the family, of course I did not though much of it but it saved me buying a new one so it keep going for extra 6 years without breaking, washing my husbands clothes and mine so many times that I thought is never going to brake. When it finally broke we started looking to buy a new one. Due to our old one being so good over the years it only made ...  Read the complete review

I bought one of these 16 months ago but only just started using the daily wash as I have a newborn. Three weeks ago the door opened after the cycle had supposedly finished and flooded my garage floor (luckily it just missed the plugged in extension lead on the floor!); last week on the same cycle it kept spinning and spinning and overheated (transfering dyes from clothes that are ok to be washed together at 30° or 40° into each other and ruining the whole load) and I had to switch it off at the mains to stop it, then wait another hour for the door to unlock/open and it was still too hot to touch. Good job I had gone in to check it after 40 minutes otherwise it could ...  Read the complete review