Hotpoint Aquarius WDL520P

Our landlady kindly replaced our washer /dryer earlier this Summer after our last one died - after only 18mths use. This new machine is very good. It is very easy to use which is a bonus in our flat as my other flatmates are not ones for reading instruction manuals! There is a decent capacity and a range of different washing programmes. The front of the machine lists the programmes under three titles, essentials, specials and drying. We use the essentials programmes most often as it includes the usual cottons and coloureds washes. The specials has options like wool, silk and a baby cycle. The drying cycle offers you the chance to ...  Read the complete review

The Hotpoint Aquarius 1200 is a washer dryer; however I never use the dryer section, so the review will only cover the washing machine side of the appliance. Specifications. The washer has a 7kg drum, 16 wash cycles which include quick wash, delicates, intensive and wool. Unfortunately it's a cold fill only (but I'll mention that later), and its energy ratings is B, with an A for wash performance and a B for spin performance. If you use the tumble dryer, there are two tumble temperatures, and the drying load is 5kg. The washer is a manual dial, as opposed to a digital operation. My Thoughts Firstly, a bit of my ...  Read the complete review

We have had this machine for about five months now and I find it to be very good. I use it primarily at the weekend and do about four to five loads over the two days, so perhaps that's not particularly heavy use. Regardless, it is efficient and has multiple settings which is useful - it has two cycles that finish in about an hour which are probably the ones I use most often. I also appreciate the separate temperature dial and the ability to mix temperature and cycle. In retrospect I would buy the machine again or would possibly opt for a slightly fancier version that displays information including time left in the cycle as it's difficult to guess how much time ...  Read the complete review

Well i purchased one of these models when i moved and as i needed a tumble dryer to i thought it would be great as id read reviews on it. the machine arrived and although it is a standard size it looked massive compared to my old one so if you have a small kitchen i wouldnt reccomend as it really stands out in mine.other then this its really good there are plent of cycles to use and all of them are explained in detail in the manual in English! the cycles are all printed on the front of the machine and the capacity is huge. i can fit more than a standard load in. the only draw back i find is that although it does have several drying options they dont all do what they say ...  Read the complete review