Solid Machine (Hotpoint FEW12 First Edition 1200 Spin)

Member Name: sammyboy3

Product:	Hotpoint FEW12 First Edition 1200 Spin
Date:	21/11/08 (390 review reads)
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Advantages: Does the job and i got for a good price

Disadvantages: Can be noisey

I brought the Hotpoint FEW12 1200 spin about 3 years from comet auction site, for the bargain price of £150, they sell ex display,end of line, and sometimes superficially marked gods for knock down prices and best of all most items come with a years guarantee on them.

I had just moved into my new house and needed a solid machine to deliver the goods, this model does that job. First thing that drew me towards it was the brand, my family have had hotpoint washing machines for years and never had a problem with them, secondly the '12' bit indicated the 1,200 revolutions a minute the drum performs when washing.

Specifications:

59.5 cm wide
85cm high
60cm deep

Capacity from 1 to 5.5 kg

Electric connections

voltage 220/240 Volts 50 Hz which is about standard.

The machine was delivered within a week of me winning the auction, the set up was straight forward, firstly you have to take the nuts out of the back (they stop the drum from being damaged in transit) then you just connect the cold water pipe and drainage pipe to the unit and plug in.

The control panel at the front is fairly familiar with a dispenser drawer on the far left, on the right you have a 'rinse hold' button, 'energy save' button and a 'super rinse' one with the 'start' button far right next to the programme selecter dial.

All the different programmes are dispayed in written format in the middle i.e., White cotton, Heavy Soil =A, Cotton, Heavy Soil =B and so on, it also indicates the wash label and temperature next to it. So it is fairly well marked. The programmes run right thru to 'Q' = Slow Spin dedicates. Being a typical man not really an expert with the various types of wash this machine makes it easy to find out which wash is suitable for the garments you wish to be cleaned.

I liked the fact it had rinse and just spin cycles to give a load an extra going over it you need it.

In summary the Hotpoint FEW 12 is a good all round performer and will do a good job, the only draw back is that it can be a tad noisey sometimes.

I would recommend the model as i have had no breakdown problems with it and its cleans my clothes well and effectively.

Summary: Easy to use and cleans well

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