I was recommended to buy a direct drive LG washing machine when the repair engineer came to try to fix my old machine which turned out to be beyond help. He uses an LG machine himself and told me he had never had to repair one. I concurr with everything the previous reviewer has said. There are cheaper machines but I believe this one is worth the extra money because it takes a very large load (I have just washed a king-sized duvet), it is remarkably quiet even when spinning at top speed, it is very easy to use, it is economical to operate and has proved very reliable. I like the display that tells you how long the selected programme will take. I started by ...  Read the complete review

Our old Hoover washer drier Ecologic 1300 gave up the ghost at the end of 2004. For 13 years it had washed and dried clothes as well as proving to be costly to keep up, with repair bills amounting to half of its initial price. Although it still had some life in it, our Hoover repair man pointed out that the joints holding the barrel drum were about to be rusted through and before the drum literally fell out of the machine and onto the floor, a new washing machine had to be found to replace it. For those in the market for a washing machine, please read on - this is a long review but it’s definitely worth it! We searched shops high and low for an LG machine and ...  Read the complete review