Zanussi IZ161W

I purchased this machine about two years ago now and I can honestly say it is faultless. Up until January this year I ran a pub with a busy restaurant attached to it. The machine was used for Chefs whites, Tea Towels, Beer Towels, Chefs Whites Bed Linen, Staff Uniforms and my personal use! This compromised of: 3 x 95* cotton washes a day 2 x 60* cotton washes a day 4 x 50* synthetic washes a day 1x Delicate 30* washes a day 3 x 40* cotton quick washes a day and yes, the machine was on from when the cleaner arrived at 05:30 am until I went to bed, usually at midnight! Now it does about 8 loads of laundry a week rather than a ...  Read the complete review

I've always bought zanussi machines (love the filter at the front & general reliability) so when my old machine (13 years) started to sound like a 747 at take off, I decided to buy a new machine rather than repair the old one. I saw an ad in the nationals offering this machine at a large discount so decided to go & buy it, popped it into the back of my estate rather than fork out £15 for delivery sometime in the distant future. Unpacking can be a bit fiddly if you're not built like a Russian weightlifter but with a bit of jiggling & shuffling it only takes a few moments. Once the transit bolts anf lumps of polystyrene were removed from the inside, ...  Read the complete review

Really impressed. I bought this machine without actually having seen it. I did a lot of research and found this to be the best for my needs. I did find the instruction book a bit confusing at first ie. I couldn't find the instructions on how to remove the transit brackets (they were at the back of the book) very unusual. It was also difficult to find out how to just spin. I'm one of those people who don't like to read instructions, I tend to work things out for myself then if I cannot find the answer then I resort to the book. I kept pressing the spin button but the machine just bleeped and err flashed in the window. I later discovered that ...  Read the complete review