Well Worth the Money! (Zanussi IZ161W)

Member Name: chrissy23

Product:	Zanussi IZ161W
Date:	26/04/05 (250 review reads)
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Advantages: low water consumption, high spin speed, quiet when washing and slow spinning

Disadvantages: long programme times

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 day, and it is still running as it did two years ago. It is very quiet when washing and can be very quiet when spinning, all depending on how well it has distributed the laundry before it’s 1600 spin.

The spin cycle is extremely good – especially noticeable as I tumble dry everything that gets washed in it.
It uses hardly any water – the water only becomes visible on a delicate cycle or when the jetsystem is spraying the clothes.
Perhaps the only downside for me (especially when it was in the pub) was the long cycle times. Almost 2hrs and 45 minutes for a standard 40* cotton cycle – although this is almost halved when the quick wash button is selected.

It has loads of different cycles, including a handwash cycle which I use now and again.
All in all for £500 I cant have gone wrong, and it shows no sign of breaking on me yet!

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