Hotpoint-Ariston A1635

*For those who don't know, I live in the Isle of Wight. Laugh? I nearly did... Back to the vexed question of choosing a washing machine. Well, they all do the same thing, and most of them the same way, so what's to choose between them? Not a lot, really, which is perhaps why it is so difficult to reach a sensible decision, especially as they all look pretty similar, but they can cost anything from not-very-much to "how much!?" There is a school ...
...best that you can afford, and I have some sympathy with this, but it does assume that you know, or can find out, what the best is. Unfortunately, that is becoming increasingly difficult in this age of globalisation, especially where technical stuff is concerned, and even if you know where it's assembled, you probably have no idea where the components come from. Perhaps it's better to stick with a brand you know, but even that can be misleading, ...

boswelox 10.03.2004 · Read full review
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First off, please excuse the title, but as no-one had used it before, i thought i'd better use it straight away... It was with a surprisignly loud bang that my old washing machine shuffled off it's mortal coil on boxing day of 2001. A Beko machine that I had owned since moving in to my flat nearly 4 years ago. In that time it had only needed repairing once (to replace a faulty program board) and had served me well enough. But this time things seemed ...
...sign of life could be coaxed from the machine. To make matters worse, I bought it from Tempo who recently went bust. And to further compund the issue, the extended warranty that I bought with it was effectively worthless (or so I believed at the time... shortly after buying a new machine, I received a letter informing me that Currys had taken over the warranty. Where had I bought the replacement machine from? Currys... their timing was amazing). ...

LegendaryMrDude 09.09.2004 (10.09.2004) · Read full review
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If you're wondering about the title it's because that's what this washing machine is called - the Italian designer obviously became rather attached to it!! I bought this machine a couple of weeks ago after my Tricity Bendix that I'd had for 5 years was deemed too ill to mend. The machine cost £279.98 from Currys. My main reason for choosing this machine was simply because it was the best one within the price range I wanted to spend that was in stock ...
...The machine boasts to be the first to have 'The Woolmark Company' recognition which means that it has the ability to wash delicate garments which are normally labelled as hand wash only. Margherita has several buttons, all of which took me a while to work out. Lets just say that I needed to have the instruction book (written in simple English) close to hand for the first week. Anyway, these buttons consist of the following: *Programme selector ...

natfox 10.06.2004 · Read full review
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I bought this machine about 18 months ago (it was £379 back then). I chose the machine for a number of reasons: 1. Had heard of Ariston as a good make 2. Had one in stock 3. Machine offered great flexibility in the programmes, temperatures and spins that suits today's fabrics in a busy household. 4. Came with the usual warrenty for 1 year, but more importantly, had a 5 year manufacturers guarantee on the parts (if the manufacturer is confident ...
...of strong stuff!) 5. Looked nice I certainly cannot fault the machine for the first few months - was a bit shocked at the length of the 'A' wash performance being over 2 hours, but it cleaned those footy strips so well! I washed allsorts of things, including items that needed a great deal of TLC - they all came out fine. And so, a few months ago, hand-on-heart I'd have recommended this machine to anyone. Indeed, when my Mum's packed up last summer ...

Soggybogart 11.03.2004 · Read full review
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Having had bad luck with washing machines, I thought things could not get any worse when I bought this machine 2 years ago - HOW WRONG WAS I. Our first machine lasted 8 years (an Indesit) and never let us down. However, since then we have had problems with a Candy washing machine, a further Indesit machine and a Servis machine which ultimately could not be repaired, but our experience with the Margarita has surpassed all that. In the two years that ...
...drums, four new seals and the bearings have gone. Whilst I appreciate that machines are not designed to last forever, three replacement drums in two years is well OTT. Luckily for us, we are able to house the machine in our garage. The noise the machine makes when it is on a spin cycle is unbelievable. I've heard aircraft make less noise. Generally, when the machine is working, it works well, even if it is extremely noisy. However, the number of ...

supercityfan 23.11.2005 · Read full review
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I purchased this machine in 2004. It was fine for the first two years. Since March 2006 til January 2007, I have had to call the repaire service out to fix themachine on about 10 times. So far the machine has had three new seals, three new drums, three new heating elements, a new balance block put in the front, and I've lost count on the number of sets of bearings it has had to be replaced. When the bearings go in the machine, the noise is unbearable. ...

L.Gillard 14.01.2007 · Read full review
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I have had this washing machine for 2 and half years now and I have not had one fault with it at all. I am absolutely gutted that I am having to sell it to buy a washer dryer as I have recently moved and need to save space in my new tiny kitchen. I just hope it goes to a good home! It has variable settings for spin and temperature and has other functions such as wool wash, stain removal, quick wash, pause cycle and a delay timer. It is also a grade ...

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