Midea washing machine- are they any good?

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gjo

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#288189 12-Jun-2021 14:28

We are after a bigger washing, the midea ones from trade depot are less than half the price of the alternatives, with a 24 month warranty are they worth a go?

Does anyone have any feedback on them?

https://www.tradedepot.co.nz/midea-active-top-loader-washing-machine-8kg

msukiwi

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#2727684 12-Jun-2021 15:19

Mixed reviews from terrible to ok.

rphenix

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#2727686 12-Jun-2021 15:44

I can't comment on the Midea washing machine - however, I have purchased a few items from TradeDepot. A word of warning regarding the warranty, however - it's only as good as the place offering it. Midea your not going to be able to bypass TradeDepot and deal with an NZ manufacturer when you have no luck with the store.

I've dealt with TradeDepot on two occasions with warranties:

First was quite reasonable submit the form, provide proof installed by electrican etc and repaired promptly.
Most recent one has been terrible; Faulty oven (after two months still not repaired) I asked numerous times using multiple contact mediums about an ETA which was never provided - had I known the parts were not available in NZ I would have replaced the Oven within days rather than do without.

I've now purchased a new oven who knows when the other one will get the required part. So Caveat Emptor.

mattenz

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#2727687 12-Jun-2021 15:55

Any reason that you're after a top loader?

gjo

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#2727689 12-Jun-2021 16:02

mattenz:
Any reason that you're after a top loader?

No reason, just what we currently have.

mattenz

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#2727690 12-Jun-2021 16:03

Front loaders are more efficient etc, but also bigger, so not suited to all laundries.

PolicyGuy

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#2727696 12-Jun-2021 16:40

mattenz:

Front loaders are more efficient etc, but also bigger, so not suited to all laundries.

Front loaders use much less water, and a bit less electricity, but they are s-l-o-w compared to top-loaders.
My limited experience with front loaders is that a 'quick' cycle is about an hour and a heavy-duty wash can take two to two-and-a-half hours, whereas my top loader does a quick load in twenty-five minutes and a heavy duty load in seventy or so.

If you do one wash per day overnight, or one wash per day while you are out at work, this won't worry you at all.
If you want to do a couple of loads while your PV panels are generating lots of free electricity, and hang the washing on the line to dry it with ecologically sound (and free) fresh air & sunshine, not so much.

mattenz

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#2727710 12-Jun-2021 16:54

PolicyGuy:

mattenz:

Front loaders are more efficient etc, but also bigger, so not suited to all laundries.

Front loaders use much less water, and a bit less electricity, but they are s-l-o-w compared to top-loaders.
My limited experience with front loaders is that a 'quick' cycle is about an hour and a heavy-duty wash can take two to two-and-a-half hours, whereas my top loader does a quick load in twenty-five minutes and a heavy duty load in seventy or so.

If you do one wash per day overnight, or one wash per day while you are out at work, this won't worry you at all.
If you want to do a couple of loads while your PV panels are generating lots of free electricity, and hang the washing on the line to dry it with ecologically sound (and free) fresh air & sunshine, not so much.

I do a lot of washing, having a baby in cloth nappies! There's also that front loaders just tend to clean better, but that's compared to your garden variety F&P top loader, so maybe there have been other advances.

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rphenix

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#2727778 12-Jun-2021 22:18

mattenz:

I do a lot of washing, having a baby in cloth nappies! There's also that front loaders just tend to clean better, but that's compared to your garden variety F&P top loader, so maybe there have been other advances.

Our Samsung top loader is brilliant at cleaning certainly better than the older F&P's.