Looking For Recommendation - John Lewis Or Zanussi
Hi - looking for a bit of advice on buying a washer/dryer
Out Hotpoint WD63 has packed up for the last time (not even 3 years old but has required numerous engineer visits and I'm fed up paying £40 a pop for new heat fuses. Anyway, I digress...)
Due to space constraints, we need another combined washer/dryer, so I have been reading through your advice and seeing whats out there and have narrowed down the choices to either a Zanussi ZWD1272 (£399, 2yr warranty) or a John Lews JLWD1406 (£499, 3 year warranty), both from John Lewis. I'm looking for advice on which of these you would chose?
The JL one obviously has the longer warranty but costs more, so I factored in getting 5 year warranties on both to level the playing field a bit (Zanussi +£169, total £568. JL +£109, total £608). I'd probably not be going for the 5 year warranty as I have a bit of aversion to paying for extended warranties on principle.
So I guess the question is this - Is the JL machine worth the extra? I see from your advice they are practically Zanussi machines anyway, so is it really worth it?
Would be grateful for your thoughts...
Thanks
Doug
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Buying advice for John Lewis JLWD1406 versus Zanussi ZWD1272 washer-dryer
- The problem
- The poster wanted a recommendation between two replacement washer-dryers due to space constraints: Zanussi ZWD1272 at £399 with a 2-year warranty, or John Lewis JLWD1406 at £499 with a 3-year warranty. No appliance fault diagnosis or repair issue was being discussed.
- Likely cause
- Not applicable. This was a product comparison rather than a breakdown thread.
- What fixed it
- The accepted reply did not name a definitive winner. It advised comparing the specifications and deciding whether the John Lewis JLWD1406's extra features justified the additional £100. The stated differences were that the John Lewis model is 2 cm deeper, has 3 more programmes, uses almost half the water, spins at 1400 instead of 1200, and includes a 3-year guarantee instead of 2 years.
- Checks to try
- Compared Zanussi ZWD1272 and John Lewis JLWD1406 specifications
- Considered purchase prices: £399 for Zanussi and £499 for John Lewis
- Considered warranty lengths: 2 years for Zanussi and 3 years for John Lewis
- Considered optional 5-year warranty totals mentioned by the poster: £568 for Zanussi and £608 for John Lewis
1 Answer
Hello Doug,
There appears to be a few more differences than just the price and length of warranty. A great feature of the John Lewis site is to be able to directly compare two or more washing machines. There's a little white box on each washing machine, and if you tick two or more, then click the "compare selected products" you get a side by side comparison.
Looking at the two washer dryers you mention it seems the main differences are -
The john Lewis is 2 cm deeper
It has 3 more programs
It uses almost half the amount of water
It spins at a faster 1400 (as opposed to 1200)
It has an extra year's guarantee (3 years instead of 2 years)
It costs £100 more
It's just a question of whether the extra features are worth it to you. As I mention in my article on washing machine spin speeds ( Are washing machine spin speeds a con? ) We do pay a fair bit extra for relatively small increase in spin speed, but if you regularly tumble dry your laundry then the 1400 spin may save energy costs over the life of the washing machine. Plus if it uses half the water there could be other (long term) savings, and if you don't want the extra cost of a 5 year extended warranty the 3 year one may be attractive.
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