Hotpoint v's Zanussi

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shoppergal

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Can anyone give me some advice on whether Hotpoint or Zanussi are better appliances?
At lunchtime I went to order a Zanussi F/F, W/D and D/W. While there I saw the Hotpoint appliances and liked them. We've had a Hotpoint fridge and washer dryer in our rented accommodation. been there 2 years and no problems, so I decided to order the hotpoint.

However, have just looked up reviews on the net and hotpoint reviews seem very mixed.

Any-one any experience with either of the brands?
 
IF the supplier is Irish registered - you'd have to check with Whirlpool directly 01 616 1777 - then you get an 8 year parts warranty if you register your purchase

EDIT, sorry read post too quickly, you said Hotpoint, I read Whirlpool, how I don't know??
 
Don't know about Zanussi, but had some very bad experiences with a Hotpoint washer dryer a few years ago.
 
I have all Zanuzzi appliances for the last 5 years and haven't had a problem with them.
 
i wouldn't but a hotpoint... i wouldn't buy a Zanussi either!

I've never had a problem in 10 years with multiple Whirlpool appliances.
 
Agree fully with niceoneted.ALL our appliances are Zanussi and find
that there 1st class.would buy them if needed again without
hesitation.
Fredg.
 
i have a hotpoint wash mach, tumb dryer, dishwasher and ffreezer purely because i wanted them all to much in graphite grey !
the dishwasher has been a disaster, so much so that i now know the engineer pretty well. it played up after i owned it for only 3 months, when the 12 months guarantee was about to expire, I bought the extended guarantee thing and two years later the engineer still has to repair it from time to time. the wm and dryer have been absolutely fine. the fridge freezer i bought first time round had to be replaced because it was faulty apparently and just before xmas i paid £95 to Hotpoint to have it fixed, it just went completely dead one evening. the ff is only 3 years old !
so i have gone right off hotpoint. i had a bosch dishwasher before and it produced much cleaner dishes on shorter programmes !
i think whirlpool and bosch are good.
 
my wife had 2 hotpoints first one was great second one a disaster.she has a zanussi now and is very happy with it
 
If I was buying a new machine I think I would pay the extra and go for Miele.

I have quite an old Hotpoint dishwasher which has been great (hope its not reading this and start acting up now to teach me a lesson :D ).
 
Totally agree with Lorna, have all 4 Hotpoint Aplliances and they are a disaster,

Washer/Dryer has been leaking out of the door since day one and no matter how many Hotpoint Engineers they send out they tell me it's not a leak but just to avoid using powder detergent in the drawer as this can cause an overflow of water to run down the machine and it looks like it's from the door!!!!

Had to get the Dishwasher replaced within 2 weeks of being installed it used to go on 5 hour wash cycles.

Fridge Freezer completely freezes over even when down to dial 1 (out of a possible 5 mark).


Cooker - when the oven is on the heat rises to the top grill and you could also but food in there at the same time and it would cook (thats with the grill part turned off)!


If I had it back again I would go for the cheapest possible because at least I might not feel so be-gruding about having to look at replacing appliances that are less than 3 years old when I thought I was paying the extra for the guarantee of quality.
 
One answer...Zanussi

tumble and washer - had the washer since 92, one repair in 2003 for €100 - tumble for 10 years

fridge and freezer are recent buys only 3 years old. Solid, reliable, good value for money.

Wouldn't advocate a washer/dryer unless space is an issue - the clothes are dried by steam so they get wetter before they dry. Not only that if it does go wrong you're down both appliances
 
I had a Hotpoint DW for about 2 months- had two service call-outs before I finally returned the machine to the retailler and got a De Dietrich replacement instead- great machine. The Hotpoint had some handy extra finishes but it couldn't deliver on reliability unfortunately.
 
I have all Zanussi appliances in my apartment. Was looking at other brands but because I needed a slimline dishwasher I was limited to which brand to have a complete 'set'. I will say one thing, I ordered them all from Power City who gave me a generous discount for buying them all at once and when after a month I moved into the apartment and noticed that the oven, now installed, was damaged (dent in the front) they had no problem exchanging it the very next day. Brilliant customer service!
My vote is Zanussi.

addob
 
Our repair engineer (very knowledgeable - can fix things other repairmen couldn't figure out,...and tell you why they couldn't!) has recommended Bosch or Siemens (apparently both made by Bosch!?) for water appliances, but Zanussi also recommended (long parts warranty). Choice will then depend on price and features. Would also concur with sueellen that Miele appear to be worth the extra money, in light of other recommendations...but only if your budget can afford it!
 
hmm budget won't stretch to miele(or even bosch) at the moment(unfortunately)

am very tempted to go back to shop and order the zanussi instead.wasn't any difference in price.

another question, are the electrical shop likely to have any problem with me changing the order? I paid a €100 deposit yesterday.
 
shoppergal said:
am very tempted to go back to shop and order the zanussi instead.wasn't any difference in price.

another question, are the electrical shop likely to have any problem with me changing the order? I paid a €100 deposit yesterday.
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Shoppergal, only one way to find out, why don't you ask them!
 
shoppergal said:
hmm budget won't stretch to miele(or even bosch) at the moment(unfortunately)

am very tempted to go back to shop and order the zanussi instead.wasn't any difference in price.

another question, are the electrical shop likely to have any problem with me changing the order? I paid a €100 deposit yesterday.
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The sooner the better you get in touch as they may be processing the order already and it could be dependent on stock/their attitude to customer service.
 
Update:
Went to the shop yesterday and changed my order to the zanussi products. no problems at all, they were very helpful.
Thanks everyone for all the advice
 
You made the right choice. Our Zanussi washer dryer is 14 years old has moved house four times and has never given any trouble whatsoever.
 
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