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fisher & paykel-smart drive pride

by natalie
(sydney)

the electronic touch face fisher & paykel has been the best washing machine on the whole. the machine was purchased almost six & a half years ago and has only broken down twice.


this was due to water getting under the electronic face in my leeky laundry & unfortunatly took two weeks for them to come & replace the 1st time. this has been the only negatives i have come to find with this product.

the machine has different water levels, cleaning variations, water heat levels. when the machines load is sitting unevenly or has finished, the machine will beep to alert you of this.

its capasity is five & a half kilos which has been a great size for the amount of washing i do and the amount of space i have.



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Oct 14, 2012
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star 		$500 of Shirts Destroyed at least
by: Chris Edwards

This machine has destroyed so many of my good shirts through grease on the collars. Has anyone complained to F&P? Do not buy one of these machines...it was expensive to begin with now is just a joke!
Apr 28, 2010
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star 		The worst ever
by: Anonymous

I've had a number of new washers and dryers over the yearts and the Fisher Paykel set that we bought slightly more than 5 years ago is hands down the worst.

The washer destroyed a number of our expensive shirts and bouses by depositing grease on the tips of the collars - grease that none of my tricks could remove. It also "ate" a couple of delicate items. The washer became progressively more noisy More than $200 of parts later, it is noisy once again and the heating element is dying. There is no way we will put any more money into these poor quality machines.

My 1977 GE washer and dryer were far superior.
Jul 26, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		best machine
by: Anonymous

mine died last week, had it for 10 years without any problem. the 6.5 kg smart drive best feature is it spinned clothes very dry.

Jul 09, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		great washing machine!
by: Anonymous

I have had my 7.5 kg smartdrive excellence F & P washer for 8.5 yrs . It did around 3500 loads of washing before it finally decided to retire itself....it has served me faithfully never ever needing repairs...never damaging clothes...today it brokedown and I am going to replace it with a new one of the same model and I hope it will be just as good as my old machine....I do a load of washing everyday and this machine has been absolutely wonderful.
Apr 25, 2009
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starstarstar 		It is not the worst
by: Anonymous

7 years old. Just repaired. Expensive to repair - one quarter of the cost of a new machine. Next time it breaks down it will be replaced.
Appart from this, I have been very pleased with it. It is economical with water and washes well. It has not been hard on the clothes.
Apr 01, 2009
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star 		Almost last 8 years
by: Anonymous

I bought this washer(and dryer) when we bought out condo in 8-2001.Since purchase I have had repair 2 times.Once for a diverter valve,and I forget the reason for the other repair.Now it is broke again.We are debating repair or buying a new one.

Never really liked the way it cleaned the cloths.It also tears cloths.Shirts come out with holes.Can not use the heavy duty cycle due to the damage it causes.

Good spin cycle though.Dryer still working but started to get a sqeaky belt.

For the money we spent on it I expected better.

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