Probably my worst ever purchase
1/5
My old AEG washing m/c gave me 10 years and 3 months of faultless service, so naturally its replacement was the AEG LFR61844B
Big mistake, it's advertised a 8Kg load and 1400 rpm BUT only two programmes achieve that:
1. Eco 40-60 (AEG couldn't explain the 60) and it runs for 3 hours and 25 minutes, who wants their m/c running all that time? My cheaper afternoon electricity only lasts 3 hours.
2. Cottons, the only one worth using for everything, reduce the temperature to suit modern washing powders, select 'Time Save' for 3 or 4 kg loads and hope the 1400 rpm will dry the clothes.
* The m/c's worst problem is, should it pick up an unbalanced load for spinning, it does not stop once or more until the load balance is OK like the old m/c, it just ploughs on, banging and crashing so badly it walks the m/c out from under the work surface, risking tearing off supply and waste pipes. *
I've now bought 5 rubber wedges fitted under the front AND I stay close by when it's running.
I also suspect the claimed 1400 rpm, clothes are not as dry as the old m/c achieved.