Zanussi

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Zanussi

4 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 31, 2025

  Why household appliances are no longer built to last

  My fridge is a third-hand Zanussi which was gifted to a friend second-hand. It's at least 50 years old. The thermostat is broken and the freezer door is lost. The original light bulb still works, though. I've replaced the thermostat by a fridge thermometer and an electronic timer.

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• #2Sep 1, 2025

  [UK] Washing machine - not going MIELE so Bosch or who else?

  Yes I'm comparing similar specs, you can buy a whole load of decent machines for 3-400 while Miele start at \~800 and run over 2000. My experience has been that even cheap machines last at least 10 years, so paying 2-5x for a Miele just isn't adding up for me - plus companies like Bosch and Zanussi sell 10x as many machines and have many common parts / larger parts market so availability / price is better - it's easier to find parts for a Volkswagen than a Ferrari...

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• #3Sep 1, 2025

  [UK] Washing machine - not going MIELE so Bosch or who else?

  I'm in the UK and do casual appliance repairs. I have an LG, they still use split drums and parts availability is generally really good. Our last one died (at 10 years) because the spider broke and sadly my wife didn't mention the unusual sound until it was too late - it had a pretty hard life with us, 18 months of almost daily nappy washes etc. The only thing I can really complain about with LG is the continued use of spring washers for the counterweights - easy to fix when they loosen, but daft in this day and age to be using such an unsuitable fixing. Generally I recommend Bosch/Siemens and Electrolux/AEG/Zanussi (appreciate your experience has been negative) as they have become really good with spares recently. I've done control board replacements for reasonable money with factory replacement parts in the past few years - no special account or messing around needed

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• #4Jan 7, 2025

  30 years and still going - my parents washing machine

  I bought a Zanussi washing machine in 2000 and just gifted it to a friend as I needed a bigger one and it was still going strong. The Zanussi moved house 11 times, including international shipping and just refused to die. I also didn't take good care of it, hardly ever cleaned the filter or seals, and never serviced. I never used powder, always liquid and always put directly in the drum not in the drawer (on the advice of a washing machine engineer). Have replaced with a Bosch as can't find Zanussi.

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