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Washing Machine

colindp

3rd March 2005, 02:02 AM

I was thinking of shipping our washing machine to NZ as it is not a year old yet. Electrically I know it will work but what about plumbing in ???

:hopeso

veronica

3rd March 2005, 06:44 AM

It'll be fine, If it was me I would definately bring it.

sarahw

3rd March 2005, 08:19 AM

BRING IT WITH YOU!!!!! We had an integrated washing machine at home so had to leave it. We bought one when we got here & the cheapest front loader we could find was the equivalent of £480!!!! They ship most of them in from Europe. Translate that into NZ$ and that's a lot of money!!!!!

richsadams

3rd March 2005, 10:03 AM

Hi Colindp :cool

Concur with everyone else...bring your washing machine with you! All you will need is a mains adapter to plug it in.

The selection here is not very good and fairly expensive (but getting better on both counts).

Your American cousins don't have that option, :no but anyone from the UK does! :nice1

lindajax

3rd March 2005, 06:26 PM

Hi,
We brought our - no probs just new NZ plug on it and away we went - its on at the moment!
Linda

captainxmas

16th March 2005, 06:53 AM

Make sure its well drained and bone dry, as the GB rep explained to me today.

If there is any water in there or the fridge, you will open up a container full of green things as they get baked in various humidities.

:nice1

Bubbles

16th March 2005, 08:51 AM

Good bit of advice there everyone :nice1

StevieD

16th March 2005, 09:08 AM

Good tip that! I wasn't going to bother but now I know the price, may as well bung it in the box with the dishwasher - only 6 months old!

Emma

16th March 2005, 10:41 AM

We actually thought about buying a new one here (Netherlands) since ours is almost breaking down but then we thought:

what about spare parts?

so what about them?

Or should you bring as many (for spare parts) as your container can hold ? :laugh

sarahw

16th March 2005, 05:50 PM

Hi Emma,

Spare parts - I'm guessing if your in the Netherlands that you've got a European make of washing machine? All of the front-loader washing machines are imported from Europe - Bosch is very popular over here so I wouldn't worry about parts for those, can't remember the other makes - think Zanussi & Samsung seem to ring a bell too - anyone else with a European washing machine they bought from a NZ shop here?

I couldn't find any websites for the shops we went in to for washing machines - sorry!