Fisher & Paykel Series 7 (12kg) WL1264P1

Our Strata just replaced a perfectly functional Fisher & Paykel WA8560E1 WashSmart™Eco 8.5kg (with Agitator), with the latest Fisher & Paykel Series 7 (12kg) WL1264P1 (without agitator). Not happy Jan! Although the new Series 7 looks pretty, with its' multitude of functions (most never used) and no agitator, and flash asthetics such as a silver/grey lid, I'm not impressed as I consider this latest model by far INFERIOR to the 2018 Washmart Eco, for the following reasons 1. It takes 5-10 minutes longer to complete a wash, or even a Rinse. 2. It takes longer to spin, yet it lacks the ability to spin all the water out, leaving washing wetter than the Washsmart. 3. The functions on the Dashboard panel indicator are difficult to see in daylight, as they rely on a backlight which doesn't stand out in daylight, so you need to put your hand over the dial, to see which function you're trying to select. If I'm looking for any merits, I suppose the Series 7 couldn't damage clothing, as it has no agitator. Then again, I never had a complaint about the old Washmart Eco damaging my washing either. I would give the Series 7, a 7/10 rating.

Very good machine – We have had this machine for around 12 months and love it. Amazed at how much cleaner our clothes were with this machine. I was concerned initially about the lack of the old historical central agitator but the bottom agitator works fine. A few minor draw backs are firstly, the default settings when you turn it on can't be adjusted and therefore it loads the default as warm water and if you use cold you have to change it every load which is annoying. The second issue is if you are doing a large load, don't use the auto sensor level as the water will be to lower than required and the clothes come out with detergent still on them. If you manually select the level to max they don't. This only happens with full loads.