Whirlpool 3RLSQ8000 Review

Overall Rating

Easy to load, quick programmes, large capacity drum which can handle four double sheets, no frills, low cost extended warranty, seven years parts for £24.

Will not build into kitchen due to the shape, no heater but see text, low spin speed but again see text.

This Whirlpool 3RLSQ8000 is a no frills washing machine which is built to commercial standards. Suitable for large families, but will also do small loads as well. You could easily do two loads from a normal front-loader in half the time, easily. There is no heater, but the selection is cold, warm or hot. It washes at the temperature the water goes in at. This is not really as bad as it sounds, for you probably use only one programme on your machine now, number four, which is a 60 degrees wash. (the water valves open to suit the settings, that is, cold only, hot and cold for warm and hot only for hot. The spin speed is only about 500, but surprisingly the clothes come out like a 1000 rpm front loader. There are facilities for softener and bleach on the last rinse. The beauty is also you can add items during the wash, just open the lid and drop "em in!

Simple controls, you aren't paying for things you dont need, e.g. 25 programmes, rinse hold, reverse action etc. easy settings, load size, temperature and main dial for length of wash. As I have mentioned, the warm wash suits nearly all situations. The results are always satisfactory. It seems to work best when full, which will swallow quite a lot of clothes, far more than you normally put into a conventional auto. I cannot comment on the reliability yet, but the simple no nonsense design looks good. I should say that I have the same design machine in my place in Florida and that is 14 years old, used by renters, and it hasnt conked out yet. In the rating table I haven't put anything for the style or service etc. as yet these are untested.