Brian, I can echo what Colin said about Beco products. A friend of ours had to have her machine repaired 3 times in the first 7 months and she swears she will never buy another Beco. Also, when our Indeset washer was about to give up the ghost I asked the engineer who came to our house what he thought about Beco machines. The polite version of his reply was: "I wouldn't touch those *** boxes with a disinfected barge pole. They are cheap and nasty ***" The last time anyone asked about recommendations for washing machines on this and other lists Zanussi and Bosch were both mentioned. Jim Williams _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Williams Family Sent: 01 September 2011 21:14 To: access uk Subject: [access-uk] washing machines Hi from time to time on this list there is an enquiry about washing machines. machines are constantly being updated and so it's quite hard to keep track of what is available. so, has anyone bought one recently? We are on the lookout for a machine which will take a large load due a large family. found an ideal machine today, a Beko, but as it gives no audible signal when buttons are pressed, it would not be suitable. the lady i spoke to a Beko was extremely helpful and would like me to email her my suggestions. would be grateful for any advice. Brian.