Hotpoint WDL 5490 P

Washes clothes very well ; Range of wash programmes ; Quiet

Long cycle times ; Creases clothes ; Can’t set the dryer to run less than 40 minutes

With a drum capacity of 7kg, you can fit an awful lot of washing inside the Hotpoint Aquarius WDL5490P — you’ll certainly notice the difference if you’re upgrading from an older machine. The clothes come out of the washing machine almost dry and then...

i do not use the dryer my cloths come out badly creased, they are dried at the correct cycle

would like a quicker wash for lighter soiled

Clear controls good reasonably priced machine.

The pause function before a programme starts is so annoying as I think I have started the cycle and I haven't. If you don't cancel the drying programme after use the next load automatically goes on to dry. The wash cycle can be changed after the cycle...

Good all round machine. Very quiet.

No bad points yet.

The machine is user friendly and works a treat.

However, the plastic paddles all broke off within a week. I replaced them and they broke within a week. That said, I operate the machine without the paddles, as the metal lugs to hold the paddles have bent flat anyway. I'm happy with the machine, but...

Quiet spin

Dryer much better than my previous hot point does a good wash and rinse

None found yet!

Smart appearance. Like the temperature selector.

I would prefer the tumble selector to have a'no tumble' feature for when I want to line dry or drip dry a load.

Quiet easy to use

no short programmes most programmes incl wash and dry takes longer still and not always required