We bought this Daewoo unit.

Direct drive, no belt. And we got it down to RM2800 incl Najib's tax & delivery, which is friggin' awesome for a 10kg washer dryer.

Cannot lansi like the bigger brands ppl like to brag abt, but with the money we saved we bought a Beko dishwasher (RM2000)... kakakaka...

That's two white goods, under our budget of RM5000. Topped up a bit more and got an Electrolux microwave + oven unit. Hampalang sapu...

Hi,

Anyone using heat pump dryer? can really save a lot electricity compared to condenser and vented type? I was told that heated dryer should not be stacked up because it's too heavy. Planning to buy electrolux. Any comments?

Thanks

I'm not too fussy abt washing machines... but since this thing is a washer dryer, it's a bit of a novelty to me.

Coming from top loaders my whole life, I'm shocked at how little water it uses. I converted the shower area in my spare bathroom (which nobody uses anyway) into a laundry room where I installed the washing machine...at first I thought it wasn't as quiet as I thought it would be, but it could be that the sound is amplified by the enclosed space.

Uses direct drive, so no rubber pulleys to start slipping & squealing after 10 years. Got an inverter motor to save electricity. 10kg load capacity means it's way more practical & realistic than those puny 7kg types. The dryer function works like a bloody charm - you can set the temp, and it can get hot enough to completely dry a load of towels.

Overall, it isn't fancy with none of the bells and whistles of models costing twice as much. But it works exactly as advertised and for RM2800 for a 10kg washer/dryer, I'm pretty damn happy.

CAVEAT : IF YOU ARE INSTALLING A FRONT LOADER YOURSELF, MAKE SURE YOU REMOVE ALL THE DRUM RETAINING LUGS PRIOR TO USING...!!!!

Our reno contractor installed ours after remodelling the bathroom, we didn't know they didn't remove em. During first time use, the bugger was rattling loudly & vibrating very badly, shaking itself apart on spin cycle. We thought we got a lemon! After RTFM, I realized the drum retaining lugs were not removed. These lugs fixed the suspended drum in place so that it would not bounce around & damage the innards during transportation & shipping, which also meant that the drum would transfer all the spin cycle rattles directly to the chassis. Removing them freed the drum so that it could float freely, allowing the drum springs & dampening weight to properly soak up the vibration & noise.

The back panel seemed like not properly secured, so they replaced a new unit. Then installer did something wrong with the stacking kit, poked a hole into the reservoir. Come again to fix it.

During that period, they didn't tell me Electrolux got their original stacking kit with tray. 

Cause the stacking kit I bought was hack job sold by electrical store.   

You don't have to bend. If you're renovating, you can ask a contractor to build a concrete platform for your front loader so that you will never hv to bend down ever.

As for the mouldy rubber, prevention is the best cure. Once or twice a year when you clean the internal filter, give the rubber part a good wipe down.[attachmentid=9474899]

The window is right above the washing machine and it's always open. The folding door is always open. We're on the 17th floor at the top of a hill, so the wind blows straight through to create plenty of ventilation.

This bathroom is seldom used, which is why I placed the machine there - the shower is for guest emergencies only and therefore has never been used. Sometimes guests would come in to take a pee and wash their hands, and that's just about it.

So 98% of the time, this bathroom is dry. The mirror has never steamed up.

Most of the time I wash using cold water. Once in a while I'd use the dryer function if there's a sufficient load of towels & jeans.

Hi, i just bought electrolux eww14113 washer dryer. Question is, is it normal when drying job. Drain pump keep running continuously every <2 minutes?

There is another type, gas dryer. Using heat from flame combustion to dry off the cloth. Not common in Malaysia household but more for commercial/industrial use. In the US, gas dryer is very common since it uses less electrical energy. Workflow similar to the conventional vented dryer. Instead depending on heater element only, flame is produced to speed up the drying process. Result : Quick drying process, save water and save electricity. I found only one brand that brings in gas dryer to Malaysian household market, and only selected store selling it.

Thanks halcyon27 for pointing me out. I don't know that Rinnai produces Gas dryer with a decent price tag too.

However, I was referring to SpeedQueen brand gas dryer, which i bought together with SQ washer as a package.

Hey guys I just got myself a Samsung washer dryer https://www.lazada.com.my/products/samsung-...s112064399.html

Under synthetic run the wash only function takes about 2 hours ish. At one time my wash and dry went up to 5 hours. Is this normal? Much longer than my old top loader

today electrolux technician came to fix my dryer's door so i asked him about heat pump type. he says not recommended to stack heat pump type dryer and if need to fix it, owner will have to get their own people to bring it down before they can fix it. The tech from electrolux will not carry it down to the floor if needed. Its too heavy!

A technician came and fix my machine, electrolux has 2 years warranty on all parts, after getting it fixed, 2nd run on my combo when drying the machine went kong yet again and it developed a new sort of noise. Will highlight the issue with electrolux again and see how it goes.

Here is the noise.[attachmentid=10113067]

Its the constant humming noise, never appeared until the dryer went bad.

Most of the time the machine is very silent unless when its spinning at 1400rpm producing a jet whirring noise.

Lol! Called the midea HQ and ask for dealer contact around my area (told them we are looking for 8kg mdc8800 dryer). Turned out all the contacts they gave don't carry dryers, just smaller midea appliances.

Only TBC in my area has midea 7kg.

In my disappointment, I forgot to ask. Would you recommend the vented or the condenser type?
I am thinking vented, but I will have to make a hole on the rack I put above washing machine area to vent out from the window.