Electrolux UltimateCare 500 Front Load Washer

Washing the stains right outta my life – We bought this machine when our 7kg top loader collapsed in a fit of exhaustion in 2021. I was surprised at the negative reviews on here, ours has run like a dream since day 1, no matter the abuse we throw at it, and trust me, during winter sports season it gets punishment! So huge it even fits our blankets, and kids doonas, meaning less dry… Read more

cleaning expenses, more margarita money for me! The filter is front bottom and easy to access and clean. I made my own favourite cycle so I got what suits us, 60 deg C for the aforementioned sports uniforms (lucky this isnt smellavision) with high spin. Always get a good outcome using 0.5 cup sodium carbonate and a half dose of laundry detergent. Not too wet, dry off quickly. My only ever hiccup was a stretchy lycra top that was caught in door as it closed and spun around making a giant knot, and made machine shake. Note to self, dont overfill machine and make sure all items are away from door. You can stop machine early in cycle to add those hiding socks you always find 2 seconds after you start a load, and the vapour refresh cycle is great for suit jackets and school blazers worn by stinky kids and husbands. There is remote connection for your phone but I dont use it since am right there wrangling the laundry anyway. The spin is a bit noisy, but the rest as silent as a toddler in the makeup drawer.

Seems to work really well – We have had this for around six months now. After a major renovation, including our laundry, and given the spec limitations we decided to ditch our old top-loader and move to a front-loader for the first time in our lives. We haven't had any reason to complain. The range of options available are vast and we generally stick to Mixed or our… Read more

programmed Favourite cycle. The ability to add time for the prewash to work, and to adjust the spin speed, are both really handy.

The only 'failure' that we have had was with some bathroom floor mats that we washed. I suspect that there actually enough weight for the machine to balance for the spin cycle so that kind of failed and I ended up just taking them out, hand-wringing them, and then hanging them to dry.

We have cleaned the pump filter a few times. The instructions made it look hard but it was actually fairly easy.