I paid big dollars for a big lesson - The retail chain I purchased from pushed Ariston on me as a quality European appliance with a hard sell that I now recognise well but I was an inexperienced shopper then. We had to get a service person in in the...

Don't waste your money on Ariston! We too, were conned by Harvey Norman into thinking we were buying a quality product - what a joke! Not good to be without a working washing machine with a family of 6!!

Sounds like a 747 in the room next door taking off. This has to be the worst piece of whiteware that has ever been in my home! Never again will I ever spend money on any Ariston product and would advise accordingly as well.