Best Fisher & Paykel Washing Machines

I HATE IT – How well does it clean and rinse your clothes? Not well at all. No matter how much prep work you put in, it won't wash out basic stains. Double… Read more

bed sheets are wrapped up like twist ties by the time the longest wash cycle is completed.

Does it wear-out your clothes?

Yes. I'm left with tears, shredding, thread removal, button removal, jeans snap removal ... I no longer put delicates in it for obvious reasons. The internal agitator blades are just that, thin flexible blades for chopping and dicing your clothes.

It constantly blocks up. I have lint on my clothes constantly but it blocks up all the time. To unblock, one must become a washing machine mechanic and remove 90% of the inards of the machine to access and even then it still refuses to spin again until you lost your cool, and removed the inards two or three times in a day.

I do not recommend this machine at all to people who like lint free, untorn clothes.

When the machine worked, it did a good job of washing and spinning and was pretty quiet. However, it suddenly became very laid during the spin cycle… Read more

and stained all my whole white loads to ick bown. The drum bearings were the culprit and too expensive to repair (after only 2 years and 7 months). Our previous 2 Bosch machines both lasted 10+ years in comparison. Apparently this is a known issue with the machine. Avoid. I've gone back to Bosch, made in Poland rather than the Chinese made F&P.

This is my 3rd F&P top load washing machine in 30 years, bought secondhand from Facebook Market Place, works well, to all the people who compain… Read more

about the lack of lint filter buy one from ebay for about $25 that will solve the lint problem. Don't use fabric softener as this will build up under the aggitator and will eventually cause the drain hose and water pump to fail.

I could handle poor automatic water level sensing and the spin going out of balance too easily, but not the planned obsolescence. I requested a… Read more

service in 2026 on a 2020 WA8560P1 washing machine that was noisy at high spin speeds. The service technician did not correctly diagnose the cause of the noise and provided an expensive quote for unrelated pump and suspension parts that were not cost-effective to replace, which I declined. Within a couple of weeks of the service call, spin mode stopped completely. By simply removing the agitator, I could easily see that the screws securing the spline drive to the bowl hub had sheared off, evidently failing progressively over time rather than all at once. Upon installing new screws myself, the machine is now working properly again. The $220 service call fee was therefore a waste of money. I tried complaining to F&P but would have incurred another $220 fee for them to look at it again.

But this is worse than poor customer service. This is also clear evidence of planned obsolescence. The bowl hub has provision for 6 screws to secure the spline drive to it. Only 3 screws were installed in the factory, which obviously couldn't handle the forces because they sheared clean off in only 5 years. That wouldn't have happened with 6 screws. Unfortunately since it isn't possible to remove sheared-off metal screw threads from a plastic bowl hub, it therefore isn't possible to install 6 new screws after the failure has occurred, hence the best I could do was install 3 new screws in the alternate holes. I presume that they too will shear off in due course. Naturally the bowl hub is not available as a separate part so the whole bowl will need to be replaced next time at great expense. I wont be looking at F&P products when that day comes.

F&P used to be a good brand when it was a New Zealand company before the Haier China takeover. It's something much less now.

We have always bought fisher and paykel appliances and been generally happy with them. Not the most expensive, but definitely not cheap, and most… Read more

have lasted 8 - 10 years. Not anymore, quality has gone down the drain LITERALLY ! The dryer failed first and was repaired twice and finally replaced under warranty. The washer is only 6 years old, in a 2 person household and drum bearing has failed. While some washing machines can be repaired economically, it’s not the case with F&P anymore, the cost of parts alone makes it uneconomical and it’s only getting worse across the industry. Never again.

The automatic dryer function is useless. It just traps my clothes in there for hours, like 5+ hours, spinning around wasting energy. Then the… Read more

wretched thing has no way to open the door (yes I followed the instructions, they don’t work) So the only way to get my clothes out is to run the air dry function for another 40 minutes to finally open the wretched door.

I suggest you don’t buy this brand and instead buy one with a proper door release function

I shall shortly send it to landfill and buy a proper one . terrible work F and P, you should be ashamed of this machine

I purchased this machine in May 2024. So it's been 2 years trouble free so far. What I love: How the detergent slots / fabric softener etc are… Read more

labelled! The door seal is easy to wipe to make sure it doesn't get mouldy etc, and has a good amount of integrity not pulling away to let things get trapped etc. Very straight forward to operate. The pause function seems to work pretty well for adding that missing sock etc, although there is a point during the cycle when the door won't unlock anymore. Auto Dose feature is awesome and it's good that it does still have the manual slot too. The drum clean reminder is good, doesn't happen too often which is great but I probably only do about 1-3 loads of washing a week. I'm happy with the cleanliness of the clothes, most of the time use the regular 60min wash and generally cold but sometimes warm and I do tend to opt for a hot wash for dog bedding etc. Something I probably take for granted is that it's pretty quiet, even the spin cycle isn't hugely noisy. Maybe too quiet as don't always hear when it's finished!

I haven't tired: I haven't really used the timer Haven't needed to try the wifi funcion / app which may have extra programs and stuff I did try the steam refresh function but I'm not sure I see the point of it, I either need to wash something or not.

Not a fan: I have a really big fluffy bulky comforter which always seems to unbalance the machine, I haven't really figured out a way to resume the wash / spin once something is unbalanced except for just restarting on the spin cycle. Thankfully it doesn't have a tendency to unbalance for most normal washes. I'm not 100% sure but in recent times on a few occasions I've thought the auto dose might have been using more detergent than usual, probably just means it's time to give the dispenser and filter etc a good clean.

We actually purchased one of these machines for our Son as well and as far as I know he hasn't had any issues. Can't remember what it cost because it's been a fair while since purchase. It weighs a lot more than a top loader so it wasn't fun getting it up several flights of stairs to his rental apartment!

But definitely I'm happy with this machine, it's easy to use and it does the job.

Top spin has been reduced from 1000 to 750 in this model so towels come out heavy and wet and take three times as long to dry

Bought Steam refresh I July 2026. 10 days later would not pump out. Replaced by HN. Now September 2026 same problem. Now have to wait 3 weeks for technician. Would not recommend. Show details

Absolute GARBAGE!! DO NOT BUY IF YOU WANT TO WASH OVER 7KG OF CLOTHES! We have had nothing but problems with this: - The inability to wash anymore… Read more

than 6 towels and 5-6 shirts at once before it errors - The constant green/ grey flaxes coming from the hidden side of the drum and going all over the clothes - The useless filters that catch nothing - It even errors when you put more than 1 bath mat thats 80cm x 40cm in it!

We dont use cheap detergent, we dont use cheap softener, we always allow only what it specifies and 90% of the time use the auto dose.

Our machine is now 12 months old and we have had to go and spend $1600 on a front loader because the $1300 we spent on this supposed 12KG piece of garbage is now gone never to be seen again.

Before this machine we had a Fisher and Paykel Front loader and it had an $8 bearing go in it after 3 years, the repair shop guy told me to scrap the machine and never buy the brand again because Fisher and Paykel are made in a way that they cant be repaired and its really crap for their customers.

I dont know how my partner managed to convince me to buy another and as expected - it has bitten us too.

Do yourself all a favour, forget this washer and forget Fisher and Paykel.

Seamless order to delivery and really happy with my new front loading washing machine. Stand out customer service by Corey & Josh delivering and… Read more

setting up the washing machine.

Polite, professional and so careful in the house installing the machine. So happy with the complete overall service by appliances online and the team.

Crap product don't last – Bought a 12kg fisher and paykel front load back in 2021 had to be replaced under warranty at about 18months old due to a loud bearing on spin. … Read more

Fisher and paykel replaced no problems. Got a 11kg as a replacement ( not happy).

The replacement on out of warranty in September 2024 so not long out now have no rotation at all no codes no nothing just won't wash.

Will never buy another fisher and paykel product in my life.

Had an LG for 12 years before it failed

An excellent upgrade from the F & P top loader – I recently upgraded after my trustee 10kg top loader Fisher and Paykel washing machine of 18 years stopped working . I read numerous reviews and… Read more

decided to make that change to go with a front loader and because this brand has served me well for numerous larger appliances in my home, I went ahead and purchased it again!

This machine being 11kg will wash your king sized comforter with no issues. Items like socks come out really white. I like that it has a automatic dispenser that you can pre fill with liquid detergent and it dispenses as needed to the size of your load . I use OMO liquid detergent and also use laundry pods (and set the soap selection to manual when I used pods) by placing 2 at the back ends of the drum on either side and it washes a full load with no residue . I like that it has a 30 minute speed wash and the washer is user friendly in letting you adjust spin speeds and and water temperature to your liking . Overall I would recommend this washer to anyone looking to upgrade from a top loader . Clothes come out less creased with a front loader so there is less ironing needed!

Brought this washing machine on the 28th of May. It was delivered on the 29th by Appliances On Line. Delivery drivers were fantastic. They came in… Read more

and unboxed the item and set up the machine ready to go. We did 2 cold wash loads on Friday afternoon. Machine worked well. With no complaints. However on Saturday afternoon when we wanted to do another load.... the machine was DEAD. No lights... nothing. Tried plugging into another powerpoint to check ....still nothing. Checked powerpoint and found no issues there. After spending $1086 on this machine to say we were disappointed to only get 2 washes out of it is an understatement. HOWEVER, I got in contact with AOL straight away and spoke to [Name Removed]. I explained my problem with him and he then conferred with his manager and came back on line to say "Our guys will be putting a new machine on the truck for you to be delivered asap. We will check to make sure it was installed by us correctly and if so, we will remove and install a new machine for you".... which they did. Come Tuesday midday new machine had been installed and happy to say at this point it is still working well. Excellent service by Appliances On Line. Not happy however with getting a lemon from Fisher and Paykel.

So, this was a replacement for a dodgy 10kg Bosch front loader. Our verdict? We like it! SO quiet! We've not had one problem with it so far, and… Read more

we've been using it (a lot) for almost 4 months now. The spin cycle kicks in so quickly, and is really very quiet. You just don't notice it with the laundry door shut, and barely notice it with the door open! This machine is honestly the noisiest when it's taking water in! The cycles on it are very useful. I can wash blankets, heavy things, doonas/duvets, woollens, delicates etc. And obviously normal cycles, too! And I LOVE that you can do a 9kg 'Everyday' wash, that's under an hour. And things come out clean. Or I can make it just over an hour by adding in an extra rinse, or a prewash, or changing the temperature from 30 to 40 degrees. Or I can do a longer 'Cottons' wash if I think things are dirtier than usual. But even then, I can change the 'Speed' function and make it wash a bit faster. Basically, I have so many options with this washing machine, and it's not stuffed up even once. And it gets used a lot. The only downsides are that it's actually fairly noisy taking in the water (and we have the cold water tap very open so it's not struggling to get enough water or anything) and the wash cycles often take a bit longer than what it says to begin with. I've been caught out a few times thinking I'll have time to put a second load on before heading out, but then I check and it still has 17 minutes to go on it or something when it was meant to be finished already. Perhaps for lighter loads, the original time might be the case, but for full loads, it takes longer than the cycle says. However, it's still WAY faster than our old Bosch, so it's still pretty good. And I honestly think our clothes come out cleaner in this machine than they ever did in the Bosch. Plus the F&P machine is gentle on our clothes. No pulled drawstrings, stretched or torn clothing. I'm a happy camper and would definitely recommend this machine. Wish we'd bought it instead of the Bosch all those years ago! The mechanics and overall function seem superior.

$280 to fix a problem they created- their design flaw - Very expensive call out charge for cleaning a blocked air hose which caused water to flood… Read more

the floor. The hose was Blocked with fabric softener. Now advised by the Fisher and Paykel repairer not to use fabric softener which is ridiculous as the machine has a dedicated receptacle for adding fabric softener. Very poor design. Machine was 5 years old and out of warranty. (1 OCT 2026)

So far so good – No issues. Inner light is a nice touch, quieter than the old german manufactured Bosch. Will update if (when) issues eventually arise. Average 4-5… Read more

loads a week. Machine makes a slight high pitched noise just being plugged in - turn it off at the wall because of this. Extended replacement warranty to five years.